A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฝ๐ฐ Our Visit to Kosovo that looks like little Germany Alexander Aug 16, 2017 0 As always, our thinking is determined by prejudices. So also about Kosovo. Entry into the country is-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ The Valbona Fairy Tale Valley Alexander Aug 15, 2017 0 On the way, an oncoming car with headlight flasher stops us. Again a driver draws our attention to our-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ The Crazy Koman Ferry Alexander Aug 15, 2017 0 We fight our way through Albanian traffic again and take the only northbound highway Albania has to-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ Skanderbeg’s mighty Fortress of Kruja Alexander Aug 14, 2017 0 We head north the next day; we men are among ourselves again. Saying goodbye is still difficult and-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ Searching for Solitude at The Coast of Albania Alexander Aug 13, 2017 0 The hotel that we found in the middle of the night is preparing for a wedding and we have breakfast in-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ Trouble on the Albanian blue Adriatic Alexander Aug 12, 2017 0 The trip to this village was worth it. It is beautiful on top of a mountain with great views, cooling-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ The Country of the Bektashi – heights and relief Alexander Aug 12, 2017 0 Wir wollen wieder nach Norden. Ganz nach Norden, was bedeutet, dass wir eine ganze Menge-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ In the footsteps of vanished Cultures in Butrint and Antigonea Alexander Aug 11, 2017 0 Between Tepelenรซand Gjirokastรซr we pass a place just off the road where all hell breaks loose. You can-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ A spontanous Invitation to an Albanian wedding Alexander Aug 10, 2017 0 We continue strolling through Tepelenรซ in the sweltering heat, as we hear traditional music. Rovena is-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ City of Legends – Picturesque Gjirokastรซr Alexander Aug 10, 2017 0 It is getting morning in Pรซrmet. I feel rested, but my companions don't. They have a mighty hangover-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ The enchanting Bridges and Gorges of Pรซrmet Alexander Aug 9, 2017 0 Finally we leave the mountains and get onto a real road with real, modern asphalt. It's like another-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ With a terribly Underpowered Car Through The Albanian Mountains Alexander Aug 9, 2017 0 After a princely breakfast, lots of warm hugs and well-intentioned gifts, such as homemade bread and-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ Visiting the Albanian family in Gjerbรซs Alexander Aug 8, 2017 0 Rovena, where are we going today?" - is a question that's becoming common among us. Often the answer-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ Refuge from the heat in the incredible Osum Gorge Alexander Aug 7, 2017 0 It's my birthday and we just took a shower in an ice cold waterfall. We feel highly motivated. We're-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ A Day of Surprise – At the Bogovรซ waterfall Alexander Aug 7, 2017 0 You're having an Albanian breakfast - they do that for us VIPs - slurping your rice, goulash soup and-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ Berat – The city of 1000 windows Alexander Aug 6, 2017 0 From Pelenรซ (the รซ is found in many words here and is sometimes an รถ or an a) it turns into a desolate-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ The Road Trip begins – The fortress of Pelenรซ Alexander Aug 6, 2017 0 The next day we leave for the airport to pick up our car - not a Mercedes, but a Dacia Stepway.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A crazy Balkan road trip I - Albania & Montenegro (2017) ๐ฆ๐ฑ Tirana: The best way How to get to know Albania Alexander Aug 4, 2017 0 Albania?!? What do you want there? Isn't there only mafia and terrorists !? And they still have blood revenge,-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฉ๐ด The Bay of Samanรก Alexander Mar 27, 2017 0 We've had eventful days in Las Galeras and we've come to terms with our shipwreck reasonably well. -->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฉ๐ด Shipwreckking in the Caribbean at Las Galeras Alexander Mar 26, 2017 0 Located on one of the easternmost points of the peninsula, Las Galeras is arguably one of the most-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฉ๐ด The Waterfall of El Limรณn Alexander Mar 24, 2017 0 In the Dominican Republic, if you don't have your own bikes, you basically travel with two means of-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐ฉ๐ด Puerto Plata, The City of the Creoles Alexander Mar 22, 2017 0 Where do you go if you want to stay warm in March to try out your new kayak? As far away as possible.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐บ๐ธ California Feelings in Monterey Alexander Jul 15, 2016 0 We are drawn back to the west coast. A well-known place is Monterey. Even if it is a-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐บ๐ธ On the trail of Route 66 Alexander Jul 14, 2016 0 Our short road trip leads back towards the coast. We leave the mountains and come through small places-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐บ๐ธ Yosemite in Flames Alexander Jul 12, 2016 0 The city is not everything and one of the most famous national parks in the USA is on the doorstep of-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐บ๐ธ Inside The Nightmare of Alcatraz Alexander Jul 10, 2016 0 A small ferry boat takes you to the small island with a perfect view of the city of San Francisco. One-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
Destinations ๐บ๐ธ The American Dream in San Francisco Alexander Jul 8, 2016 0 does not give the USA the cities that stand for the American dream? New York. Chicago. And above all:-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A Backpacking Journey through Singapore & Philippines (2016) ๐ต๐ญ On the wild Island of Palawan Alexander Apr 9, 2016 0 We had a long overland drive from El Nido to Puerto Princesa, the largest city on the island of-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A Backpacking Journey through Singapore & Philippines (2016) ๐ต๐ญ Beautiful El Nido – The Place of Longing Alexander Apr 6, 2016 0 Town is a big magnet for backpackers and individual travelers. The place is-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
A Backpacking Journey through Singapore & Philippines (2016) ๐ต๐ญ The Paradise of the Tao People in the Philippine Tropical Sea Alexander Apr 5, 2016 0 It was wonderful to travel through the island world by boat. Every now and then one saw a dolphin or-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…