Places to Visit in Macedonia – A Gorgeous Lake and Many Monuments

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Places to Visit in Macedonia – A Gorgeous Lake and Many Monuments

Often overlooked and underexplored, The Republic Of Macedonia may not be on your travel radar but with its relatively dry Mediterranean climate and a vast array of mountains, hills, valleys and lakes, it is packed with great adventure potential. Read on as we explore the places to visit in Macedonia. Macedonians are traditionally Orthodox but […]

Things to do in Tirana – Vibrant Colours, Traffic and Mixed Feelings

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Things to do in Tirana – Vibrant Colours, Traffic and Mixed Feelings

Tirana was our first stop in Albania. Armed with a short list of things to do in Tirana, we arrived there late at night, after driving through an unlit highway full of goats, donkeys and pedestrians. There were traffic police practically at every petrol station we passed along the way, and the road seemed never-ending, […]

Albania Travel Guide – A Taste of Albania

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Albania Travel Guide – A Taste of Albania

Completely isolated from the rest of the world for a good part of the twentieth century thanks to a communist dictator, Albania is still getting back on its feet, so on our trip to the Balkans, this emerging, mostly undiscovered country was one of the destinations we were looking forward to most. Read more about […]

Kosovo – Feeling Welcome in a Newborn Country

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Kosovo – Feeling Welcome in a Newborn Country

“First they will steal your money, then they will steal your phone, then they will steal your car. Don’t go.” That’s what we were told before visiting Kosovo, Europe’s newest country. Read along as we describe our experience in Kosovo. Seeing that my death had been predicted several times over in different cities around the […]

Discovering Quirky Pristina

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Discovering Quirky Pristina

After crossing the Macedonia – Kosovo border we headed straight towards Pristina where our first stop was the UNESCO-listed Gračanica Monastery, a Serbian Orthodox monastery constructed on the ruins of an older 13th-century church and located a few kilometres outside of Pristina in Gračanica village. The best places to visit in Pristina The Gračanica Monastery […]

Prizren – Charming and Quaint

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Prizren – Charming and Quaint

We drove from Pristina to Prizren along a straight road and the city seemed very large from the distance sitting just below the snow-topped mountains. We initially felt that Prizren might be ugly and boring but soon realised that our first impressions were completely misguided. Visiting Prizren turned out to be well worth the journey! The approach to our hotel […]

The Food in Kosovo – Travel Kosovo

Posted by on Jul 3, 2016 in Europe, Food, Kosovo | No Comments
The Food in Kosovo – Travel Kosovo

Heavy on meat, cheese and pastry, the food in Kosovo is similar to that in other Balkan countries but includes a local twist. Grilled meats and cheeses are common food elements found in several dishes whilst pies are plentiful. The food in Kosovo is traditionally home-made, and even at restaurants you can expect to be served […]