So Skopje, hey? What would you expect? I'd no clue. My reason for being here was that it was the easiest way to get from Albania to Bulgaria. So, if I had to stay a night, why not make it one more and look around? What I found was ludicrous in several respects. Alexander Fever …
After the brutal wait of my first Balkan border crossing, I was bracing myself for the entry to Albania. But it couldn't have been more casual. We arrived in our 12 seater van and to little queue. When we reached the guards, everyone in the back seats handed their passports to the driver, who handed …
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It started well enough. I arrived at the station for my 11:00 bus to Bar in Montenegro, ticket in hand, dutifully early. But 11 rolls around, then 12. Already I'm thinking "we're not in Germany anymore, Toto". It's nearly 1 o'clock before we go. We set off.. then very shortly we're stopped again. 2 o'clock …
Look, I really enjoyed Game of Thrones. I've seen every episode - the early ones, over and over again. It's really well made, engrossing television. So I totally get the novelty of finding yourself where much of it was shot. Within minutes of entering Old Dubrovnik, I'd taken a selfie and told the internet I …
Berlin, Bucharest, Babylon and on 