Upon purchasing a ticket, you are handed a plastic, pale green wristband, the color worn slightly from incessant heat and humidity. It resembles a watch without dials, housing instead an electronic mechanism that acts as a key to one of the hundreds of lockers on the lower levels of the […]
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Tara Canyon Rafting Trip
It has been a few months since my rafting trip in Tara Canyon with travel companions Can and Alp, and as promised, photos have arrived. A big thank you to Aurelie and Alice, our French friends from the lively raft ride who took these beautiful photos. About halfway through the […]
A Taste of Tuscan WWOOFing – Part II
It has been three weeks since I arrived at Podere Vallari, and I have grown accustomed to the daily routine on the farm. Although not quite set, my internal clock helps me up with the sun in the mornings, assisted by a hot cup of coffee with which I have […]
A Taste of Tuscan WWOOFing
My Balkan travels have come to an end. Closing the loop upon arriving in Albania, I managed to visit all of the countries in this region that I had not been to before, save Kosovo, without rushing my time in each place. However, as is a symptom of catching the […]
Achievement Unlocked
Sitting in a bakery at 4 a.m. next to the central bus station in Skopje, I’m distracted by the painfully bright purple and yellow lights dancing along the dusty windows. They sporadically flicker from a distance, constantly changing pattern and pace as if trying to induce a seizure. Usually things […]
Where is the железничке станице?
As I try to catch up on some posts, here is the latest from the road. It has been 10 days since I arrived in Serbia, and I have no idea where the time went. Yet again, I have added another country to the list of places I must revisit […]