Hotel Balkan

... 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 ...

... someone who is even more frightened than you are, I thought. A cab driver found us. Ellen told him that we wanted to go to the Hotel Maya in downtown Sofia. The driver gave us a "you don't want to go there" look I thought, but then I quickly realized he ...

... are NOT in Turkey anymore!  This is when my transition really hit me.  Chapter two has begun.    My hotel recommended a very nice, quiet restaurant for dinner around the corner, Stariat Plovdiv .  The only one in the restaurant, I ...

... options.  After services, there was a walking tour around Estonia which was my vote and there was also a water park near our hotel (everyone else's vote).  So, being out-voted 3-1 (the negative effects of women's suffrage) -- we went to the ...

... , we were back in a central square enjoying another Jelen Pivo. And then a few more after that. Finally we retired back to the hotel. The next day it was even hotter, Thirty-Six degrees Celsius. No sooner had I stepped out of the shower that I felt like I ...

The good word here in Montenegro is that it is Earth's newest country, but you wouldn't know it by the capital Podgorica, a most stiflingly hot, flat and dusty berg. So Beth and I weighed out the options of more heat and dust in Albania, or nice n cool ...

... ). But I opted for a room with shared bath facility and the price went down to 145 HV, which is less than $30. Hotel George is centrally located, right next to Pl. Mitskevycha and at the end of Lviv's major promenade, Prospekt Svobody (Freedom Avenue). ...

... again, as I understand - the roads will be over varying quality. Near Vlora, there should be a place called Razhime, where our hotel should be - Paradise Beach. Sounds citche! The sea, althoug not yet swimmable in May, should be lovely-lovely and the ...

... filming positions,in their flak jackets and in some cases tin helmets,in an effort to stay safe witnessing this,the latest Balkan frontline.On the hills the "away" team could only huddle in their trenches,as the tracer rounds ricocheted in all ...

... country is not included in this famous budget travel guide. The only information I can use is from "Lonely Planet Western Balkan" (mainly about republics from former Yugoslavia) and "In Your Pocket Tirana" (http://www.inyourpocket.com). The former makes ...

... now at the gates of the city,and within mortar distance of the international airport.British Airways had cancelled all flights to this Balkan capital.Peace talks were on-going in the lakeside tourist resort of Ohrid in the Southwest,but the conflict had ...

... of Romania for a few days (but not Bucharest), then return to Budapest. 22-05-2006 Sightseeing Budapest; Join Ontrepid "Balkan Adventure" Tour at Hotel Unio 23-05-2006 to 24-05-2006 Novi Sad, Serbia 25-05-2006 to 26-05-2006 Belgrade, ...

... Possible daytrip to Eger; Touring "Valley of Beautiful Women" for wine tasting 22-05-2006 Budapest; Join Ontrepid "Balkan Adventure" Tour at Hotel Unio 23-05-2006 Travel to Serbia; overnight in Novi Sad, capital of Vojdina 24-05-2006 Novi ...

In Robert Kaplan's "Balkan Ghosts," which I had read more than once before heading to Eastern Europe, the chapter about Romania is the most fascinating one (better than the one about former Yugoslavia, I have to say). Reading through, it seemed that ...

... right?) with many nice sandy beaches. It is relatively green compared to other Greek islands (On the Adriatic side of the Balkan there is higher average rainfall). The old center of Corfu Town has some nice buildings and squares. It feels partly Italian ...

... and shiny. We checked in and went through security effortlessly. At the gate, we redid breakfast. In my opinion, the Balkan countries have perfected the chocolate croissant. While the French have a solid piece of chocolate throughout, the Balkan countries ...

... in flights because British Airways only does one flight a day to Tirana.  I suppose we could have gone with one of the local Balkan airlines but I feel better with BA so this is the flight we had to take and it left out of Gatwick which is a bit ...

... 6:30 am next day directly to the hostel in Corfu. Its 55 Euro price tag includes the bus ride, ferry fare, one night's hotel stay (which itself includes both breakfast and dinner). Well, should I try it? Corfu is one of the most popular Greek islands and ...