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Rome, Italy
The city of Rome has such deep historic roots and is the center of the current Catholic world. It did not fall to amaze us on our second visit as our earlier backpacking days brought both of us here. Easily … Continue reading
Amalfi Coast, Italy
Trying to give my parents a real European travel experience, we caught a train from Rome to Naples, enjoying the views of the countryside in our 6-seat cabin. Deviating from our normal cheap, backpacker way of traveling, we had a … Continue reading
Coastal Drive to Split, Croatia
Hitting the coast again we made it to a town called Biograde, which was overrun by bikers for the Croatian Harley Days. Deciding we didn’t want to be surrounded by rowdy tattooed bikers and women in their bras we moved further … Continue reading
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Plitvicka Lakes National Park
Having the freedom of a rental car we headed north to the most famous National Park in Croatia. Stopping for petro along the way we were floored to find out the going price in Europe as we paid nearly $7.50 … Continue reading
Dubrovnik and Ston, Croatia
Before heading to Montenegro we took a bus from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik, Croatia. In addition to the 1000+ islands Croatia’s main land is divided into two parts bisected by a sliver of Bosnia’s coastal connection. Dubrovnik is in the much … Continue reading
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Kotor, Montenegro
It’s probably safe to say many of you didn’t know anything about Montenegro, well, a week ago, neither did we. After 4 days in Dubrovnik, Croatia we made our way on a disorganized, unfriendly bus ride with a long border … Continue reading
Sarajevo, Bosnia
After a long bus ride meandering through the lush forest and green hills of the Bosnian countryside we arrived in the capital city. Sarajevo is known as the meeting point of cultures in the Balkans. With mosques, synagogues, and churches … Continue reading
Cairo, Egypt
Egypt was quite a trip witnessing yet another wonder of the world while riding camels but we were ready to leave when the time came. With political turmoil and a recent revolution in this country we put our family and … Continue reading
Athens to Mt. Olympus
After our 1AM ferry with only a few hours of neck-wrecking sleep, we found our way to the Hotel Neo Olympus in Athens. The National Archeological Museum was our first stop as it is the most famous museum in the … Continue reading
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