BlackSeaRoamer

This evening I went to the Queen's Birthday bash in Tirana. I always feel a little embarrassed on these occasions. Other countries have ...

Yesterday Tirana was full of flags, the black and red of Albania, and occasionally the blue with stars of Kosovo. Albania were playing footb...

I'm really impressed by Tirana. After the hard times it has been through it has emerged as an attractive, lively, pleasant city. Lots of...

I love wild strawberries. One of the most delicious fruits there is. And the pleasure is still greater for the joy of coming upon them durin...

I have often been a bit harsh about Prishtina. It is too easy to do. Prishtina is such an obvious target for criticism, that it almost becom...

Last weekend I was in Skopje again. Beautiful spring sunshine, sitting outside cafes and restaurants with friends, great. Skopje must be one...

A week in Macedonia (as an election observer) was such a pleasant interlude. It just has so many nice things that one struggles to find in K...

Recently I spent a few days in Belgrade. How different it is from Prishtina. The streets are (more or less) clean. The air is not clogged wi...

Today I visited Gračanica, a Serb enclave close to Prishtina. Not much goes on on a Sunday. The market traders that line the main Prishtina-...

Today I was back in Mitrovica. It is a sad place. At each end of the famous bridge that divides the city between its Albanian south and main...