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Balkans Road Trip: Budget and Resources

We’ve been so touched by the outpouring of support and interest that we’ve received about our road trip through the Balkans. It was an adventure like no other, and we’re still basking in the glow of it all. But...

Europe Road Trip: Hitting the road for nine weeks

Our Europe Road Trip, By the Numbers

Our Europe road trip adventure is officially over. Nine weeks felt epic, but also flew by. Life is like that. The afternoon we returned our faithful Peugeot to the Nice Airport, it was warm again. The chill that hung...

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The Death of Yugoslavia

I’ve learned more about the rise and fall of Yugoslavia in the past month than in any of my European history classes in school. Our history lesson was most visually impactful in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina,...

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Autumn Arrives in Sarajevo

We were in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina when fall arrived. It wasn’t gradual. One day it was hot, all sunscreen and tank tops and flip flops. The next day, we were buried under throw blankets and digging...

Mostar sniper tower: view from the 7th floor

How We Broke Into the Former Mostar Sniper Tower

Near the Old Town of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina, lies a concrete shell of a building. Today, it is completely abandoned, with no sign that it was once a thriving, modern, Croat bank, with a shiny glass facade...