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Forum: Europe
Jan 25th, 2012, 01:23 PM
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Posted By thursdaysd

That wrapped up the Balkans leg. Thanks for...

That wrapped up the Balkans leg. Thanks for reading. The trip continues here:

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/the-b-trip-part-four-pecs-to-budapest.cfm
Forum: Europe
Jan 19th, 2012, 02:24 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 28, 2011: Farewell to the Balkans</b> ...

<b>October 28, 2011: Farewell to the Balkans</b>

No, this is not going to be a piece about how sorry I was to be heading for Hungary. I was actually rather pleased... Not that I regretted visiting...
Forum: Europe
Jan 11th, 2012, 09:46 AM
Replies: 51
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Posted By thursdaysd

Why thank you, julia! I started out writing...

Why thank you, julia! I started out writing something longer, but round about paragraph three I gave up. First, it was boring, and second, it was providing too many opportunities for me get something...
Forum: Europe
Jan 11th, 2012, 07:29 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 24-28, 2011: Sarajevo Reborn</b> ...

<b>October 24-28, 2011: Sarajevo Reborn</b>

While it's hard to walk the streets of Sarajevo, and look up at its encircling hills, without remembering the war, the city has moved on. Apparently,...
Forum: Europe
Jan 10th, 2012, 12:42 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

Hi Katyt, 1. Yes, provided you get an early...

Hi Katyt,

1. Yes, provided you get an early bus, and you really just want to see the bridge and maybe the bridge museum.

2. I'd give more time to Sarajevo and less to Dubrovnik. Substance over...
Forum: Europe
Jan 6th, 2012, 10:39 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 24-28: Celebrating Sarajevo</b> ...

<b>October 24-28: Celebrating Sarajevo</b>

Some cities charm me on arrival, others I never warm to. I loved Lisbon at first sight, but have no desire to revisit Madrid, for instance. (No need to...
Forum: Europe
Jan 4th, 2012, 05:09 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

Hi ellen! Yes, I did consider Kosovo, but I...

Hi ellen! Yes, I did consider Kosovo, but I didn't go for two reasons. First, the logistics just didn't work out, especially as there seemed to be problems related to entering from Macedonia and...
Forum: Europe
Jan 3rd, 2012, 02:01 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 21-23, 2011: Musings on Mostar</b> ...

<b>October 21-23, 2011: Musings on Mostar</b>

I suspect that the Balkan department is where Professors of History send their enemies, that they may be driven mad. While I did some rudimentary...
Forum: Europe
Jan 1st, 2012, 07:16 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

I booked my apartment maybe two days ahead, when...

I booked my apartment maybe two days ahead, when I found I would have to go via Dubrovnik, no deposit. The apartment was fine but a bit dark - both windows looked over the stairs.

I'm sure all...
Forum: Europe
Dec 31st, 2011, 01:16 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 19-21: Drenched in Dubrovnik</b> ...

<b>October 19-21: Drenched in Dubrovnik</b>

If I had been traveling with my well-worn Eagle Creek backpack with the built-in rain cover, I could have trekked down the 68 stone steps from my...
Forum: Europe
Dec 26th, 2011, 01:37 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

Clifton - thanks for the encouragement! All...

Clifton - thanks for the encouragement!

All - hope you're having a good holiday season. Best wishes for lots of travel in 2012.

<b>October 17-18, 2011: Kotor With a Cold</b>

Whatever bug I...
Forum: Europe
Dec 23rd, 2011, 11:42 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

julia_t - plenty of yachts in residence, but not...

julia_t - plenty of yachts in residence, but not as plutocratic as the ones I saw in Hvar in '04. Might be the time of year. I think the Croatian/Montenegrin coast plus islands is supposed to be the...
Forum: Europe
Dec 23rd, 2011, 09:34 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 15-17, 2011: Stunning Sveti Stefan</b>...

