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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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First impressions of a fledgling nation – Kosovo one year on

A year ago (April 2008) I travelled to then 2-month-old Kosovo to try to get a first impression of the fledgling nation. It was a quick visit – and I only visited Pristina. Pristina April 2008 In October the same year, an article of mine was published in Travelmag UK. I received numerous e-mails following [...]

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