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After a week and a half in beautiful Lesotho, I've made my glorious return to South Africa. I'm spending a day in Soweto before heading to Mozambique via Swaziland. It's an interesting, and incredibly important, part of South Africa. I've stopped into the Nelson Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Museum, and (unsurprisingly) Ubuntu Kraal Brewery.
Skiing Kosovo, Abandoned Lifts and All (NY Times)
It’s been years since done any snowboarding, but I can certainly appreciate a travel piece on Kosovo. I loved visiting the Balkans and in my brief time in Kosovo I found a place that was quirky, inviting, and optimistic. It also helps that “Americans are like Jesuses” to Albanian Kosovars, as stated by an Albanian Kosovar in the article. (Probably not the phrasing I would have expected, considering that Albanians are Muslims.) So for all my mountain sport enthusiast friends, make your way to Kosovo this winter. You’ll love the place, the people, and hopefully you can take advantage of some budget time on the mountain.
In honor of my recent excursion: