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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...

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The Best Place You’ve Never Heard Of

You’ve probably never heard of Papigo, Greece. Don’t worry. It’s far off the beaten path of Greek tourism. We had never heard of it either. Like many of the best things in life, we stumbled upon it,...

Best European Christmas Markets: Bratislava

Best European Christmas Markets

There is nothing that puts me in the mood for the holidays more than European Christmas markets. They have been held in cities and villages around Europe for over four hundred years, and are the perfect antidote to a...

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The Pelicans of Prespes National Park

No one told us about the pelicans in Prespes National Park. I mean, if my Greek village was full of tame pelicans I might keep it to myself, too. But we had to find out about the pelicans the hard way. As we took a...

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On the Shores of Lake Ohrid

After a few weeks of exploring the capital cities of the Balkans (Sarajevo, Belgrade, Skopje), we were about ready for a break. Not that any of these cities is overwhelming or crammed to the brim with people, but a...

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...