Summer 2024 Trip


A Vagabond Life: Ultimate Travel Guide
The Final Leg Of The Summer 2024 Journey | Bordeaux to Sarlat The Final Leg Of The Summer 2024 Journey Bordeaux to Sarlat, France On the final leg of our journey, we explored Bordeaux, navigated its bustling station, and admired scenic vineyards, reflecting on the contrasts across Europe. We arrived […]

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Greece Athens: The Ultimate Travel Guide
A Wonderful Week in Athens A Wonderful Week in Athens Athens, Greece Our week in Athens: exploring the Acropolis, savoring local and international cuisine, uncovering ancient history, and navigating an unexpected travel hiccup that led to new adventures! We were up bright and early, heading to the Thessaloniki train station […]

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North Macedonia: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Ohrid To Athens: North Macedonia Stories Ohrid To Athens: North Macedonia Stories Two Days Crossing Borders from North Macedonia to Greece Join us on a scenic two-day journey from Ohrid to Athens via Bitola, Florina, and Thessaloniki — full of charming towns, breathtaking landscapes, and vibrant city life. Getting from […]

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Nth Macedonia: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Ohrid: North Macedonia Stories Ohrid: North Macedonia Stories A Relaxing Month on the Shores of Lake Ohrid We had a wonderful time in Kavala, Greece, but after a month it was time to move on. We decided to head to Ohrid, a small town on the shores of Lake Ohrid […]

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Greece Kavala: The Ultimate Travel Guide
A Month In Kavala Greece A Month In Kavala Greece Living Like Locals by the Sea in Northern Greece The next stop on our adventure was the port town of Kavala in Northern Greece, roughly midway between Thessaloniki and Turkey. We left Thessaloniki on the midday bus. The journey was […]

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Greece Thessaloniki: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Beautiful Thessaloniki: Two Days and Three Nights Beautiful Thessaloniki Two Days and Three Nights in This Lovely Northern Greek City Our next stop on our journey through Eastern and Southern Europe was the vibrant northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. Although our final destination was Kavala, border crossings and multiple bus […]

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Nth Macedonia: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Skopje, North Macedonia – A Disastrous Airbnb and a Very Unusual City Skopje, North Macedonia A Disastrous Airbnb and a Very Unusual City Our bus journey from Niš to Skopje took us through endless farmland filled with sunflowers and corn. The sunflowers were still in bud, but in a few […]

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Nis, Serbia – What a Lovely Surprise Nis, Serbia What a Lovely Surprise The first leg of our journey south took us from Novi Sad to Belgrade, where we changed buses for Niš, a town in the very south of Serbia. Our ultimate destination was Skopje in North Macedonia, but […]

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A Week in Novi Sad, Serbia A Week in Novi Sad, Serbia In 2019 we travelled from Mongolia to France, mostly overland, and really enjoyed the time we spent in Belgrade. So when we started planning this trip through Eastern Europe, Serbia was an easy choice. We left Budapest early […]

A Week In Novi Sad Serbia – The Ultimate Guide


Budapest – Fifteen Years Later Budapest – Fifteen Years Later We first visited Budapest back in 2009 and found it an exciting city, full of energy, restoration and development. Buildings were being refurbished, squares and roads repaved, and there was a real sense of a city on the rise. We […]

Stories from Budapest – Travel Stories


Slovakia: The Ultimate Travel Guide
Banská Bystrica – A Lovely Slovak Surprise Banská Bystrica – A Lovely Slovak Surprise Oh, what a lovely town on the edge of the Tatra Mountains! We were looking for a good place to break our journey between Krakow and Budapest, and Banská Bystrica was one of the few stops […]

Visiting Banska Bysterica – Travel Stories


Krakow – A Week in Poland Krakow – A Week in Poland Our flight landed around 7 PM at the sleek and modern John Paul II International Airport. A quick taxi ride later, we arrived at our apartment in the Kazimierz district — Krakow’s historic Jewish quarter. It was a […]

Stories from Krakow – Travel Stories



Our Journey to Bordeaux and Beyond Our Journey to Bordeaux and Beyond The Start of Our Summer 2024 Adventure We set off from our house in Sarlat on a cool, grey Wednesday morning. Thankfully, the rain had finally stopped after a very wet spring. Walking the 2 kilometres to the […]

Summer 2024 Journey Begins