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Saranda Terrace Series - September Expat Meetups
Intimate terrace meetups in Saranda with cocktails, bites, and sea views.

September in Saranda feels like a reset. When we landed here last fall, we knew almost no one. A nomad friend encouraged us...

Saranda Terrace Series | August Expat Meetups
Intimate terrace meetups in Saranda with cocktails, bites, and sea views.

When we first arrived in Albania last fall, we didn’t know many people. That changed quickly after meeting a nomad friend who...

Why We Chose Albania – Smile Abroad’s Origin Story
A One-Way Ticket and a Cat Named Arrow

Last summer we closed our laptops in Kansas City, packed a year of life into four checked bags, and boarded a one-way flight to Tirana. We had no residency...

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