Deravica (16.09.2012)

In deep shit if we crash our rental car

From Tetovo in Macedonia we drove across the border to Kosovo. At the border we had to buy an extra car insurance (30 Euro). This insurance is mandatory but we have no idea how much it covers, if anything at all, in case of accident or damage. Our rental car company had explicitly excluded this war-torn country from the rental agreement, so we were certainly aware of the risk. In case we were unlucky (accident or theft), we would probably be in deep shit. Hopefully the Kosovo car insurance would then pick up part of the bill. Driving around in Kosovo with Croatian plates should not pose any problems though, unlike cars with Serbian plates, which certainly would be vandalised after short time in Kosovo.

Well across the border we stopped for a while in the lovely historic city of Prizren. There were a lot of local tourists strolling around in the streets but Lars didn't find the Kosovo t-shirt he had been looking for. He said he would never buy a t-shirt from Croatia, because everyone wear them back home in Norway. A Kosovo t-shirt, however, would give him more bragging rights and make him more unique.

Read the rest of my trip report on Distantpeak.com, including GPS track and photos.

Start date	16.09.2012 06:59 (UTC+01:00)
End date	16.09.2012 09:35 (UTC+01:00)
Total Time	2h 35min
Moving Time	2h 26min
Stopped Time	0h 9min
Overall Average	2.5km/h
Moving Average	2.6km/h
Distance	6.4km
Vertical meters	954m