Hello my fellow travellers! Well, I'm back at Mia's after my day in Zagreb and I have to admit that this was the laziest day so far of my travel, I don't know why but somehow I just made an unconscious agreement with myself today not to rush around sightseeing but to instead just take it easy. It was a very nice feeling actually and it felt more like I was on a vacation today than it has done previously on this trip. Luckily the centre of Zagreb is quite compact so I still picked up the main sights without even really trying and I actually saw everything I wanted to except for the castle of Medevgrad. Quite some time did go to fixing the next stage of my trip though, there are actually quite poor ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! I left Cleon early this morning and I must admit that I was quite tired from all the beers last night, I'm getting old I guess. Well, I took the 7 am bus to Shkodra where I would take the 4 pm bus to Ulcinj. This plan gave me a good six hours to check out Shkodra and on the top of the list was of course the impressive Rozafa Castle located only a couple of kilometres from the city. Before I set out for the castle though I took a peek of the Great Mosque but to be honest it didn't really strike my fancy so I didn't linger there for long. It actually turned out to be quite a hike to get to the fortress anyway because the locals actually ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! I slept very well tonight at Mihajlo's house and we started the day in a easy tempo with a nice breakfast and a rest in their garden and I got to eat peaches from their own tree! After the breakfast we loaded up in Mihajlo's car and he drove me around in Veles, giving me a comprehensive tour of the city which I really enjoyed. He showed me the local sights and told me about many aspects of the town. He is very knowledgeable and I really liked Veles a lot, he took me up to visit a World War II memorial that commemorates the fighters from Veles. The memorial is is made to look like a poppy flower and inside is a blossoming tree that represents liberty. He also showed me ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! After another great night's sleep at Nikola's place the two of us headed out together because he had to go to work today, Alex left us yesterday so it was just the two of us. I was planning on visiting the Museum of Yugoslavian History with the House of Flowers and then just spend the rest of the day walking around the pedestrian areas of Belgrade, trying to find something nice for Lisa. I liked the museum quite a lot, especially the House of Flowers where Tito is buried. It was a calm and serene place, very beautiful. The museum was also very nice with friendly guards, good information and a great layout/planning. I ended up spending quite some hours here, enjoying the various artefacts on display. It was very interesting to ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! After a shaky, but eventually quite pleasant, day in Bucharest yesterday I was on the train bound for Belgrade with hopes of a relaxing stay with a confirmed and well recommended host. Things started off pretty poorly as I realized I'd forgotten to buy water for the eight hours train ride to Timisoara on the Romanian border. Things didn't exactly get better as the train was smacked completely full and was steaming hot. Even worse it left the station with roughly 40 minutes delay, which isn't a good thing when you have a transit time of 30 minutes in Timisoara. I wasn't exactly feeling to optimistic about it! Once we finally got rolling I actually did manage to get a little bit of sleep, but it was quite scarce as I spent ... read more