The Balkans are probably the most underrated and off-the-beaten-path regions in the world, but that also makes it tough to plan out a trip accordingly. Last year I spent one month exploring Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro and that 21 days could have easily been extended into a three or four-month trip, at least.…
It’s important to know the rules of the road when you’re driving in a new country, period. As a foreigner you are not an exception to road laws if you get pulled over, and in many cases far from it. When Rand and I were driving to Zagreb after spending a day hiking at the…
Last August, I was able to spend a week in Turkey without paying for hotel accommodations and I flew in to Turkey without paying for airfare using airline miles. I was able to visit Turkey for two weeks rather than only one because my out-of-pocket expenses were so little while I was in Istanbul. I…
Cheap, long term travel is usually associated with Central America or South East Asia…Europe, not so much. While those regions are affordable on a backpacker’s budget, the Balkans are a highly underrated region in Europe that is as affordable on a backpackers budget, safe, convenient and is still considered to be off the beaten path…
Blagaj Tekke, a Sufi Monastery in Bosnia and Herzegovina was a site that I was so happy to experience thanks to Deny, the owner of the hostel we stayed in while in Mostar who brought us here. The Dervish House on the Buna River is absolutely picturesque. It sits beside a cliff with a spring…