Slovenia was the first country from former Yugoslavia to declare independence after a short 10 day battle. Fortunately this beautiful nation did not have to endure the horrendous war that engulfed the rest of the Balkans. So in 1991 this small country was truly independent for the first time in its history, having previously been…
Month: Aug 2017
Hungary Our Thoughts and Tips
After a whistle stop tour of just 10 days in Hungary, we bid our farewell and headed to Slovenia. We have had ‘love affairs’ with the last three countries we’ve visited, namely Greece, Bulgaria and Romania, but Hungary just didn’t capture our hearts in quite the same way and we just can’t pinpoint why. It…
A dash through Hungary
As we set foot into another new country we come to realise that we are now half way through our 2nd trip (this doesn’t include the 8 months we did last year). Although our initial intention had been to travel Europe for a year we realised very quickly how much there is to see and…
Romania – Our Top Tips for visiting in a motorhome
We entered Romania from Bulgaria with mixed feelings, mainly founded on other traveller’s opinions of Romania that they’d shared along the way. Many that we’d met just hadn’t enjoyed this lovely land so had raced through so as not to have to endure it for very long. Our experience has been the polar opposite. Lovely…
Travelling Back In Time
Taking the Sinaia Gondola to the Bucegi Mountains Nestled in a slender fir clad valley the Bucegi Mountains are a wonderful natural attraction and to experience them in all their glory you have to travel to the top. The area teams with hikers in the summer and skiers in the winter. The peak, Omu, rises…
Transylvania – Dracula, Bears & The Best Road In The World….
Transylvania is best known as the mysterious land of bloodthirsty vampires and howling wolves. There is something about just hearing the word that makes you want to break out into a creepy horror film style laugh WWWHHHHOOOAAAAA! To get there from Bucharest we decided to attempt the Transfagarasan Pass, labelled by the Top Gear team as…
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