We stormed the city of Kings Landing Dubrovnik for 4 days a few weeks ago as it was one of our most anticipated stops on this trip! Apart from being the filming location for a huge chunk of the GOT TV series, Dubrovnik is also one of those spectacular cities that you...
Macedonia is one of the most recently formed European countries and it's tucked away in the south Balkan region. Because it's such a new country, you'll find that many people don't know much about it, or some may not even know that it's even a country. We...
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 Albania - so finding out...
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...
“How can you not absolutely love this?” Carlo asked. “It’s ok, but can we go and grab an ice-cream now?” I said. He wasn’t too happy! In fact I think he was ready to kill me. There I stood in front of Christ the Redeemer and all I could think of was leaving and...
Welcome to a city that constantly vibrates from the beats of Sufi drums and the rhythm of daily prayers! Istanbul is a metropolis of expansive regions that encompasses both Europe and Asia...with the Bosphorus River slicing the two continents. With an ever growing...
We met Pascal, Carlo’s college friend whom he hadn’t seen in 10 years, in an upmarket Asian restaurant in Sofia for dinner. Just as I was scraping up the last fork full of my beef chow mein, Pascal, who’s been living in Bulgaria for close to 10 years, suggested that...
We entered Bulgaria from Romania and we originally planned to get the train all the way to Sofia. However, Florence did some research and heard about a small city called Veliko Tarnovo in the center of Bulgaria that was worth a stop in. Veliko Tarnovo was the medieval...
“When in Romania, you’ve got to visit Brasov” We did a bit of research once we touched down in Bucharest about where to explore and we kept reading about a quaint little city called Brasov, which is located in the heart of Transylvania. It’s a three-hour train ride...
Our quest to explore some more of Europe is well and truly underway. Having kicked things off by flying into Bucharest, Romania at the end of January, we’re now enjoying some time in the Transylvanian province of the country and we just got around to visiting the...