Entries written in April 2007

Written April 19, 2007 in Personal, Travel

After going down the coasts and coming up and away from the sea, we come to the country of Dracula. Our first stop was in Brasov, smack in the middle of the Transylvania region. Brasov itself is a magical town situated in the valley of two mountain ranges, nicely nested and protected, with perfect access [...]

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Written April 14, 2007 in Personal, Travel

Belgrade’s another city that’s been through a lot recently, but definately not as bad as Kosovo. The action by NATO was limited to certain areas in the capital of Serbia. Well, they did bomb the Chinese embassy ‘by accident’. Anyway, it was a refreshing change for us because it’s probably the first city-like city that [...]

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Written April 13, 2007 in Personal, Travel

We crept into the infamous land of Kosovo by bus from Montenegro, a land recently recovered from the grips of war. We made our way to the capital city, Pristina, and you could feel the fear in the city. A fear of violence, a fear of another war erupting, a fear of everything. It was [...]

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