4 o'clock | Albania | Destinations | Europe
3 August 2014 – Tirana, Albania
Our first day in Albania — the arrival was kind of tough as we just stepped off an 8 hour bus ride. First look at the capital, Tirana, through those lens đ
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2 April 2014 – Can Tho, Vietnam
A motorbike taxi (xe om) is the preferred way of getting around in Vietnam’s cities. We took a xe om in Can Tho at rush hour (a slightly delayed 4 o’clock) đ with our CS host Tran. Â Thoroughly recommend the experience, should cost about 20,000 dong($1) anywhere in the center for this rush of excitement….
