Destinations
6 August 2014 – Saranda, Albania
Albanian coastline continues to amaze us. These gorgeous views are from the Saranda castle restaurant – aka Kalaja e Lëkurësi. I am not sure I’ve seen anything like this ever before — simply stunning. Oh, and happy birthday Diton and Christina!
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5 August 2014 – Borsh, Albania
The gorgeousness of Borsh beach in Albania is really, really hard to portray. You can watch all the videos you like, stare at your pictures — its not quite that. It is unreal. Highly recommend making this Ionian Sea destination a priority.
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4 August 2014 – Berat, Albania
A very scenic view of an old Albanian town of Berat, situated on the river Osum. This video is shot from 13th century Berat castle, which was a fascinating place to visit.
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3 August 2014 – Tirana, Albania
Our first day in Albania — the arrival was kind of tough as we just stepped off an 8 hour bus ride. First look at the capital, Tirana, through those lens 😉
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2 August 2014 – Skopje, Macedonia
Whistle blow tour of the Balkans continues with a one day stop in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Downtown is quite fascinating, if controversial. Apparently the current government has recently embarked on a nation building campaign by populating the main town areas with statues of ‘national’ heroes – resulting in a bit of an amusement park […]
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1 August 2014 – Belgrade, Serbia
A walk around downtown Belgrade – a pretty church, an awesome guide, and plenty of sunshine – what more could you ask for?! Day 2 of the Balkans tour wraps up our time in Serbia.
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31 July 2014 – Belgrade, Serbia
Our first day exploring the Balkans. We are in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade — check out the statue of the victor, the confluence of Danube and Sava Rivers, and an old Belgrade fortress. Pretty neat stuff.
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Month 11 Roundup
stats Days on the road: 335Number of beds: 9Countries visited: Georgia, RussiaPostcards sent: 0 Thoughts Last month has been very different from the previous ten: we are finally on familiar territory – food, language, architecture, people, culture. All of it we’ve known since early childhood, and all of it part of that nebulous mass of smells, […]
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30 July 2014 – Budapest, Hungary
Will you look at this duck?! Most delicious meal at Kispiac Bizstro in Budapest – we rarely do this, but we ate there twice. Ridiculously delicious. As is all the food we’ve tried in Hungary. If you have no other reasons to come to this beautiful city — do it for the food. Do it […]
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29 July 2014 – Budapest, Hungary
A stroll by the parliament of Hungary, hands down the most beautiful political building we’ve seen. They have gilded personal cigarette holders inside! Fancy. Also, watch on for some other monuments that basically represent a snapshot of Eastern Europe today )
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28 July 2014 – Budapest, Hungary
Check out our friend’s sweet apartment in Budapest. The view is of the Great Synagogue – the largest one in Europe and second largest in the world! Nice spot for an alfresco lunch, eh? We were very lucky to hang here for a week! Thank you again )
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27 July 2014 – Esztergom, Hungary
Hanging out in Esztergom, Hungary — enjoying the views over to Slovakia and a visiting the Esztergom Basilica, the center of Catholicism in Hungary.
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