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Tirana Travel Guide

Four months of protest marches have set out from Skanderbeg Square, and Tirana's airport keeps landing record numbers of visitors. The city spent 2026 in the middle of an argument and stayed cheap, with 40-lek city buses and dorm beds from about $9, and Berat, Shkodër and the Dajti cable car are all easy to reach without a car.

Albania · Europe

Algiers Travel Guide

Few foreign tourists make it to Algiers, a Mediterranean capital, even in 2026. You'll need a consulate visa and a wad of euros or dollars, and in return you get a lived-in Casbah with no touts, a 50-dinar metro and a bay you'll mostly share with Algerians.

Algeria · Africa

Luanda Travel Guide

Luanda finally opened its doors, then moved its front door 40 kilometers out of town. Visas are gone for most Western passports as of 2026, the kwanza's collapse made the capital cheaper than its reputation, and the hard part now is getting around safely.

Angola · Africa

Mendoza Travel Guide

Wine is the point of Mendoza, a shady desert city at the foot of the Andes, and the best of it sits outside town. The peso trick is over in 2026. From Buenos Aires, plan on an overnight bus of up to 17 hours from about $92.

Argentina · South America

Salta Travel Guide

Two hours by air from Buenos Aires, Salta now has nonstops of its own to Lima, Panama City and Asunción. Add a peso that no longer needs a black market in 2026, with the Calchaquí valleys and the Quebrada de Humahuaca a bus or a rental car away, and it works as a starting point in its own right.

Argentina · South America

Ushuaia Travel Guide

Ushuaia is a busier, pricier Antarctic launchpad than it was a decade ago, with the national park fee at AR$40,000 in 2026 and the peso floating. Stay after the ships sail, though. The trails, the Beagle Channel and the old prison still pay you back.

Argentina · South America

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