While in London, my friend, Amira kept on passing random remarks on how I would love the Stanfords London Travel Bookshop, the bookshop she always bought walking maps from. I, on the other hand, could not relate to the extraordinary value of the bookshop. How different can a bookshop be, right? On my second day […]

After feasting on the buns at Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum, I began the day with a tour at the Roman Baths. Remember, if you haven’t seen the Roman Baths, then you haven’t been to Bath, Somerset. Read: A Weekend in Bath – Day 1 Read: Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum […]

After spending a night in the medieval royal town of Jajce, we went for a bit of exploration around town. The care taker of Aida’s house was so cool that he allowed us to check out as and when we liked. First, we trekked down to the Volopod on our way to the bus stand […]

On the second day at Plitvice Lakes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, we left our apartment at the earliest opportunity. I looked out the window, the sky was grazel-gray – a sign to another rainy day exploring Plitvice Lakes. As it was our last day, we had to make full use of the time and opportunities […]

With turquoise coloured lakes and water flowing from literally everywhere, Lake Plitvice is a natural wonder. Another UNESCO Heritage site ticked off! Here are some of the pictures as a teaser. You have to wait for the next post for full article on Lake Plitvice. The view from the Lower Lake. Shades of green.

Having explored the other cities in Bosnia (Srebrenica & Lukomir-Umoljani Trekking), I finally got to spend the fourth day of the sojourn in Sarajevo. A charming old city with painstaking history surrounded by mountains. As Tito 46 Hostel was 10 minutes walk from Bascarsija (Old town) along the tram line, we did quite a walk […]

At first, we were informed that it was not possible to do the hiking tour to Lukomir because we did not meet the requirement of 4 pax for the tour. We received last minute email from Skender of Sarajevo Funky Tours informing us two girls just signed up for hiking tour and he was wondering […]

Into our second day in Sarajevo, we visited Srebrenica, a small town that marred the reputation of the biggest blue organisation of the world known to us as United Nation. In Bosnia, they are known as smurfs because of their blue helmets. I am very much ashamed of myself that I gave no interest to […]

The Balkans generally consist of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and the European part of Turkey. This entry sought to share tips if you are planning a trip to the Balkan; though I hardly cover half of Balkan. 1. Buying a flight ticket You need […]