I have spent close to four months over two trips in Seville, Spain this year. In that time, I have been to, and perused through, pretty much every single fabric store in the city center, known as Centro. … Continued
When I was planning my trip to the Balkans I came across references to this city I had never heard off, Mostar, but that everyone seemed to love. After doing some investigating, I decided that I absolutely had to go … Continued
Seville, or Sevilla, its Spanish name, is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Spain but it has the feel of a smaller town. For tourists, anyway. The historic center, the area of Seville of interest to most visitors, is … Continued
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I have been in Sevilla, or Seville, Spain, for just over a week. I am here for work, that pesky PhD research refuses to do itself, but I have off … Continued
As much as I loved Kotor, I knew I wanted to see more of Montenegro. I didn’t have much time so I traveling around on my own was not feasible if I wanted to keep my schedule for the rest … Continued
I left Tirana, Albania early one morning with Dawid, one of the guys with whom I had been traveling since Ohrid, Macedonia. We left the hostel very early, and walked in the heat to what we thought was the bus … Continued
When I headed to the Balkans, I had not planned on visiting Albania. Although I had heard good things about the natural beauty, I had also heard that tourist infrastructure was pretty much nonexistent. That would have been fine if … Continued
When I decided to go to Macedonia during my Balkans trip I knew that the one place I wanted to visit above all others was Ohrid. I did not know anything about it prior to doing research for the … Continued
Everyone wants to know how much my trip to the Balkans cost so let’s talk money! I understand the curiosity, and that people are genuinely interested in the logistics of a trip like this so I kept a spreadsheet with … Continued
In my last post I was pretty critical of Skopje, the capital city of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. I said that many Macedonians do not like the construction projects, the way the city looks fake, and so on. … Continued
The country of Macedonia – the Republic of Macedonia or the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as not to be confused with the region in Greece – is a beautiful place, but you really would not get that from its … Continued
