Over the past couple of years, I’ve been diligently working towards the aim of visiting every country in Europe. That means two things: I’ve been visiting a lot of places I never thought I would, finding some surprising gems along the way. And secondly, I’ve been abandoning other places that have been higher on my …
When I think of countries that I know I’ll visit eventually, Macedonia (now North Macedonia) would never have made that list. In fact, a year ago, if you’d asked me what the capital of Macedonia is, I might have been able to guess, though I couldn’t have told you with confidence how it’s pronounced, but …
When I saw Albania on the Travel Talk tour itinerary, my interest was immediately piqued, because even on the surface, it’s a fascinating country. After all, this is a country that, when I was born, no one knew anything about. Until 1991, it was even more closed off than North Korea is today (you couldn’t …
I’m not sure where to start with Kotor – which is probably why it’s taken so long for me to write this post! Montenegro was the main reason I went on this trip. Photos of Kotor have captured my attention for a few years, and I was determined to get there before tourism blew up …
I think I made it pretty clear in my last post that I LOVED Dubrovnik. I especially loved exploring the narrow streets, and every alley is so picturesque that I ended up taking a lot of photos! In fact, I wanted to put together an entire post dedicated to the alleyways of Dubrovnik. Here are …
It’s no secret that I loved Bosnia. From the charming towns to the stunning mountains; the villages with backdrops to the sprawling countryside, Bosnia and Herzegovina had way more to offer than I could ever have expected. Of course, most of my photos were taken from the window of a bus, and that’s not the …
After Sarajevo, I was bracing myself for Mostar. I knew about the beauty; but I wasn’t sure how much the city was still affected by the war, especially compared to Bosnia’s capital and the horrors we’d seen there. …oh boy. The huge difference with Mostar though, is once you get into the historic centre, it …
Belgrade was another eastern European city that really took me by surprise with its pretty architecture and funky bars and cafés. Like Sofia, I had literally zero expectations for Belgrade. It was a city that I had never planned to visit, and it was only when we arrived in the Serbian capital that I realised …
