We are nearing the end of our Balkan adventure. The home stretch, if you please. We left Bucharest, Romania with two weeks left on our Croatian car rental and over 1000 miles of road between us and Zagreb. The meandering route would take us through four cities in three different countries. Sometimes old habits die hard and we have to remind ourselves why we prefer to travel slowly. Continue reading “BAtB: The Home Stretch — Bulgaria, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina”
BAtB: Vampire Free Transylvania
Our Transylvanian adventure was anchored by a house-sitting gig in a small Romanian village. During the sit, exploration was limited by day trips that could be completed between our morning and evening responsibilities with the pets. In the weeks before and after the sit, we were able to visit many of the popular sites less inhibited. Continue reading “BAtB: Vampire Free Transylvania”
Sintra castles
What does an intrepid slow traveling couple do when they’ve settled down for a month long stay in a rural Portuguese village and they start getting itchy feet? They take a vacation from the trip, a meta-vacation if you will. Continue reading “Sintra castles”