Published: June 1st 2009
May 28th 2009
May 28th 2009
'What the hell are you going to Kosovo for?' was a familiar question Michael and I received after telling people of our plans to visit this controversial country in the Balkans. Michael came up with the best answer to this query. “Because it's there.” Kosovo hit the headlines in the 1990s for all the wrong reasons. Ethnic cleansing, NATO air strikes, Albanian refugees, and cries of war crim... Read Full Entry
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My aim is to visit at least 100 countries before I'm incapable of travel anymore. (Current count is 91!). Unlike a lot of fellow travellers, I tend to only dip my feet into a country, quite often only staying a day or two before heading off somewhere else.
Country numbers 54 and 55 were my first trips alone - something I never thought I'd do.
2006
Riga, Latvia
Krakow, Poland
Tallinn, Estonia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Porec, Croatia
Bled, Slovenia
Venice Italy
Vilnius, Lithuania
Dusseldorf, Germany
2007
Budapest, Hungary
Stockholm, Sweden
Moscow, Rus... full info
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Date: 3rd June 2009
Cheers Maddie. It was a very interesting place to see.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Cheers Maddie. It was a very interesting place to see.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 9th July 2009
my visit to pristina
i spent a year in pristina as an international police officer. i will never forget the way the people there treated me. i worked patrol and at the detention center. i met an albainian inmate named Arif Krachniski (aka) Muya. this guy was one of a kind. the stories he told me about the war was unbelievable. he also told me that they were albainians being held at the det. center for no reason. the courts wanted mony for their release, but they were poor people. so i went to see the president of the court (judge) and had a long talk with him. i explained the situation to him and he agreed to to visit the det.center. he talked to several prisoners and by the end of his visit 19 prisoners were released. Arif thanked me and asked me who me a question. he asked Who are you? i replied, just a police officer and he smiled and shook his head. his response to me was no. you are my friend. that meant the world to me. it felt so good and right to be able to help those people. i will never forget Arif and the people of Pristina. i hope to one day return there for a visit and to look up some old friends.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
my visit to pristina
i spent a year in pristina as an international police officer. i will never forget the way the people there treated me. i worked patrol and at the detention center. i met an albainian inmate named Arif Krachniski (aka) Muya. this guy was one of a kind. the stories he told me about the war was unbelievable. he also told me that they were albainians being held at the det. center for no reason. the courts wanted mony for their release, but they were poor people. so i went to see the president of the court (judge) and had a long talk with him. i explained the situation to him and he agreed to to visit the det.center. he talked to several prisoners and by the end of his visit 19 prisoners were released. Arif thanked me and asked me who me a question. he asked Who are you? i replied, just a police officer and he smiled and shook his head. his response to me was no. you are my friend. that meant the world to me. it felt so good and right to be able to help those people. i will never forget Arif and the people of Pristina. i hope to one day return there for a visit and to look up some old friends.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 10th July 2009
I'd agree, the Balkans are a friendly place. And you should go back to Kosovo, it would be interesting for you to see the changes that have happened there.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
I'd agree, the Balkans are a friendly place. And you should go back to Kosovo, it would be interesting for you to see the changes that have happened there.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 25th July 2009
I hate mayonnaise too.
I just arrived in Pristina today, and I will be living here for 3 months while I have an internship at an NGO. I thought your blog was really funny and well written, and I haven't seen much of the city yet but your comments seem dead-on. The part about mayonnaise really scares me though, as it's been a life-long enemy of mine. I'm really happy thought I have a heads-up and now
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
I hate mayonnaise too.
I just arrived in Pristina today, and I will be living here for 3 months while I have an internship at an NGO. I thought your blog was really funny and well written, and I haven't seen much of the city yet but your comments seem dead-on. The part about mayonnaise really scares me though, as it's been a life-long enemy of mine. I'm really happy thought I have a heads-up and now
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 26th July 2009
Mayonnaise - don't get me started again!
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Mayonnaise - don't get me started again!
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 29th November 2009
re;OTHER/CONTACT//INFO
Lok in the web,gogle;Nexhmedin LLumnica//recidivisti.
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re;OTHER/CONTACT//INFO
Lok in the web,gogle;Nexhmedin LLumnica//recidivisti.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 20th December 2009
jii iuuyin ykohk kkj iij9ui
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From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 7th March 2010
re:info/contact/other
,,Melrose investment gruop-shpk-tirana,,//piramidal busnises,enterprises,or firms,.Nexhmedin LLumnica.
