Eastern Europe & The Balkans

My travel ethic is a bit different than most travelers. While I like visiting famous must-see sites-  My favorite travel memories have been formed by straying just a bit off …

Visiting Plitvice National Park in Croatia was one of the highlights of my recent trip to Croatia. I chose a guided tour from Zadar, Croatia as my entry to Plitvice …

Traveling by train is one of the best ways to see Romania, although actually a less-popular mode of travel for locals. The Romanian rail system has a reputation for being …

If you have the luxury of a slow-paced visit to Romania- the kind of visit where you can wander and take time to unwind enough in one location to allow …

Places best described as “a little off the beaten path” are my favorite sort of places to travel. The small town of Făgăraș, Romania definitely falls in this category. Here …

Cavtat, Dubrovnik’s small-town neighbor, has the same old sea-port charm at a fraction of the prices- and with a fraction of the tourist crowds- of nearby Dubrovnik. Read on to …

Unlike most of Europe, Croatia lacks a well-developed rail system. Thankfully, I found the transportation options available by bus to be more than adequate and most of my bus experiences …

I’m not entirely sure how Mostar, Bosnia wound up as a 4 day/3 night stop on my 2017 summer travels, but this little oasis in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a …