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Shkoder Shkodër is the major city of Northern northern [[Albania]]. It You will most likely be your first/last stop in Albania if you cross pass through the city when passing to or from/to [[Montenegro]]. In whole Throughout Albania the people are amazingly friendly, but in Shkoder Shkodër they sometimes it seems even seem more extreme. If so and you thumb on the road you will get may elicit all kind kinds of (positive) reactions, probably even a driver stops to apologize he can not take you because there is a cow on the backseat of his carwhen thumbing.

There are two border crossings not far away from ShkoderShkodër. The first (Hani i Hotit) goes directly to [[Podgorica]] but sees only a little few traffic due to the fact that because the other road is in much better condition. To go to the direction of towards [[Ulcinj]] and [[Bar]] , just walk south along the main road SH1 in Southern direction until you reach a very an old wooden bridge. You might be surprised that this is possible, but yesWhile it doesn’t look like it, this is indeed the road to Montenegro. After you pass crossing the bridge , turn left and walk a little but short distance until you reach a petrol station. Start thumbing from here.

Those This information are from dates 2011 and this at that time it was much more recommended to go via the Southern southern road. Internet However, later internet sources say that the constructions construction of the Hani i Hotit road are is more or less finished and so traffic might be better there now. It is adviceable advisable to just ask local people about this issue.

Follow the SH1 road in Southern directionsouth. As soon as you see the old wooden bridge (as described above) start hitchin' hitching right after it. DO NOT ''Do not'' cross it, as this would lead you to the road towards Montenegro. Keep in mind that there are a lot of Minibuses minibuses and shared taxis going that way. This of course does not make normal drivers less helpful.

Hospitality networks are not very common used well represented in Albania. Still , you might have some luck with foreigners working in Shkoder for a period of time.

If there is no other chance, the prices in that stalinist the Stalinist hotel bunker in the center seem to be quite fair.

If you need a break from hitchin' hitching or also would enjoy a nice ride in a half -destroyed old fashioned train with local people, once a day there is a train once daily for around 1 Euro 1€ to Tirana. Smashed windows, old Italian or German waggons wagons and a locomotive from Czecheslovakia make this a particular an unusual and cheap ride in Europe.