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re:info/contact/other
,,Melrose investment gruop-shpk-tirana,,//piramidal busnises,enterprises,or firms,.Nexhmedin LLumnica.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 15th March 2010
smrt siptarima
klacemo vas siptari je-00os jednom ako bog da srece ni macka siptarska ziva ostat nece zuba cetnik zmija
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
smrt siptarima
klacemo vas siptari je-00os jednom ako bog da srece ni macka siptarska ziva ostat nece zuba cetnik zmija
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 16th March 2010
I'll have to be more careful with some of these comments!
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
I'll have to be more careful with some of these comments!
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
te nderuar zotri te Birra Peja
pershendetje zotri i nderuar ,un jam Manueli nga Klina ,sa i perket Birra Peja nuk kam verejtje esht me e mira ne rajon,kisha nje lutje per ju a mund qe un te punsohem ne birra peja ne qfaredo sektori ska rendesi okej po e le add time:manuel.marku@kosovaks.com ose ne Fb Marku Manuel ju pershendes gjitha te mirat pun te mbar.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 14th August 2010
accuracy
Hi, I am from London UK. I am married to a Kosovan, we have been together for 12 years. This is my third visit to his country and I will be moving here in a couple of years to live permanently. The mayo has'nt posed a problem to me yet but I will watch out for it. I think the worst thing here is some of the toilets are not not regular normal ones, but very low in the ground ones. Very tricky if you are not a male to use and not into them at all.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
accuracy
Hi, I am from London UK. I am married to a Kosovan, we have been together for 12 years. This is my third visit to his country and I will be moving here in a couple of years to live permanently. The mayo has'nt posed a problem to me yet but I will watch out for it. I think the worst thing here is some of the toilets are not not regular normal ones, but very low in the ground ones. Very tricky if you are not a male to use and not into them at all.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 22nd October 2010
Information
Dear sir i want to information about nearst countries of kosov pristina so please inform me as soon as possible.I shall be very thankful to you for this kindness.
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Information
Dear sir i want to information about nearst countries of kosov pristina so please inform me as soon as possible.I shall be very thankful to you for this kindness.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 22nd October 2010
I'm not sure what you actually need, but the countries that border Kosovo are I think, Macedonia, Albania, Serbia.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
I'm not sure what you actually need, but the countries that border Kosovo are I think, Macedonia, Albania, Serbia.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 27th November 2010
re/info/other
in kosovo in the war/or time of the war its have 20.000 victms morders or killed,for the forces yug/end liberation army 2 fraksiones uck-fark,- - actuality the kosovo its uone state republikue of kosovo,wher iam created formed for the wrating documents. - Nexhmedin LLumnica
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
re/info/other
in kosovo in the war/or time of the war its have 20.000 victms morders or killed,for the forces yug/end liberation army 2 fraksiones uck-fark,- - actuality the kosovo its uone state republikue of kosovo,wher iam created formed for the wrating documents. - Nexhmedin LLumnica
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 7th January 2011
mrlrose investment gruoip shpk-tirana,its tentating to accused may familly,for the conventions of vienacused in the costitutionalm court of prishtina-rep/kosovo/endv in the world court of human rights,end obligatorey the conpensation800.000milion euro/or for the gravidances 6800/000/000.million eurom in cash acros the the actuality bankues in rep/kosovo/procredit bank/or raiffesen bank/---may cordials salutation.NEXHMEDIN llUMNI8CA/e-mail:nexhmedin35@yahoo.com.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
mrlrose investment gruoip shpk-tirana,its tentating to accused may familly,for the conventions of vienacused in the costitutionalm court of prishtina-rep/kosovo/endv in the world court of human rights,end obligatorey the conpensation800.000milion euro/or for the gravidances 6800/000/000.million eurom in cash acros the the actuality bankues in rep/kosovo/procredit bank/or raiffesen bank/---may cordials salutation.NEXHMEDIN llUMNI8CA/e-mail:nexhmedin35@yahoo.com.
From Blog: Pristina, Kosovo - The Newest Country in the World
Date: 10th February 2012
re>other
reregion of balkan states to asociated in european comunithy,end, Republikue of Kosovo
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re>other
reregion of balkan states to asociated in european comunithy,end, Republikue of Kosovo
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Great blog, nice work. I get to see kosovo for the first time this August, mostly the western countryside, and I'm looking forward to a land of real contrast.
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