My aim was to visit at least 100 countries, and with Brazil, I finally did it. I'm now loitering at 104. Or is it 105, I lose count...
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.
In 2013 I published an e-book entitled The Red Quest, detailing my mission to visit each and every country of the former Soviet Union. Along the way I sa... full info
What am I getting in for...?1 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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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.