Our wonderful stay at the farmhouse was followed by a rather hot but short drive to Zagreb. Once we arrived in the city, we checked into the snappy looking Hostel Shappy for the night. While it’s a good hostel, the rooms were misleadingly small. But then again, who hangs out in their rooms at hostels? To…

Plitvice National Park is one of the earliest natural sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage register. This was to be our next stop after Dubrovnik. We started early in the morning to cover around 500 km of driving, and made it in 6 hours with a few coffee stops in between. The fun thing…

Dubrovnik, in my head, has always been this magical place. When we got there finally, it did not fail to impress. The late afternoon drive from Kotor was rather pleasant, with the top down and the cool breeze providing a much needed respite after a scorchingly hot day of climbing the city walls of Kotor….

Sarajevo was an unexpected find. We did not intend to stop here but drive straight to Mostar, but decided against our initial plans as a near 9 hour drive in the intense heat did not appeal to us. Speaking of the heat (and I feel quite ashamed to admit this as a Bangladeshi), we have…

As many of you know, I am doing a roadtrip through the Balkans. After having flown into Belgrade, we are driving by car back to Germany. Two days ago, I arrived in Belgrade to catch up with some good friends, which includes a Serbian local. After two days of good food, great company, beautiful fortresses…