May 19
Skopje, Macedonia (pronounced Scope – E – ah) is a real gem that isn’t widely discovered by many tourists like other Eastern European capitals. It’s a charming city with great culture (incredibly cheap ballet, symphony, and opera!) and architecture. The best day trip from Skopje is a day trip to Matka Canyon. It’s surprisingly close …
Feb 07
Kosovo is the newest country in Europe and there are lots of great sites packed into this little country. If you have limited time, you can do the best things to do in Kosovo in this 3-Day Kosovo Itinerary, which includes a 48-hour car rental. This is a Kosovo Travel Blog of what I was able …
Jul 30
The 2016 edition of Indonesia Lonely Planet says of Nusa Penida: “Largely overlooked by tourists, Nusa Penida awaits discovery. It’s an untrammeled place that answers the question: what would Bali be like if tourists never came?”. Well, that was the wording in the previous editions and it makes me seriously wonder if LP skipped visiting …
Jun 20
There are no direct flights from Kupang to Dili, even though they are the capitals and largest islands on the two halves of Timor Island, West Timor (Indonesia) and Timor Leste (formerly “East Timor”). Possibly the best way to go from Kupang to Dili is to take the Kupang to Dili Bus, or shuttle bus …
Mar 18
Thurs, Oct 3, 2013 We had an 8:00 departure from Golmud. I had 3 really sour kiwi fruits for breakfast as we left town. The first couple hours of driving were the least interesting of the trip – flat, dry sand and rock with an occasional salt lake. Later, things got more interesting – we …
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