Atrocious Albanian Driving I am a pretty confident person. I am also a pretty sensible person. And a pretty logical and sometimes over-cautious person. At the same time I am undoubtedly a “go-getter”, and of course an “explorer”. But the next few days in Albania, I am the most stressed, uptight driver as I face […]
Hidden Paradise in Ulcinj Montenegro Today we have driven from the mountains of Montenegro and I am tired. I want to get to Albania but something makes me feel uneasy and so we look for accommodation. I follow a sign before we get to Ulcinj that says Pansion Vongola The sun is soon to set and […]
Interview by Bunch of Backpackers This may inspire you. This may want you to get out on a limb. Last year we were in Guatemala and we slept in a TREE HOUSE. Every boy’s dream – right? I have just read an article – and it is about us! http://www.bunchofbackpackers.com/sleeping-tree-house-earth-lodge-in-antigua-guatemala/ Take a look! http://www.bunchofbackpackers.com/sleeping-tree-house-earth-lodge-in-antigua-guatemala/ Questions and […]
The Skinny Snake Road to Kotor Montenegro We have made our way down from Serbia, and it has been hard to work out which road to take. We were told to see the National Park and the Tara River. As we stop on the bridge of the Tara River, there are Bungy Jumpers and Zip-liners. […]
Spectacular Splendid Serbia It was quite late in the afternoon when we left Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina as we had to wait to get my laptop fixed. By the time we left it was raining again, but with some help, we had mapped out how to get to the Eastern border. We got to a […]
Tunnel of Hope and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina It is bucketing down with rain, and we have arrived by 9:00 a.m. at the Tunnel of Hope. It isn’t the easiest place to find. Part way through the back roads the signs are nonexistent. But we see two tour buses parked, and figure this back road, […]
Visiting remote parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Konjic and Vranduk We head from Mostar to Konjic in Bosnia. It is the most breathtaking mountain area. The speed limit is slow, but that is OK, as you need to absorb the beauty. The water is aqua blue. It is simply magnificent. I stand speechless at the […]
Trench Trash and Art in Artillery Bosnian Style Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina Today was a big lesson in ‘Border Crossings with a vehicle from Great Britain’. We have Insurance from Down Under, but the policy does not include countries outside the EU. I had forgotten totally about this. If you have a policy, check your […]
We Split from Split, with no Banana Split … … (just split skin … on his knee) Twenty-eight years ago I was in Split. When it was part of Yugoslavia. I was there with a team from YWAM – Youth With A Misson and it was a small country-sized city, steeped in heritage. And today as […]
Attraction Name: Istralandia Aqua Waterpark Address: Brtonigla, near Novigrad, Croatia Phone: 052 866 90 Website: http://www.istralandia.hr/en/ Date visited: September 2014 Child-friendly: Definitely Review: Yesterday we decided by default to come to Istra, the top part of Croatia. And why? Because of a sign. A road sign that leads us here! We had checked in and talked to the […]
Along the coast to Zadar Croatia I think today you might find this a bit of a pictorial post. Words cannot describe the beauty of the Dalmatian Islands along the coast of Croatia. I came along this 25 years ago in a bus on a mission trip. It was a very different Yugoslavia back then. […]
Slipping into Sibenik Croatia 9:00 a.m. and we ‘hit the road’. It is lovely to have repacked the car, and sorted out things at the apartment we had last night. We fed four cats our leftover milk that had been crying a good part of the morning in hunger. And we drove along the coastal […]
