by Carlo | May 15, 2016 | Albania, Blog
After spending a few days in Saranda, we packed our bags and started the process of figuring out how we were going to get to Berat, which was our next planned stop in Albania. As we’ve mentioned before, there are no “organised” bus stations in...Tags: albania, backpacking, balkans, berat, castle, cheap food, cheap travel, europe, fortress, unesco heritage site
by Florence Murphy | May 11, 2016 | Albania, Blog, Macedonia
If you’re wondering how to get from Tirana to Ohrid, you’ve come to the right place! Tirana surprised us in many ways. It’s a vibrant, modern city that has a really great vibe. It’s a great place to spend a few days, and if we were looking for somewhere in...Tags: albania, backpacking, balkans, bus travel, europe, macedonia, ohrid, tirana
by Carlo | May 8, 2016 | Albania, Blog
We arrived in Saranda Albania after a short journey from Meteora in Greece. The journey consisted of two bus trips and a taxi. The first bus brought us from Kalambaka (Meteora) to Ionnina (2 hour journey and cost €27.20 for the two of us). From Ionnina we then got a...Tags: albania, backpacking, balkans, border crossing, europe, saranda
by Carlo | May 1, 2016 | Blog, Greece
After our three week stint travelling around Turkey, we flew to Athens with the intention of staying for 5 weeks. We hadn’t originally planned on staying for as long as that, but about two weeks before leaving Turkey, we were lucky enough to land a house-sitting...Tags: athens, backpacking, greece, house sitting
by Florence Murphy | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Tours, Turkey
On February 23rd 2016, we went on the Istanbul Troy 15-day tour with RSD travel, and I’m writing this RSD Travel review to give other travellers my honest opinion on this tour agency. Warning: there’s a lot of ranting below! Have you ever seen something and thought,...Tags: Istanbul, rsd travel, tour review, tour reviews, travel tips, Turkey
by Carlo | Apr 10, 2016 | Blog
Snapchat… Snapchat… Snapchat… Welcome to 2016 folks. This is the year that will blow the lip off Snapchat, and place it firmly up there with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as one of the most popular AND influential social media platforms. A quick...Tags: guide, snapchat, social media
