Well well, I am off again! This time for only three weeks but I have alot packed into that three wee
In and around Europe
Well well, I am off again! This time for only three weeks but I have alot packed into that three weeks and it should be a great trip. I am off to The Balkans in Eastern Europe. I will be spending the next three weeks traveling through Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Hercegovina, and Serbia. Hopefully Ill be able to keep this updated often but so far Im already behind a couple days as my departure from Colorado was fast and chaotic! Hope you all enjoy!!
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler RachelVerbeek
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Crazy Start
Well my stupid travel agency called me two days before I was to leave and my ticket was all screwed up and I had to leave a day early (anyone who has... Continue reading » -
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Planes, Trains....
Ahh after many hours of flying I am finally in Vienna! I only had less than two hours until my train to Slovenia so I had to cruise through the airpor... Continue reading » -
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Flying through Frankfurt
Nothing too exciting in Frankfurt but if I write about it I get a pin on my map! Yes I know Im a nerd! Well after 8 and a half sleepless hours on my f... Continue reading » -
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Wild Boar anyone??
Well my train finally, finally got into the train station in Bled, Slovenia at about 1AM. I was pretty wiped out. I tried to call my hostel for a r... Continue reading »
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Im in Prison!!
Yes Im not lying in that title, we really are in prison..ok so its an ex-prison converted into a hostel! So we arrived in Ljubljana, the capi... Continue reading »
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Rakija in Zagreb
We took the morning train from Ljubljana to Zagreb and found are very cute, new hostel which is right in the center of everything. Apparently ... Continue reading »
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Coastal Croatia
Well after crashing into the tree and getting out of thatwe made our way to the coastal town of Zadar. The old town is completely walled and on its... Continue reading »
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...and Automobiles!
Ok so I might have mentioned last entry that we were planning on renting a car in Zagreb to drive down to Split so we could stop off at a few place... Continue reading »
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Hanging out with the Policija
We arrived in Split and found the Old Town, knowing there was a hostel somewhere there which we did manage to find. Then we found the police statio... Continue reading »
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Brač
We arrived on the island of Brač (pronounced Brach) and took the bus to the town we wanted to stay in, Bol. Our room was in someones house which... Continue reading »
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Hvar
We finally got to the actual town on Hvar that we wanted to be in after thre tries! We arrived at the bus stop in Hvar town where Clay and David, w... Continue reading »
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Happy 4th in Korčula!
Well we finished up our stay on Hvar and took a ferry and a bus to the island of Korčula. Again it's gorgeous. have been to three islands in the la... Continue reading »
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Dubrovnik
Well after a rough night out on the 4th of July we caught the bus/ferry to Dubrovnik at 6:45AM. The original bus was sold o... Continue reading »
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The newest country in the world
Greetings to all from the new country of Montenegro which just voted to become independant from Serbia last month. We got another earl... Continue reading »
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More Montenegro
We left the cat-infested town of Kotor and took a short bus trip to the city of Budva, which is kind of like "the" resort town for alot of the Ea... Continue reading »
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buses, buses and still more buses!!!
I don't know why all my crazy travel stories seem to stem from transportation but they do! Anyone who read emails from my trip last year knows th... Continue reading »
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Welcome to Sarajevo
After our gorgeous train ride through the mountains of Bosnia & Hercegovina we arrived in the capital of Sarajevo. Sarajevo is the city famous... Continue reading »
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Visiting Mostar
We arrived back in Mostar after our quick pilgrimage and began to explore the town. Mostar was a pretty central spot in the fighting from the war i... Continue reading »
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Pilgrimage to Medugorje
Well we finally arrived in Mostar at 12:30 AM and of course it was deserted. We walked quite a ways down the street looking for a room and finall... Continue reading »
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Remembering Srebrenica
Well we woke up VERY early to catch a bus to the town of Srebrenica, about four hours from Sarajevo. There is only one bus there and one bus back s... Continue reading »
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Belgrade
So Sarajevo has a huge train and bus station, you would think you could get anywhere you need to go from there, especially Belgrade which is the la... Continue reading »
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Beautiful, Beautiful Budapest
Last summer while I was on my big trip I had the opportunity to visit Budapest and fell in love with it in about five minutes, so I was pretty exci... Continue reading »
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A Crazy Finish To Go With My Crazy Start!!
Anyone who read my first two entries knows I didn't have the easiest time getting over to Europe well the return was even worse!
I, of course... Continue reading »
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