Best towns

I still remember the first time I visited Dresden earlier in the year. I was surprised and amazed by the grandness of the city. The spring bloom hadn‘t started yet and the trees were still bare. It was at the end of my first roadtrip…

Leaving Hamburg behind I went up north towards the Danish border. I thought it would be nice to drive through Denmark rather than catching the ferry from Kiel to Copenhagen. I will be crossing the ocean with a ferry pretty soon (Sweden to Baltic here I come), so…

I have found myself in Dracula’s homeland, in the middle of the historic region of Transylvania and the pretty towns in Romania. It is such a beautiful area. It started with Brasov already and the country just got prettier and prettier. From Sighisoara to the Dracula Bran…

When I started this Europe trip one month ago, I had little intention of going to Greece, let alone the capital Athens. But here I am. I had amazing 24 hours in Athens City, although many have told me to avoid it. Yes, it is…

Driving in Albania was certainly an experience. On the map it was the way to get from Montenegro to Greece, where the sun was shining. Otherwise it would have been a 4 country detour, through mountain roads and stormy weather. Albania, as a country, was…

I am off to Montenegro. Originally the plan was to stay in Montenegro for approx. 4 days, drive through the country and hike the beautiful mountains. However the weather had a different idea so I had 24 hours in Montenegro only. However, Kotor and Stari…

What a day! I have just been to Mostar and Stari Most in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It was definitely an experience. But is Mostar safe? I grew up in Germany being aware of the war time 1992-1995 and so Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was…

The Dalmatian Coast I am finally back at the coast again, and after the Istrian Peninsula, it is the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. After a nice enough walk around the Plitvice Lakes (read here), as well as crossing the mountains, I was glad to be…

I keep forgetting that everything is so close here in Europe. After living in Australia for so long (everything is further apart there) it makes it so easy to travel from Country to Country. Croatia was a great example of just basing myself in one…