by Lei Zhao | Jan 29, 2018 | August 2017: The Balkans, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Epiphanies on the Road, Guest Posts, Hungary, Montenegro, Post-travel Reflections, The Netherlands, What Dreams May Come
I embarked on a journey this past August that would take me through a diverse set of nations, cultures, and landscapes in Europe. The heart of this trip was a segment in Bosnia, Croatia, and Montenegro. Holland and Hungary were other destinations along the way. It had...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 30, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Blitzkrieg!!!, Hungary, Layovers, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
This trip began at the Danube River and it’s only fitting that we end with the Danube River.After nearly 3 weeks traveling through The Balkans, arriving for a night in Budapest was like waking up from a long wistful slumber and descending into another. Far...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 28, 2017 | Albania, August 2017: The Balkans, Crisis, Fail, How Did You Do That?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
On the right bank of the river Osum lies Berat, Albania’s Town Of A Thousand Windows, where we as a group this morning collectively decided to visit as a daytrip from Tirana.But instead of trying to find and take the morning public bus for 400 leks,...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 27, 2017 | Albania, August 2017: The Balkans, Border Crossing, How Did You Do That?, Introspection, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
kenopsia n. the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet—a school hallway in the evening, an unlit office on a weekend, vacant fairgrounds—an emotional afterimage that makes it seem not just...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 26, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, How Did You Do That?, Macedonia, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Press play. And then start reading. Not all fails are permanent. Last night in Skopje Alfred and Ted was kind enough to go back and check if my card was still in the ATM machine, and a passer-by informed them of a safety...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 24, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Border Crossing, Fail, Macedonia, The Nightlife, Walking Tours
After a quick stop at Gracanica yesterday, we got our 10 tickets (for 5 euros each) at the Pristina Bus Station for the 2 hour bus ride to Skopje. We got on a 3pm bus, which reached the Kosovo/Macedonian border at around 4:30pm.A...
