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PHOTO: Newborn Monument in Pristina, Kosovo

August 15, 2021November 18, 2015 by Barbara Weibel

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Newborn Monument in Pristina, Kosovo, symbolizes the birth of the new country. Kosovo was an autonomous region within the former country of Yugoslavia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, leaders of the Kosovo region expressed their desire for independence. Forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (by then consisting of the Republics of Montenegro and Serbia) … Read more

Kosovo – Ignore the Rumors of Danger and Just Go

March 25, 2019November 17, 2015 by Barbara Weibel

View down the pedestrianized Mother Teresa Boulevard, with it's many sidewalk cafes

Kosovo hadn’t been on my list of possible destinations when I decided to tour the ex-Yugoslavian countries this summer. I’d been repeatedly advised that Kosovo was dangerous, so when, on a whim, I decided to visit the capital city of Pristina on my way to Macedonia, I admit to being a little anxious. I had … Read more