<b>October 15-17, 2011: Stunning Sveti Stefan</b>

Once upon time, the tiny rocky island of Sveti Stefan was a refuge, home to fishermen and their families. A place to wait out raids by the Turks,...
Forum: Europe
Dec 22nd, 2011, 07:29 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

gertie - yes, although the weather wasn't great....

gertie - yes, although the weather wasn't great. But loads of empty seats in the cafes. Turned out the season was really over here, too. (Can't think why the Austrian lady wanted to move there...)
Forum: Europe
Dec 22nd, 2011, 05:52 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 14, 2011: Back with the tourists at...

<b>October 14, 2011: Back with the tourists at Budva</b>

Only eight people rode the 20-seat bus from Shkodra to Ulcinj, at the southern tip of diamond-shaped Montenegro. Lonely Planet had advised...
Forum: Europe
Dec 21st, 2011, 07:05 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

Hi julia_t - good to "see" you again. I admire...

Hi julia_t - good to "see" you again. I admire you for driving yourself in the Balkans! Montenegro coming up next.
Forum: Europe
Dec 20th, 2011, 12:37 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 12-13, 2011: Going Grand in...

<b>October 12-13, 2011: Going Grand in Shkodra</b>

My taxi had no trouble finding the mini-buses (furgons) to Shkodra, my final stop in Albania. Supposedly they left from a big traffic circle...
Forum: Europe
Dec 16th, 2011, 12:27 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 10-12, 2011: Tackling Tirana</b> ...

<b>October 10-12, 2011: Tackling Tirana</b>

Tirana didn’t make it onto my initial itinerary for Albania – I figured I’d arrive on one bus, cross town, and leave on another. This might not have...
Forum: Europe
Dec 13th, 2011, 01:33 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

Don't remember a Venetian lion at Butrint, but...

Don't remember a Venetian lion at Butrint, but the Venetians owned that whole coast for a while. Yes, lots of over-building around Saranda. Some of the shells had fallen over, but I think I heard...
Forum: Europe
Dec 13th, 2011, 12:42 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 7-9, 2011: Ruins and Rain in...

<b>October 7-9, 2011: Ruins and Rain in Saranda</b>

In Saranda, it dawned on me that I was no longer traveling in shoulder season, I was traveling out of season. While this got me a cut rate at...
Forum: Europe
Dec 12th, 2011, 04:46 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

Good to know someone's out there! @Marija -...

Good to know someone's out there!

@Marija - lot of world still to go, lol! Although I doubt I'll be visiting any Caribbean or Pacific islands.

@Katyt - there will be Bosnia and southern Hungary...
Forum: Europe
Dec 12th, 2011, 01:36 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

Anyone still reading this? <b>October 6,...

Anyone still reading this?

<b>October 6, 2011: Old Grey Town</b>

The guidebook writers – Lonely Planet and Bradt – were enthusiastic about Gjirokastra. I thought a town built of nothing but...
Forum: Europe
Dec 7th, 2011, 12:11 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 5-6, 2011: More Donkeys Than Cars</b> ...

<b>October 5-6, 2011: More Donkeys Than Cars</b>

Korca was a disappointment. True, I was mostly there to make the reportedly scenic drive to Gjirokastra, but I had had some hopes for Korca itself....
Forum: Europe
Dec 5th, 2011, 07:45 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 5, 2011: On to Albania</b> Aside...

<b>October 5, 2011: On to Albania</b>

Aside from the Finns, all the people of the eleven countries I visited on this trip were cut off from normal contact with the rest of the world from the end...
Forum: Europe
Dec 2nd, 2011, 01:55 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,125
Posted By thursdaysd

<b>October 4, 2011: A Glimpse of Bitola</b> ...

<b>October 4, 2011: A Glimpse of Bitola</b>

While I hadn’t taken Lyuba’s advice to shorten my time in Skopje, I did take her advice to go straight through to Ohrid instead of over-nighting in...
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