Cork can be a wonderful place to either start or finish a tour of Ireland. It’s the most noteworthy city near the southern tip of the country, and thus marks a nice start or end point on a road trip that can take you through some of the region’s most beautiful and interesting areas. Alongside…
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Ljubljana, Slovenia – Brief Adventure of a Globetrotter
I took the coach from Venezia Tronchetto, coaches leave Venice in the afternoon via Trieste and reaches Ljubljana at night. As soon as I got to the city, I looked for my hostel and checked in for a good night sleep. Ljubljana has amazing hostels with reasonable prices. For instance, the hostel where I stayed…
A Quick Trip To Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
From Budva, Montenegro, there are direct international buses to Mostar. I chose to take a night bus that didn’t cross the Croatian border since I didn’t have a Schengen Visa at that time. The trip took roughly 6 hours for 25 euros. Cautious about the trip and at the same time trying to get some…
Day 2: Backpacking Kiev, Ukraine
The next day, I continued what I started the day prior. My itinerary was full since I had a flight to catch evening of the same day. I walked back the same street going to the Golden City Gate and turned right towards the National Opera House. Pleased that the Opera House and Tsveto-muzykalnyy Fontan…
Zagreb, Croatia in Less Than 24 Hours
Zagreb is only 145 km from Ljubljana and the cost of getting there is not so expensive. Croatia has many places to visit such as Dubrovnik or Zadar which are mostly located in the Dalmatian coast of the country. When I got to the city, it was already dark. From the coach station, I…
Day 1 – Walking Tour: Budapest, Hungary
This old city is the capital of Hungary. Until 1873, Buda and Pest were two individual cities separated by the Danube River. Since the merge, Budapest is the biggest city in the country and one of the biggest in Europe with a population of 3.3 million. Upon arrival in the city by plane, take a…
Travel Guide Europe: Skopje, Macedonia
Skopje is the starting city of my 9-day Great Balkan Tour. During my 9-day trip, I visited 7 cities from 5 Balkan countries. You can read about this trip through this blog city by city. My flight arrived at Skopje Alexander the Great Airport in the morning. At the airport, Alexander the Great welcome visitors…
Travel Guide: Budva, Montenegro
Budva is the most famous city of Montenegro. It is located on the Adriatic coast between high mountains and old pine trees. Budva is roughly 5 hours from the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica by bus. There are many direct flights from most of the European cities. It has its own airport and during summer, frequent flights ease…
Travel Guide: Istanbul, Turkey
Arrival Istanbul has two international airports. The old Istanbul Ataturk International Airport is the main airport in terms of international travels. It is located at the European side of Istanbul. The newer Sabiha Gokcen (named after the First Turkish Woman pilot, also an adopted daughter of Ataturk) is located in the Anatolian side of the city….
My Little Backpack Adventures 