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
Sure, your guidebook has a map. Your hotel or hostel probably has maps. You can even download map apps so you can access them offline. But you know what? In Belgrade, they are all useless. Here’s why. In … Continued
Today I turned in my last paper of the semester, which means that I completed my first year as a PhD student. It has not quite sunk in yet. That also means that summer is here, and as you … Continued
