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...
Author: Rona
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...
Portugal – Lisbon
Lisbon was pretty easy to get to with a non-stop train from Sintra. I got to my accommodation, Lisbon Destination Hostel, which was right at the station so it’s convenient for me to get...
Sintra – Quinta Da Regaleira
Quinta Da Regaleira made me so happy with its quirky surprised. Sintra charmed me with its quaint alleyways and gardens. I gave Montserrat and the National Palace a miss, so I have something else...
Sintra Part 1 – Pena Palace, Moorish Castle and Cabo de Roca
Sintra was magical beyond my expectations! Pena Palace, Moorish Castle, Cabo de Roca, Quinta Se Regaleira, and the town itself all charmed my socks off! I arrived around 1AM at my centrally located accommodation,...
SIQUIJOR – Inland Adventure
Siquijor Inland Tour I let The Cowboy choose where he wanted to go and explore based on the Siquijor map. We planned to go to Mt. Bandilaan and the Healing site, where you get...
