- Before you go, download an offline Google map of Pristina for your phone - this worked really well for me as a substitute for the paper maps I always like to carry
- There is no airport bus as far as I can tell, so take a taxi to town (there are plenty outside the busy airport)
- Not many people visit Pristina as a tourist, so it is not easy to find souvenirs and postcards (unlike Skopje). You can find a good souvenir shop next to the Grand Hotel on Mother Teresa Boulevard, which sells postcards, fridge magnets, jewellery, traditional dress and spirits.
- You can post your postcards only at the post office (apparently), which is here. From Mother Teresa Cathedral, stay on the same stretch of road, walking away from town. The post office is about five minutes walk from here. From the main road, you'll see the Vala telecommunications building first: walk past this, down the stairs and the post office is on the left, with yellow signage. I paid about 3Euros to post 5 postcards to the UK.
- A clothing observation: women here do not wear skirts/dresses that much when they're out and about (my preferred outfit), instead opting for skinny jeans. I chose longer, over-knee skirts and dresses for this trip as they could also double as work clothes - this worked well for me, but I would bring more jeans/trousers next time as I always prefer to fit in with the style of local women!
The food in Pristina is fantastic, even for me as a vegetarian. We ate at Liburnia twice as they had such beautifully cooked vegetables (starter, main and a beer = 10-15Euros), and at Renaissance on the final evening, but I couldn't find ir again on a map. The food there was outstanding, and if you can find someone who can a) get you a table and b) show you where it is, you should try to eat there. We had beers at Taverna Tirona just off MTB and that was pretty reasonable.
