B A L K A N S (part 6 – Kosovo)

I was *very* excited about going to Kosovo. I was excited to visit given its history, its location, its politics and its place on the international scene in recent years. I was also excited to be able to say i’ve been to the world’s newest country (newest generally recognised country) – until I remembered that South Sudan exists and was thoroughly disappointed. But regardless, given the few tourists (especially few from the UK) who visit, it would be an exciting new experience.

B A L K A N S (part 5 – Montenegro)

Montenegro is another of these places i’ve always wanted to visit, without being entirely sure of the reasons why. One of Europe’s newest countries, it narrowly voted by referendum in 2006 to become independent of Serbia and go it alone. We’d already driven through Montenegro on our way from Albania to Dubrovnik, but this time we would be driving to the capital city, Podgorica (pronounced pod-gore-itza) and using it as a base to explore the rest of the country.