Now I had finally made it to Pristina after all the problems today trying to get here I wanted to explore some of the old town by my hotel. Since crossing the border we had been seeing lots of minarets everywhere and there were even more as we came into Pristina.My hotel was a bit tricky to find but very modern, luxurious, and to a high standard. There are no hostels in Pristina as mostly international government employees have been based here for the countries r...

As I next move into Kosovo I need to give a brief history as most people know very little other than there was a war and Nato intervened.Kosovo’s history starts in the early middle ages when it was the early base of Serbian history and their monarchy. In 1389 at the Battle of Kosovo the Turks defeated the Serbian King (whose remains are still paraded around) leaving the Balkans open for Turkish advance. This started six centuries of Turkish rule extending i...

Today was going to be one of my most unique and unforgettable experiences in all my travel adventures. As mentioned, I hadn't had much success finding online information about how to get a bus for onward travel out of Novi Pazar to Pristina Kosovo.My hotel had assured me yesterday I had a reservation on the 1pm bus and when I went into the agents office by the bus station they told me the same thing, to come tomorrow, and pay the driver.I checked out of my hotel ...

Today I'm heading out of Serbia into Kosovo. I was able to visit Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis, and Novi Pazar. Its been a mixed experience.The four days in Belgrade was cold with rain probably affecting my mood of how I enjoyed it. The northern city of Novi Sad was interesting in its more Austrian character and Hapsburg feelNis was really nice being rooted much more in deeper history back to the Romans and Byzantines before the Turks. By far Novi Pazar was my favouri...

The bus had dumped me at the town market. There was supposed to be a bus station on my map and the guy from the bus was telling me in Serbian to take a taxi to go there. I wanted to goto the bus station first to get my ticket to Pristina tomorrow and so that I know where to go to get the bus, since there was so much conflicting information if there even was a bus to get outLuckily the market was right by my hotel so I was able to dump my luggage first. At first I...