April 2023. Enough of the holiday snaps. Perhaps I’ll put the photos of risotto, Saint Theresa and bus tickets on my Instagram. Back home from Skopje, the mid-stay barriers opened for us first time for a change and were home in Sheffield 3 hours later. Unfortunately that meant 3am, and we had to be up… Continue reading WELCOME TO SHEFFIELD
TOILET “HUMOUR” IN PRISTINA
April 2023. I’d like to try and convince you that Pristina is one of the best pub towns in the world but you wouldn’t believe me and you’re not going there for your summer holiday anyway. But if you do, head for the run of pubs hidden amongst the foliage below the street called UCK… Continue reading TOILET “HUMOUR” IN PRISTINA
Camus/Cactus/Zen air freshener mash-up. A Daytrip To Prizren.
April 2023. A few more holiday snaps, then I can return to those bench seats and boring brown bitters in grim Midlands towns you so love. Only time in our itinerary for one excursion from Pristina, but by common consent Kosovo’s second city Prizren is the must see outside the capital. Kosovo is about half… Continue reading Camus/Cactus/Zen air freshener mash-up. A Daytrip To Prizren.
At Kosovo’s national stadium, we’re outed as “Not Ultras”
April 2023. Picking maps to illustrate our foreign travels is always tricky, but this one might work for Kosovo. That reminds me; we still need to do Belgrade and Sofia. Bass recommendations for those places welcome. Pristina was a joy. The mix of brutalist housing, international businesses, crafty cafes and a bit of old city… Continue reading At Kosovo’s national stadium, we’re outed as “Not Ultras”
PRISTINA – KOSOVO’S FALMOUTH ?
March 2023. Blimey. I’m going to have to say something nice about Mrs RM. She’ll think I’m being sarcastic. Here goes; Mrs RM takes better photos than me. Sadly she’s still struggling with the title/format/copywrite for her imminent blog relaunch so I’ve had to nick her photo of Soma Book Station off Facebook, where she… Continue reading PRISTINA – KOSOVO’S FALMOUTH ?
CRAFTY CAT CAFE, PRISTINA
March 2023. I didn’t know what to expect from Kosovo, but I wasn’t counting on crafty cat cafes in Pristina. Our apartment was just across the road from the main pedestrianised boulevard of Mother Teresa, between park and national stadium. The most obvious sight are the minarets of mosques in a largely Albanian Muslim, but… Continue reading CRAFTY CAT CAFE, PRISTINA
BILL CLINTON WELCOMES US TO PRISTINA
March 2023. Three days in North Macedonia, three in Kosovo. Just as Erling Haaland had more bookings than hat-tricks today, so we ticked more countries than GBG pubs last week. A 10am departure from Skopje bus station after double espressos and doughy snacks accompanied by the Sounds of 1976. I admit we were hoping for… Continue reading BILL CLINTON WELCOMES US TO PRISTINA
THE ONLY LUNCHTIME DRINKERS IN TETOVO
March 2023. Day 2 in North Macedonia; time for a day trip. This was the point where we realised we should have flown in to Skopje and home from Pristina or Trirana, with the most interesting excursions some way off. So we settled for a city of 50,000 an hour way to contrast with the… Continue reading THE ONLY LUNCHTIME DRINKERS IN TETOVO
SURVIVING SKOPJE – A GUIDE FOR THE MACEDONIAN NOVICE
March 2023. “I am enjoying reading about these exotic places that you visit – we are not brave enough” writes top commentor Pauline about these Macedonian posts and I feel a duty to put your mind at rest if you’re considering a visit. Frankly, the scariest part is the drive through Luton to the airport,… Continue reading SURVIVING SKOPJE – A GUIDE FOR THE MACEDONIAN NOVICE
“Is that the Star Trek theme ?”. A Skopje cultural break.
March 2023. Us amateur bloggers like to believe we don’t really care about the blog views, but the truth is we’re obsessed with both the quantity and the quality (one Laos view is worth a dozen from France), and we’re always on the look-out for ways to boost readership unless it involves selling out by… Continue reading “Is that the Star Trek theme ?”. A Skopje cultural break.
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