GirlGI | Girl Gone International Issue 8 | Page 28

3 | TAKE A FERRY
DOWN KOMAN
Fierzë Lake in Albania
Lauren Sian, 30, English

www.womenwholovetravel.com

WHY | Albania is an up and
coming destination. It is ready to
shed it’s strict, isolated past and
move forward to the future. GGI’s
need to go there before tourism
really takes off. It’s one of the most
breathtaking places I have ever seen
and Albanian hospitality is second
to none.

HOW | Furgons (mini buses)
depart from Shkodër at around
6-7am and take you to Koman.
There’s a scheduled ferry service
every morning at around 9. Watch
in awe as it winds it’s way around
the most spectacular mountain
gorges, making stops along the way
to drop off supplies to local
villagers. The journey takes
approximately 3 hours to Fierzë
and from there you can take
another furgon to Kosovo.

I’m a Girl Gone International because I want to see all of the things
I could only ever dream about as a child.