Eastern Europe & The Balkans

Zadar, Croatia is a city filled with fun things to do for solo travelers, couples, and families. In this post, I share important tips learned from my visit to this …

Of all the parts of the world I have visited, Romania remains one of my top picks for solo travel. The month I spent wandering around Transylvania and the regions …

One thing I love about slow travel is the opportunity to explore destinations more thoroughly. While folks with only two or three days in a major city hit the same …

For travelers on a budget, the best way to get from Bucharest to Transylvania is by train. A train from Bucharest to the city of Brasov, Romania – the most …

If you’ve read my ultimate guide to travel in Transylvania, you know that I love this gem of Eastern Europe. With all the benefits of a great exchange rate, European …

Romanian cuisine is some of my favorite in the whole world. Even now, 18 months after my visit to Transylvania, I regularly make meals using recipes and spice packets gathered …

Typically, I don’t plan much of my trip in advance when traveling solo, but when I began researching a trip to Croatia, Lokrum Island made my list of things I …

As a country, Bosnia and Herzegovina doesn’t frequently make lists of tourist hotspots, but the community of serious global travelers, Bosnia is known as an inexpensive destination that offers amazing …

I was in high school when I learned that Transylvania was a real place- not simply a fictional land existing only in vampire literature. As soon as I found out …

As a ferry-obsessed Seattle resident planning a trip to Italy and Croatia, I was excited to find that travel by ferry is a popular option for tourists crossing the Adriatic …