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Bosnia-Herzegovina• Ljubinje• Trebinje

Via Dinarica: Touring Around Trebinje and Ljubinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Coming in just a couple dozen kilometers shy of full circle from where I began my journey in Dubrovnik, Trebinje was my final destination…

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Bosnia-Herzegovina• Hutovo• Moševići• Neum• Ravno• Zavala

Via Dinarica: Exploring Ravno, Neum, and the Beaches of Bosnia & Herzegovina

Perhaps one of Europe’s biggest secrets that I couldn’t quite wrap my head around until I actually went and explored it in the flesh…

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Bosnia-Herzegovina• Konjic

Via Dinarica: Rafting the Neretva and Tito’s Secret Bunker in Konjic, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Konjic is a small town in Bosnia & Herzegovina that I had probably passed by without looking twice at least a dozen times in…

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Bosnia-Herzegovina• Sarajevo

6 More Things You Shouldn’t Miss (But Might) in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

In this edition of “6 Things You Shouldn’t Miss (But Might) in Sarajevo”, the final edition, I shall be revealing six more interesting places…

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Bosnia-Herzegovina• Bulgaria• Cappadocia• Georgia• Istanbul• Kars• Plovdiv• Sarajevo• Serbia• Sofia• Tbilisi• Turkey• Zara

On the Road with The Blonde Gypsy: 10 Amazing Places to Visit on an Epic Journey from Europe to Asia

Ever wondered what it would be like to drive across two continents? No plans, just the open road and three weeks to get from…

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Bitola• Demir Kapija• Kavadarci• Kokino• Kratovo• Kriva Palanka• Kruševo• Macedonia• Prespa• Prilep• Shutka• Stobi• Struga• Tetovo• Trpejca• Veles

15 Places to Visit in North Macedonia That Are Not Skopje or Ohrid

January 14, 2019
Last Updated on October 11, 2020.

It’s been just over six years since I first visited Macedonia and a lot of things have happened during that time. The Skopje 2014 project is…

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Belize• Placencia

Pirates, Panty Rippers & the Making of a Music Video in Belize

November 3, 2018
Gjakova• Kosovo• Pristina• Prizren

Wiki Loves Monuments & Cultural Heritage in Kosovo

October 9, 2018
Antalya• Istanbul• Turkey

Scenes from Spring in Istanbul & Antalya, Turkey

August 2, 2018
Cappadocia• Göreme• Kayseri• Turkey• Uçhisar• Ürgüp

36 Hour Dream Trip to Cappadocia, Turkey

July 19, 2018
La Chaux-de-Fonds• Môtiers• Neuchâtel• Switzerland

Adventures in Absinthe & Architecture Around Neuchâtel, Switzerland

December 8, 2017
Issyk Kul• Jyrgalan• Kyrgyzstan

Guide to Hiking & Horsing Around in Jyrgalan, Kyrgyzstan 

October 14, 2017
Issyk Kul• Karakol• Kyrgyzstan

Karaoke in Karakol & Other Things That’ll Blow Your Mind Around Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan

October 8, 2017
Belgrade• Serbia

Taking Time With Nikola Tesla – Visit To The Tesla Museum & Belgrade’s First Themed Hotel

September 21, 2017
Montenegro• Šćepan Polje

A Tara Canyon Experience Like No Other at Grab Ethno Village, Montenegro

July 11, 2017
Albania• Berat• Durres

Durres & Berat – Albania’s Historical Gems

June 25, 2017
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