Dubrovnik, Croatia August 22nd 2010 The Adriatic coastline is stunning. I arrived and couldn’t figure out how to get to an apartment I was staying at for a night, as the directions weren’t very good. I should have borrowed a phone from a pair of travellers I have run into in Belgrade, Sarajevo, and now…
Category: Europe
Mostar, BiH
Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina August 21st 2010 (View from the Old Bridge) Mostar is most known for its Old Bridge, a nice little cobble-stone bridge that was completely destroyed in the Balkan War. I got to see a video clip of the actual moment when a rocket fired by the Croatians destroyed the bridge. Tourists are plentiful…
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina Aug 19th, 20th 2010 I used to read about the wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) in the news when I was a kid. I don’t remember much about them but when I decided to do my RTW trip, I had to visit BiH. I thought I’d be walking on the streets of a scarred…
Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia August 17th, 18th 2010 Again, nothing exciting happened in Belgrade (apart from the haircut incident, see a couple of posts below, ‘Tip of the Month’). I guess I’m running a recurrent theme here (‘Nothing exciting happened …’) but you can’t really force things. That’s part of travel, just take things as they come….
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria August 14th, 15th 2010 From Salonica, stopped at Sofia for two nights. Stayed at one of the best hostels, from my experience, in Europe thus far, Hostel Mostel. It had everything I could want in a hostel. Despite no A/C, it wasn’t that hard to fall asleep as the windows were open. It…
Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece August 10th, 11th, 12th 2010 (View of Athens from the Acropolis) Athens! Stepping out to a clean, organized airport, standing in a proper line for a bus ticket to downtown, walking on your quiet, safe streets where people obey traffic lights and drive in their lanes, into your wonderful (but Euro-pricey) hostels, oh…
Goreme, Turkey
Goreme, Turkey July 25th 2010 Took the overnight bus from Istanbul to Goreme (about 12 hours total including stops). Goreme, which is located in the Cappadocia region, has some really interesting rock formations (nicknamed “Fairy chimneys”) that resulted from volcanic eruptions eons ago. I believe the region was underwater as well then, so that’s how…
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey July 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 27th Istanbul is a city everyone should visit at least once in their lives. It is like a beautiful woman who also has a wonderful and interesting personality as well. The beauty of this city (and country) runs deep that only a city with so much history could. The…
Varna, Bulgaria
Varna, Bulgaria July 19th 2010 It was supposed to be the place where I could go and get my tan on. I have severe farmer’s tan and I needed to even it all out. I was supposed to be at a hostel located a minute from the beach. I would get up, walk outside, see…
Brasov, Romania
Brasov, Romania July 16th, 17th, 18th 2010 Another dramatic beginning to a new city. Upon arriving at Timisoara airport from Lviv, I couldn’t withdraw any money from the ATM but luckily, I had some leftover euros which I exchanged into Romanian Lei. Managed to hitch a bus ride all the way to the Gara Nord…