Kosovo Travel Stories

Mar 13, 2018 • 6 min read

For the last few years, Kosovo, which celebrates a decade of independence in 2018, has hovered at the radar’s edge for in-the-know explorers. By many…

Nov 7, 2016 • 5 min read

If wine needs a story, then the story of Balkan wine is a dog-eared, multi-volume series. The southeastern European peninsula may not immediately spring…

Aug 31, 2016 • 5 min read

Stand anywhere in Kosovo and you will feel the pull of the mountains. This small, diamond-shaped country is almost completely surrounded by majestic peaks…

Jul 16, 2016 • 5 min read

Waves of fog battled patches of blue sky as the Via Dinarica hiking trail inclined sharply to the junction between Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo. At the…

Sep 4, 2015 • 5 min read

Descending through the forest from the Albania–Montenegro border pass, an unassailable stillness pervades, punctuated only by the sound of cowbells rising…

Aug 4, 2015 • 5 min read

If you’re looking for culture in Kosovo, it’s best to head south to Prizren. Seated at the foot of the Shar mountains and close to the Rahovec (Orahovac)…

Mar 6, 2015 • 6 min read

Domestic economic and political woes aside, Kosovo is slowly but surely coming into its own as one of the last corners of Europe for travellers to fully…

Oct 24, 2014 • 11 min read

The Balkans have attracted adventurers for centuries – literary bigwigs Lord Byron and Rebecca West penned romantic accounts of journeys through these,…

Oct 24, 2014 • 10 min read

Outdoors aficionados and adrenaline junkies, take note: there are still uncharted grounds to conquer only a few hours’ flight away from London, Paris or…