Literally Through the Middle of Nowhere

This morning I left Prizren to drive South towards Brod which was recommended to me by the guy at the Gadime Cave. The scenery was really breathtaking over and over again. There were basically no people around, and the ski resort that dominated Brod was vacated. Therefore, the ski gondola did not work either, so that I couldn't go up the mountains - I most definitely wouldn't go by foot, it was like 40 degrees. Instead, I enjoyed a coffee and the river before driving further South, as I wanted to arrive in Mavrovo (back in Macedonia) today.
The next three hours were then basically just green hills (I nicknamed it the Teletubby Land because I was convinced they would just peekaboo me any second) and canyon woods. First, the road was paved, but then there was an end to the asphalt. There was a huge pillar with the Kosovo flag on top, and after that just a gravel road. So, I guess that was the border then. Back in Macedonia, baby.
Funny. If you'd want to, you could just drive along this road and without any border control get into Macedonia / Kosovo...Read more