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JOURNAL
Mountains Galore, Kotor
It took over 8 hours to get to Kotor on an overnight bus from Pristina via Albania. Although I slept for most of the ride, the sharp turns from the bus making its way up and down the windy roads woke me up. As I peered outside the window half[…]
Humans of Kosovo
What truly made my visit to Kosovo memorable apart from seeing the Bill Clinton statue, eating the affordably priced food, or the targeted execution that took place just a few steps away from me, were the Kosovars who are some of the warmest and welcoming people on the planet. It[…]
Shit Goes Down in Kosovo
As I was making my way through the Balkans, I was trying to make up my mind as to whether I should visit Kosovo. After asking the owner of the hostel that I was staying at in Lake Ohrid whether Kosovo was worth visiting, he said that it wasn’t anything[…]
Sophisticated Sofia
Very late at night, after more than a 5 hour bus ride from Skopje, I arrived in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. As I walked towards my hostel, the streets were deserted apart from the young couple who’s night of partying appeared to be coming to an end and the[…]
Skopje, Why so Silly?
From Ohrid, I took a bus to Skopje, the Capital of Macedonia, to kill a few more days before meeting a friend in Bulgaria. Having done no research or planning at all (apart from booking my hostel that cost 5 euros/night), I didn’t know what to expect. When my bus[…]
Lake Ohrid: The Jewel of Macedonia
From Tirana, my plan was to head north to Montenegro when a friend in Berlin that I had met in Cambodia told me that she was going on holiday to Bulgaria in a few days and that I should join her. Since I was travelling over land, meeting my friend[…]
The Tyrant of Tirana
I departed Sarandë by bus in the morning for Tirana, the capital of Albania, which was only supposed to take around 5 hours, but ended up being more like 7 because the bus broke down along the way. To my surprise, it was one of the most scenic bus rides[…]