Border crossing into Serbia. We lost a passenger there. Our Colombian. Unfortunately his visa didnt allow him into Serbia (unbeknown to him until the border crossing). We were refused entry at the border and had to go to a small town in Bosnia to drop him off so he could get a bus to Sarajevo and then fly to Hungary. We then had to attempt the border crossing again. It took hours. And bribes (bottle of wine to get out, book to get in). The Bosnian border guards ...

Ive gone from ancient history to modern. Bosnia. The scars of the recent wars are still evident and it is a country still healing when it fought for its independence. Our first stop was Mostar which was completely shelled. There is a famous bridge which was destroyed and rebuilt with the same materials and using the same techniques. Next up was Sarajevo. And the bridge where Franz Fernidad was assissinated. The spot where events launched the first and subsequent...

Day one of the tour and day two of Dubrovnik. As Kristen and I had already explored the Old Town we decided to not join our tour group to do the walk but instead booked a boat trip to three of the many islands off the coast of Dubrovnik. Our little boat had about 15 people and the captain. Virtually everyone was from Russia! The boat took us to Lopud Island which was pretty with sandy beaches. We walked to Sanj beach which had surf. After Lopud Island the boa...

I have another love-Croatia. I am sitting on a white pebbly beach in 30 degree heat with the Adriatic sea in front of me. And 500ml of Croatian beer (well what Kristen left of it while I was swimming). The water is crystal clear. There are parts where you can get into the water like a pool (to avoid inadvertently stepping on a pesky sea urchin) and the water is refreshing. Our Eastern European tour starts this evening from Dubrovnik. Kristen and I arrived yester...

Okay, Budapest has redeemed itself. Sometimes you just need to lose you temper, knock back a couple of shots of Ouzo (leftover from Greece) and then have an amazing dinner of Hungarian food and beer (paid for on leftover Euros which they accepted). The chocolate covered cherries soaked in brandy also help. The photo is from the entrance to our hostel. Its freaking beautiful!