Mountain highs: trekking without borders in the Balkans
(The Guardian Travel News)

It´s no easy stroll ... but a spectacular new Balkan trail provides soaring peaks, lake views and memories of friendly locals - and real endeavourThe views from Kosovo´s highest peak are incredible. Or so I´m told. It´s a tricky thing to confirm in blanket murk and howling winds. I´ve just leaned into a gale to reach the 2,656m summit of Mount Gjeravica, where a shabby concrete marker displays a defaced plaque commemorating Kosovo´s first and only Olympic medallist. At this point, the marker and the plaque are the only things I can see. All around, clouds rush and squalls blow. `Yesss!` shouts the man next to me, holding on to his hat. `I love it!` Continue reading...