I went to Tepelenë in #Albania to talk about #rivers for @fm4.orf.at (that story is coming).
But I have to admit I got distracted by a meeting between naughty old warlord & a naughty young Lord Byron; the, to quote Dominic West, poet & "top shagger". christiancummins1.substack.com/p/byron-in-t...
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Byron in Tepelenë: The Meeting of Two Romantic Rogues
In 1809 a 21-year-old Lord Byron rode into the court of Albania's most feared warlord. On the banks of the Vjosa, the town has never quite let go of the encounter.