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Travels through History – The Balkans

I have written seven books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. Please bear in mind the books are travelogues rather than travel guides and so cover only the places I visited. Here is the oneContinue reading “Travels through History – The Balkans”

Travels through History – The Balkans

Travels through History: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia – Kosovo

This excerpt from the book about my travels in The Balkans “My friends and I think that someone pays them to wear that clothing,” said the taxi driver, pointing at a woman wearing a burqa, “and it has only started in the last 18 months, 2 years. It is the same with the men growing theContinue reading “Travels through History: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia – Kosovo”

Travels through History: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia – Macedonia

This excerpt from the book about my travels in The Balkans Five hundred yards further on things started to get interesting. I saw a large equestrian statue on top of an enormous plinth. Even though the official name of this statue is “Warrior on a Horse”, when it was raised the Greeks were upset becauseContinue reading “Travels through History: Journeys in the former Yugoslavia – Macedonia”

Prizren in Kosovo

Prizren is the second largest city in Kosovo. In the old quarter there’s a stone bridge, or Ottoman bridge as it’s referred to in some guidebooks. If this conjures up images of Mostar for you then you will be in for a disappointment should you come here. The bridge is quite small although it hasContinue reading “Prizren in Kosovo”