What is Moldova? Is Moldova worth visiting? What are the best things to do in Moldova? Read on to find out the answers to these questions and more.
Romania… the home of Count Dracula and bleak years under communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
Find out more, and some tips on visiting Romania here
Read tips on visiting Serbia, including the capital Belgrade and dark tourism spot Nis, a city where you can learn a lot about Serbia’s troubled past.
Is Kosovo a real country? What do we know about its history? How can you get here and what can you see? I answer all these questions and more here.
Read about Albania and how this former hermit state transformed into one of Europe’s most popular up-and-coming tourist destinations.
Introduction With so many other countries nearby including popular Croatia, beautiful Bosnia Herzegovina and up-and-coming Albania, is Montenegro worth visiting? The short answer is yes. The long answer is to read on where I will explain the history, the highlights and the logistics of travelling to Montenegro. Background on Montenegro Montenegro is one of the…
Introduction Bosnia Herzegovina is a country mostly known for negative reasons. War and genocide ravaged the country in the 1990s, leaving deep scars which remain vividly today. However, the country has started to attract more and more tourists in recent years. Where are the best places to visit in Bosnia? I will talk about that…
Introduction In this post I will be writing about Croatia, country number 57 on my journey to visit every country in the world. I spent a week in Croatia in March 2023 and can give ideas on how you can see some great places in a similar timeframe. I took in Split, Zadar and Zagreb…
An Introduction to Slovenia You may have heard of Slovenia’s most famous attraction, Lake Bled. Is Lake Bled worth visiting? Well here I will explain everything you need to know based on my own experiences visiting Slovenia in March 2023. What about the capital Ljubljana? I will talk about that too. But first, let’s cover…
An Introduction to Budapest Is Budapest worth visiting? Well let’s start by explaining a little bit about the Hungarian capital. Hungary was country number 59 on my quest to visit every country. And Budapest is one of Europe’s most popular city break destinations. Therefore I was keen to see what all the hype was about….
