With the summer tourist swarms behind, fall and winter are actually two of the best times to visit Europe (Oktoberfest aside). Flights are cheap and tours will be half-dead, which makes it a perfec...

Rewind 50 years and Albania was completely shut off to the rest of the world. Rewind 20 years and Albania was a war zone. Rewind five years and Albania was an unknown oasis, mostly ignored by forei...

Considered for generations the most insular, mysterious, and secretive nation in Europe, Albania has broken away from its troubled past and charms visitors with its openness, accessibility, and won...