Waiting to board at Birmingham
May 13, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Budapest arrival.
May 13, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
We have arrived at our first destination and will post some proper pictures tomorrow
First full day in Budapest
May 14, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
What a busy day! We did a 2.5 hour Pest walking tour which took in many of the sights of this part of Budapest. It included St Stephen's Basílica, Prime Minister and President's residence, theRead more
2nd Full Day Budapest
May 15, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Well what an interesting day...
Highlight was going to the thermal spa.
Had a lovely hour cruise on the Danube. Then we got very lost following the Budapest Go app. We are staying in the 7th districtRead more
3rd Full Day in Budapest
May 16, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We stayed an extra night as we hadn't seen the Buda side of the city. It was very worthwhile. Buda Castle area is beautiful. Where the Pest side of the city is flat, Buda is very hilly. We came backRead more
Keszthely, Lake Balaton
May 17, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We left the apartment at Budapest at 9.50 am this morning to catch the 10.40 train to Keszthely. It had poured with rain overnight and there was just a little drizzle in the air. The selfie picture isRead more
Keszthely Lake Balaton 2nd Day
May 18, 2024 in Hungary ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We went to Lake Heviz today. Lake Heviz is a thermal lake and the water was around 23 degrees and the air temperature was similar. It was very relaxing, although Pete says the swimming with a floatRead more
First day in Slovenia
May 19, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
So we have arrived in a 'city' called Maribor in Slovenia. We haven't travelled too far in distance but it took a long time to get here. Some of the views travelling were really picturesque ....greenRead more
2nd Day in Slovenia
May 20, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We slept well last night and had a quieter day today, it seems there is an Irish bar in every part of the world ...we tried the one in this town out and had a tasty omelette (admittedly notRead more
Day 1 Zagreb, Croatia
May 21, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We travelled from Maribor to Zagreb on a very comfortable Flixbus. The journey is quite short around 2 hours and despite the weather the scenery was gorgeous, , mountainous with lots of green trees .Read more
Second Day Zagreb
May 22, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Yesterday when we arrived I thought we might be disappointed with Zagreb. The area around the bus station was rather run down and not too nice (bit like Northampton Bus Station). However, today whenRead more
Split, Croatia
May 23, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Longish bus journey down ro Split from Zagreb. The scenery was beautiful for most of the journey. We found our apartment after a little while and are very central to the Old Town.
2nd Day in Split Croatia
May 24, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We planned a quieter day today, and went to the beach as the weather forecast was good. The sea is a beautiful colour and the water on the first part of the beach was very shallow and warm. I venturedRead more
Day 3 in Split
May 25, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Another day in Split. We spent the morning exploring the market and then the Roman walled city which is really beautiful. We returned home for lunch and a little break from walking. In the afternoonRead more
Day 4 Split
May 26, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We awoke to rain and had a lazy start to the day just reading and researching our next leg of the journey which starts tomorrow. Later, we walked around the Old City again but found some areas weRead more
Day 1 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 27, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We arrived in Mostar around 12.30 it is a beautiful town. We had a lovely lunch by the river and then arrived back at our air bnb with thunder and lightning but just before the deluge of rain. WillRead more
Day 2 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 28, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We had a lovely wander around the Old Town, some lunch and then a trip on the river. Mostar was very busy with lots of tourists today. Bullet holes in the walls are a poignant reminder of BosnianRead more
Last day Mostar and arrival in Sarajevo
May 29, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Not for the faint hearted but we went to visit the Museum of Holocaust and Genocide in Mostar. As you might expect it was harrowing and such recent history. I couldn't help but relate it to the timeRead more
Exploring Sarajevo
May 30, 2024 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A lovely day in Sarajevo, the weather was much better than forecast and remained dry and pleasantly warm all day. We got up early and went to see the Latin Bridge where Archduke Franz Ferdinand andRead more
Sarajevo and whistle stop Croatia
May 31, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
So we decided the best option for our onward journey due to transport limitations was to travel to another part of Croatia. The journey took longer than stated with border crossing etc a total ofRead more
Full day in Lapad Dubrovnik
June 1, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
A lovely lazy day... we had a beautiful walk along the coast and went to the supermarket to buy some supplies. It was cloudy but warm. The photo of the menu is a pricey restaurant near the beach....IRead more
NEW COUNTRY
June 2, 2024 in Montenegro ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We have arrived in Kotor, Montenegro. We had to stop and exit the bus with passports leaving Croatia and then again about a mile down the road to enter Montenegro (who owns the bit in between?) TheRead more
Day 2 Montenegro
June 3, 2024 in Montenegro ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
There was a thunder storm and rain overnight with the rain persisting into the morning but it has been warm. We decided to get our raincoats on and explore the Old Town walking along the walls. TheRead more
Day 3 Kotor
June 4, 2024 in Montenegro ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
What a fantastic day! Today was a 'blow the budget' day. We went on an amazing speedboat trip. The trip was 3 hours long and gave us a lengthy trip across the bay,. It went to the submarine port (anRead more
Meandering along the coast of Montenegro
June 5, 2024 in Montenegro ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We took a short bus ride from Kotor to Budva. Budva is a much bigger town but has a nice feel to it. We have a lovely little studio apartment....up quite a lot of steps but with a wonderful terraceRead more










































































































































































































































































































