Blogs from Serbia, Europe - page 7

Budicek 4/30, dobalenie a smer bus zastavka. Bus do Galanty bol poloprazdny, vlak smer Nove Zamky taktiez nie moc plny. Tesil som sa na novy vozen ale bohuzial poslali staru supravu kde bolo uplne minimum miesta na nohy, este,ze na mojej stvorsedacke nik iny nesedel. Sprievodca mal problem nacitat moj etiket v mobile, to sa mi uz stalo druhy krat, budem musiet vymenit za novsi typ s nepopraskanym displejom. Dakych 5.min sa to snazil nacitat ale ani bohovy, tak nakoniec len mavol rukou a islo sa dalej. Stanicu v Novych Zamkoch zacali rekonstruovat, resp jedno nastupiste. Ked to dokoncia hned to tam bude krajsie. Vlak smer Budapest mal meskanie 10.min, cestou do budapesti sme nabrali dalsie minuty,takze nakoniec sme dorazili s cca 25.min meskanim. To mi trochu skomlikovali plany v budapesti. Mal som v plane odlovit ... read more

Airline ticket prices are decided by a group of monkeys throwing chunks of smooshed up banana at a wall full of numbers. If any of those chunks stick to the ceiling, the price also includes an hourly variation of plus or minus $300. That’s the only explanation I can give for this situation - A one-way ticket from Bangkok to Belgrade is more expensive than: a one-way ticket from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, a one-way ticket from Bangkok to Tokyo and a roundtrip ticket from Tokyo to Belgrade. Yes, all of that combined is cheaper than the one-way from Bangkok to Belgrade. Without hesitation, we booked ourselves into that 45-hour journey that spanned five airports and zigzagged over Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Chiang Mai to Bangkok to Tokyo to Abu Dhabi to Belgrade. Since ... read more

This day just got worse and worse, and then it got better. My hotel is to thank, in large measure, for the improvement of my mood. I will cop to waking up with a heavy heart - the first thing I did was look at the pictures from graduation last night at UGA, and it made me sad that I couldn't be there. And there were a TON of pictures posted. I don't know why, but I couldn't get back to sleep after that. My alarm was set for 6:45, but I woke up around 4:50. Maybe anticipation and sadness mixed together. Whatever it was, I took a cab from my hotel around 7 AM, and I was on a train around 7:30. My hotel concierge fellow wouldn't mail my post cards, telling me that there ... read more

I'm so enjoying this holiday; not only is Hippie a wonderful traveling companion, but it's been educational and relaxing and just plain fun. I really wanted to experience a river cruise to better sell it moving forward, and being able to explore destinations I've not yet traveled to made this itinerary that more appealing to me. I also enjoyed exploring Hungary even more; my father is Hungarian and I feel that my roots are here; despite being born and raised Canadian. Being in Hungary reminds me of my grandmother, and her cooking, the decorations in her house and just the sights and smells; I'm sure it's more of an emotional response but it just makes me happy (if that makes sense.) We have now crossed over into Serbia, a country that I have much to learn ... read more

We were then in Novi Sad - a city in northern Serbia. As part of the intrepid itinerary, we visited a honey bee museum and (another) winery. We preferred this winery to the last - smaller, more intimate and more tastings! We also got to sample the local honey and a local honey-infused rakija (spirit). I bought a bottle to take home as a gift, and like the last winery, most people bought a bottle to share along the trip. The next day, after a big walk to the old fortress, we were off to the capital Belgrade by train. I don't know what it is, maybe flashbacks of news reports coming back to me, but this city name had stuck in my mind so I really didn't know what to expect. It was a tired, ... read more