It has been only a couple of hours since I got back in Albania after my two-day trip to Milan, Italy. If I could put the whole experience in a fews words they would be “amazing and intense”.
Two days are truly a short time for such a great city, but luckily I found all the [...]

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Last night Serb rioters broke into and set fire to an office of U.S. Embassy in Serbia. This incident came right after a large demonstration against Kosovo’s declaration of independence in the center of Belgrade. After the rally a group of them headed of and set fire to an office Thursday. Reports say that it [...]

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This morning a friend forwarded me an image that I thought was just ingenious in portraying Kosova’s declaration of independence from Serbia.
The image name said: U kry, bacë - It is done! Which is very significative of what was recently achieved by the Kosovar parliament and people.
As a personal disclaimer I should say that I [...]

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It finally happened, Kosova declared itself independent from Serbia and is now free to chart its own course for the future. The much awaited Independence Day has now dawned and Albanians everywhere in the world have been celebrating its coming since the day before.
Sadly, I was not able to go to Kosova to witness this [...]

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This is a world map showing all the Countries that will recognize Kosovo after it declares its Independence on 17 February 2008. According to the website currently there are 44 out of 192 U.N. member nations that are ready to recognize the new Republic of Kosova.
Also there is an interesting post by a fellow [...]

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Fellow blogger Albtranslator writes about her experience meeting an older lady while visiting the eastern city of Pogradec, which is a beautiful place to visit at any time of the year. Also check out more of her posts as you will find some great pictures there.

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If you drive a car in Albania, like I do, then you have to put fuel in it every so often. And like every Albanian you too worry about the high prices that you pay for it.
I have to go through the same ritual of putting fuel in my car every week or sometimes more [...]

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