This post, like our actual visit to the city, will be light on Munich and heavy on beer. Why? Our Munich schedule was brutal; we arrived late Friday evening, planned to get in line around 6am on Saturday for a good spot at Oktoberfest, and then had to catch a train to Vienna Sunday morning. […]
Our Balkan Budget
I’m grouping together the four countries we visited in the Balkan region: Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. All of these happen to be members of the former Yugoslavia. Also, I like the alliteration of saying “Our Balkan Budget” 🙂 With the exceptions of the touristy areas of Croatia, all of these countries were really […]
Pleasantly Surprised by Split
After leaving the cruise ship-chaos of Dubrovnik, I was pleasantly surprised by its neighbor to the north, Split. Split has a lot of things going for it: a waterfront promenade, beaches along the Adriatic shoreline, a green market, trendy restaurants and wine bars, and fantastic Roman ruins. Even though Split has its fair share of […]
Dodging Tourists in Dubrovnik
Our arrival in Dubrovnik was a sharp contrast to the five peaceful days we had just spent in Montenegro. As we got closer to the old town, we were swept up by the stream of tourists speaking a cornucopia of different languages trying to squeeze through the Pile Gate. Very few of these voices were […]
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay of Kotor
Hooked on driving after our Macedonia road trip, Chris insisted on us getting a car in Montenegro, which is famed to have some of the most beautiful drives in all of Europe. Our destination after Montenegro was actually on the way, so we decided to do a round-trip car rental from the Dubrovnik Airport. We […]
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