Oceania at the Royal Academy of Arts
The largest exhibition of the South Pacific in London for decades, Oceania presents an extensive set of objects and art works darting from hundreds of years ago to the present…
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Ohrid
Understandably one of the most popular places in Macedonia, on the shores of one of Europe’s oldest and deepest lakes, Ohrid is a very pleasant place. The lake front setting…
Skopje
The bizarre capital of Macedonia, Skopje was certainly memorable if not always for the right reasons, with an eclectic mix / clash of architecture. It had plenty to fill a…
Prishtina
Not my favourite place in Kosovo but it’s capital Prishtina had plenty of interest. The communists after WW2 were pretty brutal with their city planning, and little remains from before…
Prizren
The second city of Kosovo, Prizren was an unexpected delight, with a compact old town filled with historical sights, located at the base of the Sar Mountains. The best views…
Kosovo
One of the newest countries in the world, all I knew about Kosovo were the wars of the late nineties. It has so much to offer visitors though, including historic…
Valbona Valley, Albanian Alps
A beautiful place, wonderful for walking, the Valbona Valley is a relatively undiscovered gem in the Albanian Alps. Accessible by paved roads a couple of hours from Fierza in Northern…
Northern Albania – Lake Koman and Shkoder
Travelling from the centrally located capital of Tirana to the mountains of Northern Albania there was plenty of history and impressive scenery. In a wonderful setting 130m above the northern…
Tirana
Tirana is where new and old Albania met, an enjoyable and very walkable place to explore for day or two. Starting with the recently pedestrianised Skanderbeg Square, home to the…
Penshurst Place & Parham Park
A pair of grand houses built two centuries apart (the 14th and 16th) but both strongly connected with the Elizabethan era. Parham Park is one of the finest Elizabethan houses…