It’s Harvest Festival time in Riga!
Latvia might be an hour ahead, but that’s no excuse for not even waking up until 9.45am this morning! Nige was in a tizz to start with (something about ‘wasting […]
Category Archives: Departure Lounge
Latvia Calling
Why do all of Ryanair’s flights leave at 7am? Could I really have felt weary over the thought of setting the alarm for 4.30am again last night so soon after […]
Riga Riga Riga Riga (ah-ahhhh ah ah ah ahhhh)
So, long weekend coming up in September…. So, where are Ryanair flying for next to nothing at the moment… So, it looks like Riga. Apparently, it’s the new Prague for […]
Zadar
The day started just like yesterday. The journey is beginning to feel a little like Groundhog Day. Go to sleep, get up, pack, walk to bus station, buy ticket, sit […]
Split
Leaving Dubrovnik was a little sad. It had been the longest time we have stayed in a place on this trip, and been home for four whole nights. However, aeroplanes […]
Bosnia & Herzegovena
‘You’re going where?‘ someone had said to me before we set off. ‘Why would anyone want to go to Bosnia?’ they continued… well, why not? Mostar is about an hour […]
Dubrovnik
How lovely waking up this morning knowing that we’re not doing anything or going anywhere for the next couple of days. I can’t get over just how beautiful Dubrovnik is, […]
Albania – a long day
Having arrived in Dubrovnik just yesterday by bus from Montenegro, we were about to leave it for Albania through the port by catamaran. We had to meet the bus outside […]
How Fresh* are Your Sheets?
The hostel in Dubrovnik is FAB! Fresh* Sheets ROCKS! The town is another walled city and this time, the hostel is right inside – in the small residential area on […]
Marvellous Montenegro
The hostel in Kotor is costing just €30. For both of us, in a private room. It’s the cheapest of the trip, and is in an annex of someone’s house; […]
Belgrade for a Day
Just 24 little hours in Belgrade. Rubbish planning. We took one of those City Bus Tour things – you know the ones – bright red bus without a lid, ear […]
Serbian Nights
So, Serbia. We flew out of Ljubljana in the evening on the world’s smallest aircraft (I’m sure future travels will prove that this isn’t really so, but it sure felt […]
Ljubljana and Bled – ‘I FEEL sLOVEnia’
Small but beautiful. This was my first impression the first night in Ljubljana. It was busy, but not completely packed – so busy enough to provide a great atmosphere, but […]
Balkans Odyssey Begins! Germany to Venice, to Austria, to Slovenia
OK, so who knew there were two 4 o’clocks in the day?! It came as a shock to me I can tell you! But… the reason for the rude awakening […]
Bavaria
A week with the girls in Bavaria – what could be better? I love the mountains. I love them in the winter, and I love them even more in the […]
Two Nomadic Brits 