I Probably Should Have Left Home Earlier
Fifteen minutes before David Foster’s free concert was about to begin, I was driving into downtown Victoria looking for parking. Along with what would become a crowd of upward of…
Day 33 — Cross Cave, Bear Bones, a Failed Ferrata, and the Road Back to Salzburg
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…
Day 32 — Belgrade to Ljubljana: Burnt-Out Towers, Magic Ice Cream, Border Strategy, and Pineapple Diplomacy
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…
Day 31 — Danube Gorges, Border Confusion, Fortress Dinosaurs, and Dessert Before and After Dinner
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…
Day 30 — Sofia Scooters, Bulgarian Time Travel, Red Rocks, and a Balloon Ride at Sunset
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,…
Day 29 — Church Parking Gymnastics, Stob’s Goat Trail, Rila Monastery, and Sofia’s Hotel Upgrade
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…
Day 28 — Matka Canyon: The Kayak Guide Cancelled, So We Became the Kayak Guide
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.…
Day 27 — Police Checkpoints, Stack-Parked Cars, Ruined Ruins, and Skopje’s Statue Explosion
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…
Day 26 — Rugova Canyon: Shpellat, Peja 360, and the €3.90 Burger
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…
Day 25 — Four Borders, a Sleeping Insurance Man, and Dinner in Kosovo
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…
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