Balkan

... Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro was killer, full of breathtaking sights and good times, all played to a soundtrack of Balkan beats which strangely, sounded a lot like Eurotrashy techno and Russian karaoke. But for all the tackiness and trashy cheese ...

... I leave for my trip and sometimes even trying to delay the whole trip. I did delay my trip for 3 days for my "First Balkan Trip" in May and it brought some disastrous results. Unfortunately, in that three short days, I ended up having a big argument with ...

... AM - Our Serbian roommate thoughtfully bought us coffees that the conductor brewed in his cabin. Apparently, the conductors of The Balkan Express run a Black Market on rails selling coffee, beer, drinks, and god knows what else to supplement their ...

... war-related, but did not get a definitive answer. APPROX 6:00 PM - While in the corridor, Elena notified Chad that the Balkan Express was currently running three hours behind schedule. 6:45 PM - Upon waking up for the third time, our roommate began ...

... will go to honest and productive use.  They probably won't.  But they will go to use. So anyway, on to the Balkan Mess that used to be Yugoslavia but is now Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro.  ...

Een zomer in de bergen - Zomervakantie in Balkan Alpen Albanie Kosovo en ...

... here.  So far I have logged three rides totalling 16 hours and each leg has been memorable.  My intro to busing Balkan style was the five hour ride from Osijek, Croatia to Beograd, Serbia.  My training wheels were the arduous journey ...

... passage on Aegean Airways and Air Arabia. He actually scoffed at the notion that I actually fly places and have been paying to ride the Balkan bus.  Yeah, crazy concept I know!  As much as I hate to have to pay for a hot crowded busride, I ...

... vind, ihållande regn och 11 grader idag.  Känns som Svensk sommar här. Sen senaste inlägget har vi tagit oss genom Balkan och upp till Polen, 10 länder på 1 månad (och lika  många valutor...) Makedonien: Hängde vid Ohridsjön ...

Being no stranger to countries which collectively constitute the Balkan region, a trip to Croatia was as long overdue as just about any destination worth a fair portion of your time, attention and savings, and a flight to the walled city of Dubrovnik ...

Due to the unpleasant experience and loss of property on the train D381 from Krakow to Sighisoara, I no longer feel safe to take an overnight train in Eastern Europe (overreacted, yep, I know). From Sofia to Athens by train, it is a very long train ride, ...

The escalators into the bowels of Sofia rail station haven't worked for years. You can tell by the thick rust build up on them. Dimly lit, cold and dirty...and scary, that's Sofia's rail station. Ellen and I looked at one another, both wanting to say ...

Back in the 90's Australian media carried stories of the wars and atrocities committed between countries of the former Republic of Yugoslavia. We probably did not take a lot of notice – after all, these countries are a long way from ...