Category: Wanderlust

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 – 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...

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...