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From Pompei, we continue our journey to our final stop: the Amalfi Coast. We want to explore it from Salerno. Salerno is a port city on the Gulf of Salerno and has been a...

We were recommended by several people to visit Mount Vesuvius as it is so close to Naples and Pompeii. So, we buy tickets for the National Park entrance (just under €10) and...

We wake up to the atmosphere of the big city and start with a delicious breakfast that we get at our accommodation. It includes a basket of Biscotti, Zwieback, jam, and Nutella....

Castle of Gallipoli

We sleep incredibly well at Casa Yasmin. A cold shower in the morning feels really good after the long ferry rides. Rested, refreshed, and full of joy that Yasmin has one more...

Already during the approach to Bari we can see how big this city is. With just under 330,000 inhabitants, it is the capital of the region of Apulia and an important port and...

The strong wind causes rough seas during the journey, so we arrive in Aegiali over an hour late. Amorgos is the easternmost island of the Cyclades and has about 2,000...

We arrive at the bustling port city of Naxos Chora around midnight. We walk along the long promenade and around us is pure life. Restaurants line up with bars, ice cream...

As we mentioned in the post about Athens, the decision to go to Syros was rather accidental. Luckily! As soon as we arrive, we notice the beautiful houses. This is going to be...

We take a train from Litochoro to Larissa at 9:17 am, where we want to catch the train to Athens. We have about 40 minutes to change trains - actually perfect because we still...

Finally the time has come - the biggest hike of our trip is about to begin. However, since we don't have proper hiking backpacks with us, we ask in the village if we can borrow...

With the first possible train, we leave Skopje at 6:23 am heading towards Gevgelija. We are still quite tired and doze off most of the time. A bit of a shame, as we can't enjoy...

The bus takes us first on a short stretch of motorway, then on winding mountain roads to Ohrid. The journey costs around €11, and let me say this upfront: it's definitely worth...

Arriving in Sofia, we still have a few hours until the bus to Skopje departs. 20 minutes before departure, we arrive at the office, from where a taxi is supposed to take us to...

Well, who would have thought? Instead of the planned 10 countries, there were 11 and even a whole new continent added! The journey was surprisingly fast and uncomplicated. We...

But now we are really going to the capital of Bulgaria: Sofia. We spent quite a while researching how to plan our stay in Sofia. We definitely want to climb Mt. Vitosha, but...

After the beautiful days at the Black Sea, we head back inland to Bulgaria. Based on recommendations from a good friend of Veronika's and a few Swiss people, we don't go...

After strengthening ourselves with Covrig filled with chocolate or raisins, we board the train towards Ruse on the Bulgarian border. The connection seems to be not as easy as...

After just one day in Braşov, we continue our journey to Bucharest in the evening. The distance from the train station to the hostel is quite far, so we immediately notice in...

Hiking trail to the waterfall

Siebenbürgen Transsylvanien erstreckt sich vom Zentrum Rumäniens in den Nord-Westen. Die Karpaten trennen dieses Gebiet vom Rest des Landes. Lange Zeit wurde das Gebiet von...

Despite comfortable beds in the night train, it was a short night as we stood at both borders during the night and the train was very loud. Consequently, we arrived very tired...

Our bus journey takes us through mountainous landscapes until we finally get our first stamps in our passports at the border with Montenegro (yes, from Bosnia and Herzegovina we...

Quite early we have to leave our hostel (again) to catch the bus at 8 o'clock at the bus station. On the journey we pass three borders (Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina)...

So, we're already at the end of our time in Sarajevo, but we still owe you a post about our last stop - Dubrovnik. Actually, we had decided against Dubrovnik in advance because...

In the past few days, we have experienced so much that we haven't had time to update the entries - sorry for that ;)From Zagreb, we took a train that zigzagged across Croatia to...

Von Ljubljana aus ging es dann nachmittags mit dem Zug nach Zagreb (Hauptstadt Kroatiens). Für einen Hauptstadt-Bahnhof kam uns der in Ljubljana ganz schön klein vor. Viele...

Because the Plitvice Lakes were so beautiful, and we have some free time, we would like to dedicate a separate post to them.The day started early, as we had rented a car at 8 am...

After much planning and waiting, we were finally able to start on Monday morning! InterRail, here we come! We left at 7 in the morning and boarded the first train that would...

Traveling through Eastern Europe by train and bus