Into Albania
16–18 июн., Албания ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We travelled by private car from Meteora, Greece to Tirana, Albania, today. This saved us the time & hassle of backtracking all the way back to Athens (by bus) & flying from there to Tirana. WeЧитать далее
Theth
18–19 июн., Албания ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We caught the bus out to the airport to pick up our hire car. We are going on an eleven day road trip.
Our first stop is Theth, a picturesque spot in the Accursed Mountains (Albanian Alps). If youЧитать далее
Koman to Valbona
19–21 июн., Албания ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We had driven to Koman to catch a ferry along Lake Komani the next morning. On the way to Koman we took a small detour to see the Ottoman-era Mesi Bridge. Much of the road to Koman was newlyЧитать далее
Arabian NightsYes, chaotic but we didn’t take the big public ferry. Beautiful scenery. I see another huge protest in Tirana at the weekend!
Kosova
22 июня, Косово ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Our route from the east side of the Albanian Alps to northern Montenegro took us through Kosovo. At the border crossing the Albanian booth was unattended and the Kosovan official just waved usЧитать далее
ПутешественникIt's an indication of just how tenuous the current setup is.
Zabljak, Durmitor NP
22–23 июн., Черногория ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Once we had crossed into Montenegro we stopped for lunch at a restaurant in the mountains, then continued to Zabljak, the main town in the Durmitor National Park area. The next morning we went out toЧитать далее
Tara River Rafting
23–24 июн., Босния и Герцеговина ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We didn't really know where the Waterfall Rafting Centre was, but as you drive north along the Piva River canyon you can't miss the sign on the road, so we turned off the road down a rough stonyЧитать далее
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What a fantastic experience in such beautiful surrounds. You two are legends.
ПутешественникThank you my dear. I'd highly recommend it if the opportunity arises.
Kotor Montenegro
25–29 июн., Черногория ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
A four day stop to recuperate and have a look at Old Town Kotor and surrounds.
Arabian NightsFantastic! We loved Kotor. That picture looking down on the square - we stayed in a place just there - looking down.
Joanne Horan
Just looks beautiful guys and doesn’t look too crowded at all❤️❤️
ПутешественникNo, it was great first thing in the morning. We made sure we were inside the Old Town by 7am.
Back to Albania
28 июня, Албания ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
After a few restful days in our apartment near Kotor we are on our way to Budapest. Today we drove to a hotel near Tirana International (Mother Teresa) Airport. In the morning we fly to Budapest. TheЧитать далее
Budapest Part 1
29–30 июн., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
Our flight from Tirana to Budapest was memorable only for its queues and crushes. Tirana, even at 6.30am, was crowded and chaotic - a disorganised crush for an hour at the Ryanair bag drop plus normalЧитать далее
ПутешественникWhere you are staying looks exactly like where we rented an apartment
Arabian NightsGet your climbing legs ready 4 ‘Buda’! great pikkies!! Gellert baths are great too!
ПутешественникMade great use of the free for over 65's public transport, Pam
Budapest Part 2
1–3 июл., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Another very warm day and another early start . We headed, via free for senior citizens, public transport, to Holy Trinity Square, probably the prime spot in Budapest. The 13th cent, Catholic ChurchЧитать далее
ПутешественникThe tourist areas are clean. Overall, the city isn't too bad but there's a certain level of homelessness with all that that entails. Certainly a big step up from Athens and the Balkan cities.
Budapest to Vác
3 июля, Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We had picked our rental bikes up the previous day so we could get an early start, although thankfully the heatwave has passed. Quite good quality KTM touring bikes, but heavy. We got an eBike forЧитать далее
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They gave us a very basic setup. No handlebar or rack bags, no Speedo or phone holder. Only place that would transport our bags to Vienna.
Vác to Esztergom
4 июля, Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After the best scrambled eggs, almost ever, we hit the road. A good ride today along the Danube and through the Danube bend. Our ride took us into Slovakia and back out again before we arrived inЧитать далее
ПутешественникMine does but not Pat's. But I'm not sure how I feel about ebikes yet. It weighs 40kg loaded& i have to be very careful moving or manoeuvring it. Because we're into a headwind occasionally I can provide a draft for Pat.
Esztergom
4–5 июл., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A very picturesque town with a really really big Basilica on top of a hill. The pictures speak for themselves but the history and resulting old buildings are quite amazing in these relatively smallЧитать далее
Esztergom to Komarno
5 июля, Словакия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
As we travel closer to Vienna, the path seems to become safer and better, but today, it included a 20km section on a busy road. Although not a unanimous decision, we took a train for the exact sectionЧитать далее
ПутешественникWe've been amazed at the amount of beautiful old buildings all these small cities/ towns have. Places you've never heard of are absolutely beautiful.
Komarno to Gyor
6–7 июл., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Good ride to Gyor.
Had a liovely catch up coffee with Irish couple half way along the path
What can one say when every little city/town exceeds expectations. Gyor is gorgeous.
ПутешественникThe weather has been good, except for riding into the wind
Gyor to Bratislava
7 июля, Словакия ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
Although the largely rural path was good and the fields of sunflowers pretty, it was a tough 76km into a hot headwind.
Our apartment in Bratislava is right in the centre of town. As is common in theЧитать далее
Arabian NightsOh how amazing … you could hve done without that drama for sure! V lucky!!
Bratislava to Vienna
9 июля, Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
After another long ride into a very strong headwind, we finished our ride from Budapest to Vienna at around 2pm and handed the bikes in to the hire company, which is in Innere Stadt, very close to ourЧитать далее
Strbske Pleso
11–15 июл., Словакия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We had a few days to spare before we head home, so we decided to go to the High Tatras in northern Slovakia for four nights. About a five hour train journey from Vienna, including the last 5km on aЧитать далее
John EslerThanks Pat & Tracey, we have really enjoyed the blog and beautiful photos.
Pat EslerThanks John. It's good for us to keep a travel blog too. Especially sorting through the (too many) photos and picking favorites straight away.
Flughafen Wien
15–16 июл., Австрия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Trains seem to be regularly running late, perhaps it's the heat. We only had five minutes to make our connection in Bratislava, which was always unlikely. The Strba to Brat train was about 15 minutesЧитать далее
Joanne HoranI am waiting to see the “sprint “ as a potential Olympic sport. Sounds as though you had the weight handicap, Trace, with the suitcase?😂❤️
ПутешественникThere were bonus points available for the "platform spreadeagle" manoeuvre but none of the competitors were up for it.
Pat EslerI had my heavier suitcase, backpack and Tracey's wheelie carry-on.
Sabiha Gökçen Airport İstanbul
16–17 июл., Турция ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Our Ajet flight was an hour late leaving Vienna, with a plane full of people just waiting at the gate with no information provided.
The path through SAW airport was quick and painless and we beat ourЧитать далее
Pat EslerWednesday 22nd. Because of flight changes and cancellations we have three nights in KL.
Kuala Lumpur
18–21 июл., Малайзия ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Melbourne
21 июля, Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Arabian NightsYes the Bunk’Art 2 is incredible - really did my head in!
ПутешественникYes it's a reminder just how recent the horror was.
Arabian NightsNietzsche: “If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you”.
Путешественник🥲