Today I was heading out of Kosovo and south into neighbouring Macedonia. I was somewhat sad as I didn't think to spend longer in Kosovo its being so small. However, I think I've fallen in love and this is my favourite stop in the Balkans so far so I'll have to come backI’d expected Kosovo to be run down with high unemployment. However I’ve noticed a disproportionate amount of investment in this small country, making it outwardly appear to be more deve...

Back in Pristina I wanted to finish up a few more places I didn’t get to see on my first day. In the morning on the way to the bus terminal I already stopped by the sports centre which has the words ‘new born’ in large letters coloured with each of the flags that has recognized Kosovo.The bus station is on Bill Clinton road who pushed for the Nato bombing campaign to stop the Serb aggression. There is now a statue of him with an American flag.Ne...

This morning I was heading to the town of Prizren about a 90 min ride from Pristina. Prizren was once the capital of the Turkish province of Kosovo and is rooted in history.After leaving the hotel I made my way the 2km to the bus station. I wanted to test the route as tomorrow I will be leaving with luggage. At the terminal I was told to just goto the bus and pay them for PrizrenA bus was departing just as I got there. A guy comes thru the bus to collect fares wh...

Now I had finally made it to Pristina after all the problems today trying to get here I wanted to explore some of the old town by my hotel. Since crossing the border we had been seeing lots of minarets everywhere and there were even more as we came into Pristina.My hotel was a bit tricky to find but very modern, luxurious, and to a high standard. There are no hostels in Pristina as mostly international government employees have been based here for the countries r...

As I next move into Kosovo I need to give a brief history as most people know very little other than there was a war and Nato intervened.Kosovo’s history starts in the early middle ages when it was the early base of Serbian history and their monarchy. In 1389 at the Battle of Kosovo the Turks defeated the Serbian King (whose remains are still paraded around) leaving the Balkans open for Turkish advance. This started six centuries of Turkish rule extending i...