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The Boy from Sarandë

I had just spent a hot August-day exploring the ancient ruins of Butrint in southern Albania. Waiting for the ferry to Corfu, I ambled about the streets of the port city Sarandë. Soon, I was accosted by a large, unruly group of local teenagers, asking for money. They were so many, I started to feel [...]

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The Macedonian naming dispute

Returning from Kosovo, Alex, my driver, complains about fuel prices. Who doesn’t? Yet, he has better cause than many of us. At Aktiva Petrol on the outskirts of town, unleaded 95 octane petrol cost 65,5 dinars per litre. 1 Euro = 61 dinars: that’s pretty expensive for a country where salaries are low and unemployment, [...]

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