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League of Prizren and Congress of Berlin: which came first?
The League of Prizren was founded on 10 June 1878, before the Congress of Berlin opened on 13 June. Correcting the sequence in my travel caption.
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Writing on love, lived values and Albanian life
Love well. Live your values. Carry our roots forward. Those are the three questions behind my writing, whether a piece begins with a relationship, a company or a moment between Kosovo and Switzerland.
Choose a subject below. The short video notes preserve the original moment; longer essays explore what it means and what we can do. These are personal experiences and opinions, with sources for factual claims.
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Gentiana and Xhemajl: a dua.com story in Berlin
Gentiana and Xhemajl met through dua. They married in 2025. In Berlin, I got to share a conversation with them.
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Working from a café: a Berlin note
Starbucks was a poor place for me to work at this Berlin stop. That was my blunt reaction.
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Berlin: a question about remembrance
In Berlin, I asked how German soldiers killed in war are remembered. I said there was no monument for them. That was too sweeping. The better…
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How the Brandenburg Gate’s Quadriga returned from Paris
Napoleon took Berlin’s Quadriga to Paris in 1806; it returned in 1814. The verified chronology and why today’s sculpture is a later replica.
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Back at the Berlin billboard location
Back at the Berlin location of our dua billboard: “I only date… Albanians”.
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Day seven in Berlin: a pause at the campsite
Day seven. Berlin. A campsite among trees, then a game and the question: who is going to win?
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Skanderbeg and Albanian identity: correcting my museum claim
A correction to my Skanderbeg post: what I attributed to the Vienna museum, which claims remain unverified and where to check the inscription.
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The Europe trip and the people we meet
Why a Europe trip? Why meet Albanians along the way? Those were the questions I put out during the journey.
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Prague speaks Albanian: coffee, shops and encounters
First, an invitation for coffee in Prague. Later: “Prague speaks Albanian”.
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Wenceslas Square: a present-day view with history behind it
A night scene at Wenceslas Square beside a black-and-white image. The same place asks you to hold two times in mind. People are living an ordinary…
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Prague’s astronomical clock: looking beyond the time
At Prague’s astronomical clock, I stopped at the twelve zodiac signs. The time was only one part of what I was looking at. A familiar landmark…