Thursday, May 21, 2026 Route: Ljubljana, Slovenia → Križna Jama / Cross Cave → attempted via ferrata near Karawanks Tunnel → Salzburg, Austria The final day of the road-trip chapter…
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Route: Belgrade / Zemun, Serbia → Croatia → Ljubljana, Slovenia On paper, this was about a five-hour drive from Belgrade to Ljubljana. Paper is adorable. Paper…
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Route: Belogradchik, Bulgaria → Calafat, Romania → Iron Gates / Danube Gorge → Belgrade, Serbia This was mostly a driving day. That is the phrase travelers…
Monday, May 18, 2026 Route: Sofia → Belogradchik, Bulgaria The InterContinental Sofia was a problem. Not because anything was wrong with it. Quite the opposite. After the previous night’s almost-accommodation,…
Sunday, May 17, 2026 Route: Skopje, North Macedonia → Stob Earth Pyramids → Rila Monastery → Sofia, Bulgaria The day began with church, which sounds peaceful. It was not immediately…
Saturday, May 16, 2026 Route: Skopje → Matka Canyon → Skopje The morning began with bad news. Our kayak guide had a family emergency and could not take us out.…
Friday, May 15, 2026 Route: Peja, Kosovo → Patriarchate of Peć → Prizren → Skopje, North Macedonia Peja gave us one last surprise before we left Kosovo. The Patriarchate of…
Thursday, May 14, 2026 Route: Peja → Rugova Canyon → Peja Daniel started the morning as chef, which was becoming one of the better developments of the trip. He made…
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Route: Kotor → Lake Skadar → Albania → Montenegro → Peja, Kosovo The goal was simple: drive from Kotor to Peja, Kosovo. Naturally, we made it…
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Route: Kotor → Vrmac Peninsula → Bay of Kotor coastal drive → Skurda Canyon → Kotor Old Town Kotor looked harmless at breakfast. That was the…