This summer has been pretty hot in the Netherlands, so I was really looking forward to our trip to Scotland. When me and my friend Kimberly (also check out her blog; The Travel Diary) initially booked the trip back in May, I was a bit worried about spending my summer holiday in a region thatContinue reading “A Trip Through Scotland”
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From Kosovo to Montenegro
2 – 8 July 2018 In Dürres (in Albania) I took a direct bus to Prizren in the south of Kosovo. It might have been more convenient to go to Kosovo from Skopje and then go to Albania, but then I would have had to miss out on Ohrid. So that’s why I chose thisContinue reading “From Kosovo to Montenegro”
Albanian Wine & Mussels
28 June – 2 July 2018 After my brief visit to Ohrid in the south-western part of Macedonia, it was time for me to move on and cross the next border. At 4:30 a.m. I took the bus that would take me to Dürres, a coastal city in Albania. Initially I had intended to onlyContinue reading “Albanian Wine & Mussels”
Stumbling over Statues in Macedonia
24 – 27 June 2018 As I hinted at the end of my previous blog post, things didn’t really go as planned as Raquel and I left from Thessaloniki to Skopje in Macedonia. I’ll start at the beginning. We went to the train station in Thessaloniki to buy our tickets for Skopje. Naturally, we expectedContinue reading “Stumbling over Statues in Macedonia”
A Trip to Ancient Greece
22 – 24 June 2018 During my journey through Europe I decided that I would also pay a brief visit to Greece. I wouldn’t go all the way to Athens, because transportation would be quite expensive. Instead, I hope to one day do a separate trip to Greece and explore more of the country. DuringContinue reading “A Trip to Ancient Greece”
The Monasteries of Bulgaria
12 – 21 June 2018 It was quite a challenge to find transportation from Constanta to Varna; a coastal city Bulgaria. Finally I found a bus that was able to take me there, even though it was a bit expensive. When I got to Varna I found a place where I could spend a fewContinue reading “The Monasteries of Bulgaria”
The Crumbling Paris of the East
7 – 12 June 2018 In the early Thursday morning I arrived in Bucharest, not far from the Triumphal Arch. If I wouldn’t know any better, I’d say that I had just arrived in Paris. Oh well, at least if you ignore the fact that there’s no huge roundabout surrounding this Arch and this oneContinue reading “The Crumbling Paris of the East”
Krakow: the City of Kings and Dragons
14 – 17 April 2018 When I arrived in Krakow I was a bit concerned about my host. Quite a while back he had approached me on Couchsurfing and offered me a place to stay, which I had accepted. But over the past few days it had become increasingly harder to contact him and heContinue reading “Krakow: the City of Kings and Dragons”
Dawn Under 