For every shell crater, there seems to be a smiling Bosnian. Sarajevo has an amazing energy and optimism for a city that was the site of one of the worst atrocities of my generation.
Between 1992 and 1996, there were around 62 000 casualties as the result of Bosnian Serb mortar and sniper fire. Nearly [...]
Long day. 6am train, in Ljubljana. Alarm bells start going off when it’s twenty minutes late. Correspondingly, I arrive in Zagreb twenty minutes late and therefore have one minute to change currency, buy a ticket and make my connection. Needless to say, I missed the train to Sarajevo.
The next one comes in eleven hours. Uh [...]
Tomorrow marks three months since I left home. It seems much longer than that, and shorter as well. Time flies, but I’ve seen a lot. Eleven countries, as of tomorrow. Countless hostels, meals, new friends.
I’ve learned a lot. One thing I’ve noticed is the huge difference between travelling alone and in a group. Alone, I’m [...]
Spent my day wandering aimlessly (common theme?). The lack of a kitchen in this place is really bugging me, but I’ll live. This has been an horrendously expensive day, due entirely to the fact that I bought a rather nice waterproof jacket. An essential, right? Right?
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Ljubljana – a small, charming, beautiful, expensive town. Just another day, over budget…
Slovenia is one of those countries where I had no idea what to expect, and was delighted nonetheless. Ljubljana seems to be the most bicycle friendly city I’ve ever seen, so tomorrow I’ll be riding. It’s a tiny capital city, with about 260,000 [...]
I’m heading down to Ljubjana, Slovenia. Looks like I might make the Montenegro rendezvous after all.