The Spomeniks of the ex-Yugoslavia
The Spomeniks of the ex-Yugoslavia This post was contributed by Siobhan McMahon. She and her husband are full-time travellers currently discovering the Balkans. Siobhan is a professional writer so if …
Prague or Budapest – which to visit?
Updated November 5, 2022. It was time to update this post. I first compared Prague and Budapest in 2015. At that time we had spent a total of 3 months in Prague, a total of 2 months in Budapest. Since …
Why “Feel good” quotes represent everything that’s wrong with the world.
Feel Good Quotes Originally posted June 2015 Uck. I hate feel good quotes. Hate is a pretty strong word. I was reminded of how intense my feelings are towards them when we stayed in an Airbnb …
Castles and Fortresses that you may have never heard of
Over the last 10 years of travel we’ve seen a lot of castles and fortresses. Some are famous, like Germany’s Neushwanstein Castle and Romania’s Bran Castle (both overrated castles in my opinion). But …
Split or Dubrovnik?
Split or Dubrovnik? I had this dilemma many years ago before I knew Croatia. It was 2015 and we wanted to spend a month in Croatia and didn’t know where to base ourselves. We ended up choosing Split …
THE thing to do in Vis (Croatia)
Back in 2017 we lived in Croatia. We had a lot of things going on that year between work, moving to Split, and getting residency papers in order. Lissette was burned out and announced that she needed …
Expat Life: Comparing Spain VS Croatia
Back in 2017 -2018 we lived a total of 14 months in Croatia. Right now, as of April 2022, we’ve lived 18 months in Spain. I figured it would be a good time to write about our comparative experiences …
12 Places you have to See in Albania
Albania is the one Balkan country we haven’t visited. But it’s at the top of our wish list. I asked Manon from Albania Tour Guide to share her knowledge of the country. Have a look …
A Visual Tour of Lviv, Ukraine (Video)
I’ve previously mentioned that Lviv has our vote as the most underrated city in Europe. We first visited the city in 2018. We stayed a month that time. We loved it so much that we came back in 2019 …