First time in South America? You feta believe it. I’ve been consuming a lot of cheese lately, sorry/ not sorry. I met my cousin in Lima, Peru to begin our epic adventure. Our route: arrival in Lima A rough 12h and 30 minutes later about mid-afternoon, I arrived in Lima from Amsterdam. I exchanged my […]
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10 out of 10 would recommend hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (known as machu eat-chu up to some), keep in mind it isn’t something you can just roll out of bed and put on pants for. It requires a little more prep than that. when to book My cousin and I were planning
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It was my first Oktoberfest (I know, right? I’m just as shocked)- I went from September 28-October 1 2023. It’s right up my alley- German drinking, hearty German food, traditional German attire. Delightful. I went to Munich with a couple of beauties, who happen to both speak German- one of which was a frequent flyer
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After a month of having a grand time travelling Europe, the question on everyone’s mind is is it worth getting an Interrail/ Eurail pass? Yes, but not if you’re planning to go to Eastern Europe: Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, Serbia etc. you will not get any value for the pass here. There are either no trains
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Italy really puts the rail in Eurail. so that’s why I decided to take a ferry from Durres, Albania to Bari, Italy- so I could use my train pass. From Bari, I headed north to Rimini. How did I end up in the relaxed seaside town of Rimini for 4 nights? Bit of background info,
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arriving in Bari from Durres, Albania I thought Bari would be a bit icky because it has a massive ferry port situation going on, but it still has a little somethin, somethin. On the web (do people still say that?)– I’ll answer for you, no– you’ll see there is a street (Arco Basso) where adorable
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My Albania route: The day before I left Gjirokaster, I walked into a shop that could have been an information center or someone’s house. There was a woman sitting so I asked her if there was a direct bus to Durres, she got up and looked at some papers adorning the walls that seemed to
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Just like my sugary, bus-station lemon tea, Gjirokaster is steep. I got dropped off on the side of the main, flat road. This is where you will find a Lidl, a Credins Bank atm that doesn’t charge fees and good restaurants with decent prices. Once you begin scaling the mountain to your accommodation (assuming you’re
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For 500 lek cash you can catch the bus from Tirana to Berat. I left at 10:45, arriving at the Berat bus station at 12:55. What an eventful bus ride it was. I was seated next to a lovely poet who gifted me a signed copy of his book, which I ended up shamefully leaving
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From Budva, Montenegro I took a bus (trains didn’t just magically appear– rude) to Tirana, Albania- arriving at Tirana International Bus Terminal. Tirana is a funny one. Not sure if you ever encountered stale potpourri in your great grandmother’s house, but it’s the best way for me to describe Tirana. A potpourri city- a mix
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