The Land Of Dracula: Is Romania Worth Visiting?
Romania… the home of Count Dracula and bleak years under communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.
Find out more, and some tips on visiting Romania here
Stories and destinations visited from my journeys across Europe en route to visit every country in the world.
This will cover all the mainstream countries popular with millions of tourists each year. The Frances, Spains and Italys of this world.
However it will also cover the lesser known and lesser visited spots. North Macedonia and Bosnia Herzegovina deserve more attention than they currently receive, both fantastic countries with a lot of interesting spots to see, and wonderful people as well.
The micronations will be receiving their own blog posts which will be findable here in the future. Monaco is the first I have visited but Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Vatican City and Andorra will also be included.
Territories which aren’t countries but perhaps have a claim to suggest they might be will also be added. Transnistria and Gibraltar are already-visited destinations which will be mentioned in depth here.
Europe is home to some great places including the Colosseum of Rome, Lake Bled, the Eiffel Tower and much more so stay tuned if you want to find out 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….
Is Bratislava worth visiting? Yes it is! Find out why, and what you can do there in this post.