Woke up around 9am; I had not done any of my packing and my room was in an utter mess. I also had to go to the bank because I have been busy working double shifts to payback days my colleagues have been working for me. I had a cup of green tea which I had drunk a few days ago and the cup was still beside my bed and the green tea leaves were still there with mold growing inside. After having breakfast and packing my bags I had to make a series of phone calls to my grandfather, mother and British gas. As usual I am in a hurry so I packed 4 t-shirts; 2 cotton pants, 2 shorts, underwear, socks, a sweater in case it gets cold and soap and shampoo for the ... read more

Woke up around 730am, took a shower and had breakfast. Finished the rest of the bread and cheese spread. Told the lady at the counter that we were checking out and left my bag under the staircase which is where people keep their backpacks at their own risk. The beauty of my backpack is I don't care if anyone steals because I don't have anything worthwhile apart from my clothes which I am not too bothered about. We took a bus to Trakai and we walked towards the Trakai palace. En-route we passed some really cute wooden houses. The Trakai palace looks absolutely beautiful. People come here to take their wedding photos too. After walking all over the Trakai palace we walked in the nearby area. Crossed this pretty dodgy bridge where the bridge is actually ... read more

I finished work at 11pm on the 26 Aug, got home around 1130pm took a shower and I find my housemate Allan watching TV saying he cannot sleep. I had cooked some mushrooms the previous day so I finished the remainder with some bread and finished the yogurt that was remaining too. It amazes me how lazy the people in my house are. The bin was full and overflowing the previous day; but somehow people have managed to shove more stuff into it despite it full. I put a new garbage bag had a chat with Allan and went back to my room to finish the rest of my packing. Charged my phone and the camera battery and tried to sleep. The time was 1am and I have to wake up at 0145am so that i ... read more

Woke up around 11am and got dressed as some of Vesna’s couch surfing friends had organised a picnic in a nearby mountain called Avala. Here's a short history of mount Avala from Wikipedia... Start Avala is the mountain overlooking the city of Belgrade, Serbia, situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and offering a great panoramic view. It stands at 511 metres (1,677 ft) above sea level. The name "Avala" comes from the Arabic word havala, which means "pretty view". In the Middle Ages, the town of rnov was located on Avala. The mountain has been protected since 1859. The mineral avalite receives its name from this mountain in which it was found. A 205 m high Avala TV Tower was constructed on Avala in 1965, and destroyed during the NATO bombing campaign in Yugoslavia ... read more

Woke up at 0715 and stayed in my couch till 0730 until the alarm went. Thereafter took a shower and got ready. I left with Vesna (Vecky), she went to work and I went to the bus station to go to Novi Sad. Novi Sad is the capital city of an Autonomous Province in Northern Serbia called Vojvodina. Similar to Kosovo the difference being that in Vojvodina the people are not asking for an independent state. The return ticket to Novi Sad was quite expensive at 760 Dinars. I think there was something wrong but didn't argue as I couldn't speak the language. Seemed like a Ryan air ticket buying it on the day of travel. Novi Sad also boasts one of the biggest festivals in Serbia in July called the “EXIT” Festival. It’s a musical ... read more