Although no longer seriously Medtrekking since he completed his 20-year circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea in 2018, The Idiot frequently takes a freewheeling amble on the Med a few times a year. This spring he was on the seaside and in the interior of Albania for ten days.
The Idiot’s squat in Durrës, Albania, where he celebrated the Spring Equinox in 2026.
One of the 175,000 bunkers built in Albania to prevent a nuclear attack during the nation’s communist era (1944-1992). This one is on the seaside south of Durrës.
A view of the Mediterranean Sea from an Albanian seaside bunker built in anticipation of a nuclear attack during the nation’s communist era (1944-1992).
Lunch on the Mediterranean Sea to celebrate the Spring Equinox at a nearly empty restaurant.
A seen-better-days water park on the Albanian coast.
Dog day afternoon.
A view of Tirana, the Albanian capital, from the top of Mount Dajti.
Bunk’Art at a bunker in Tirana features this depiction of a “pickaxe and rifle” which was a powerful symbol during the Albanian communist era from 1944-1992.
Forest art seen during a hike down Mount Dajti above Tirana, Albania.
The mosque in Tirana, Albania’s capital. About half the country’s population is Muslim.
A sculpture of Iskander, Albania’s national hero who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in the 15th Century, in the main Skanderberg Square in the capital Tirana.
A heart at the top of Mount Dajti above Tirana, Albania.
A heart on the beach in Durrës, Albania.
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