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June 30, 2022: Travemünde, Niendorf, Timmendorfer Strand J. The Baltic Sea has a bad reputation. It is said to be cold, flat, waveless, and boring. But that's not true at all....

June 12 - 29, 2022: Twistringen, Hanover, Lüneburg J. We spent the time around Midsummer Night in northern Germany and enjoyed the long days and short nights. You don't have...

June 7th - 8th, 2022: Balaton: Siófok, Tihany, Szigliget I had heard a lot about Lake Balaton, also known as the Hungarian Sea. When I thought of Lake Balaton, I imagined...

June 06, 2022: Szeged, Pécs J. The entry into the EU took longer than all previous border crossings combined. But after all, we are entering 27 countries at the same time, so...

June 4th - 5th, 2022: Mitrovica, Karlovci, Novi Sad J. On our journey north through Serbia, it was incredibly hot. Despite having the windows open and the ventilation on the...

The only bear we saw on our hike.

June 1-2, 2022: Curevac, Durmitor National Park J. On the way from Biogradska Gora National Park to Durmitor National Park, we drove along the very impressive Tara Canyon....

May 31, 2022: Rožaje, Mojkovac, Biogradska National Park F. Kosovo and Montenegro have two border crossings, of which currently (since 1999) only one is open. The...

May 30, 2022: Rugova Mountains Before crossing another national border, we want everyone to write a conclusion about Kosovo. We wrote it independently of each other, without...

May 27-30, 2022: Mirusha Waterfall, Peja, Rugova Mountains J. We had to process all the impressions of the last two days and spent a whole day at the Mirusha Waterfalls. They...

May 25 - 26, 2022: Skënderaj, Berim F. The following blog entry is about one of our most beautiful and best experiences of our entire European tour. I could probably write a...

May 24-25, 2022: Prishtina, Mitrovica F. Prishtina is the youngest capital in Europe. The city is moderately large with its 150,000 inhabitants, and so after about 4 hours we...

Old town of Prizren

May 21, 2022: Morina Before crossing another border, we want to write a conclusion about Albania. We wrote it independently of each other, without knowing the content of the...

May 19-21, 2022: Koman, Valbona. The actual highlight of Albania - at least according to the opinion of many travelers we met - is a boat trip on Lake Koman and a subsequent...

May 17-18, 2022: Shkodra, Shëngjin J. We spent two days at Shëngjin beach. This place is known for attracting many people from Kosovo for their vacation, as it is the...

May 16, 2022: Krujë, Patok F. In Krujë stands the castle, from which the national hero Skanderbeg was able to hold back the advancing Ottomans for over 30 years. Only after...

May 13-15, 2022: Tirana F. In Tirana, the traffic is completely chaotic and we should better avoid this city - many travelers told us. But we still drove in because we also...

May 13, 2022: Elbasan J. The Market of Elbasan has been recommended to us several times on our trip through Albania. We had read in a guidebook and a blog that it should be...

May 12, 2022: Berat, Kuçova, Belsh F. Berat, the city of a thousand windows, which was officially appointed a museum city in 1961 and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site...

10-11 May 2022: Zvërnec, Vlora, Apollonia F. The region near Zvërnec was recommended to us by two French people. It was their favorite place in all of Albania. They certainly...

May 7-9, 2022: Livadhit Beach, Jale Beach, Gjipe Beach, Dhermi Beach, Drimadhe Beach J. The coast between Saranda and Vlora is known for its beauty and is often called the...

May 6, 2022: Porto Palermo Castle J. Actually, we didn't want to enter Porto Palermo Castle. Actually, we just wanted to walk around the castle on the peninsula in a bay, but...

May 4-5, 2022: Butrinti, Saranda, Bunecit Beach F. In the evening, we went to the Albanian coast. Since camping is allowed almost everywhere in Albania, we wanted to stay...

May 2-3, 2022: Gjirokastra, Blue Eye F. When we arrived in Gjirokastra, it was still raining, and so the phrase from one of our travel guides fit like a glove: Albania's...

April 30 - May 1, 2022: Korça, Pëmet When leaving a foreign country within the EU, crossing the border is always something exciting for me. Depending on the country, border...

April 29, 2022: Kastoria Before crossing another border, we want everyone to write a conclusion about Greece. Each of us wrote our own conclusion without knowing what the...

April 28, 2022: Kastoria Several Greeks recommended Kastoria, a city in Northern Greece, as one of the most beautiful cities in Macedonia. It is located directly on or in a...

April 26-27, 2022: Monodendri, Vikos J. The Vikos Gorge in northern Greece is the deepest gorge in the world in relation to its width and even made it into the Guinness Book...

April 23-25, 2022: Meteora, Kastraki, Kalambaka F. Before I write about our spectacular visit to the Meteora Monasteries, I still have to say something about Orthodox Easter....