Greece – Delphi
July 13 Day One – Delphi Our next and final stop for the day was Deplhi. It was situated on top of a hill overlooking a valley cradled by majestic mountains. Our room had...
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Greece – Meteora
Had an easy start of around 8 AM. Naya talked more about the Greek gods and goddesses and the mythologies. Nothing quite like a Hellenist talking about Greek mythology as we passed by with...
Greece – Thessaloniki
Today, we said goodbye to Tanja and the others who were headed for Bulgaria. From around 50, we’re down to 20sh headed for Athens. Left town around 8:30 am and reached Thessaloniki around 1...
Macedonia – Skopje and Matka Canyon
It’s so nice to just have a chillaxing day! Since we’re staying in the hotel for two nights – only opportunity for the whole tour to do laundry. Woke up very early at 6...
Macedonia – Ohrid and St. Naum
Day One in Macedonia We finally reached our hotel, Park Hotel. It’s the best hotel yet we stayed in, right in front of Lake Ohrid the fourth largest lake in the world. Our room...
Albania
Left around 7.15am. The border crossing from Montenegro to Albania was only an hour away. The border was pretty relaxed. We were allowed to get out and have a coffee at the café. Albania...
Montenegro – Kotor and Budva
Today was the longest day for the tour as we were in three countries: Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro. The landscape was stunning! Mountains sloped down the Adriatic coast as we crossed the border from...
Bosnia and Herzegovina
We covered a lot of stunning Bosnian and Herzegovina ground from Sarajevo to Mostar and Trebinje. We got to Sarajevo around 7pm and had a couple of hours walkabout. The Cowboy and I broke...
Serbia – Belgrade
Our 10-day Balkan Tour starts in Belgrade. Arrived at Belgrade at ETA of 5pm. Somebody was already waiting for us at arrival with our name on a sign. The Cowboy changed USD to Dinar...
Malta and Gozo Revisited
I was excited to be back in Malta! This time around, I had the chance to experience the places I missed the first time I visited. Fireworks exploded as my plane landed. It kept...
