We left off our travels in Europe saying goodbye to our friend Kelly in the Athens airport. With 6 weeks in Greece under our belts we were nearing the end of our 8 months in Europe. At this point it was surreal to think back on everything we had done; pictures with the icebreakers in … Continue reading Aventure Dans Le Sud De La France →

After wrapping up 6 weeks in Turkey, we had made it to the end of January and were waiting in Marmaris for our ferry ride over to the island of Rhodes. Rhodes is the 4th largest island in Greece and is also the name of the largest city on the island. Situated on the northern … Continue reading Hellas: Sunshine and Beaches →

Welcome back to part 2 of Candice and I's 6 week trip in Turkey.  If you missed part 1 please make sure to check it out here - A Turkish Delight-Ful Trip – Part 1. A quick recap: we visited Turkey from early December until late January, starting with a 3 week Workaway visit just … Continue reading A Turkish Delight-Ful Trip Part 2 →

After a great 3 weeks visiting with Candice's Mom in Romania and Bulgaria we were now on a flight from Sofia to our next destination, Turkey.  When we were planning this trip I had 3 big countries to visit, Poland, Greece, and Turkey so I had high expectations for this next part of our trip. … Continue reading A Turkish Delight-Ful Trip – Part 1 →

After leaving Romania, Candice, her Mom, and I hopped on a train for the Bulgarian capital, Sofia.  During the summer months you can find a direct train from Bucharest to Sofia but in early December you need to make a transfer at Ruse just across the Bulgarian border. Romania and Bulgaria are not part of … Continue reading At Europe’s Crossroads →

After a down week relaxing in Montenegro we were now heading off to our next stop.  Candice's Mom, Joan, had been itching to join us on our trip in Europe and Romania and Bulgaria were the countries we decided on. Looking on a map it seems like it would be straightforward, if a bit long, … Continue reading Visiting Count Dracula →

In my previous post Candice and I had just said goodbye to our friend Mike who spent 18 days with us travelling Croatia.  Since we had hit 6 cities in that time and were busy sight seeing and having fun we had decided to make the next week a quiet one.  After going from the … Continue reading Some Time To Relax →

If you read my Croatia post - Link Here - then you know we did a small detour when we were travelling from Split to Dubrovnik.  That detour was an overnight stop in Mostar, Bosnia. Why did we choose to stop there?  Going to Bosnia wasn't originally in our plans but a very popular tour … Continue reading A Small Detour →

After finishing our time in Slovenia Candice and I had used up our 90 days in the Schengen travel zone.  Luckily for us Croatia, while an EU member, has not yet joined the Schengen travel zone  allowing us to travel from Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Zagreb, Croatia, for the next part of our travels.  I do … Continue reading Wine, Olives, and Roman History →

This was it.  After arriving in the Schengen travel zone on July 25th Candice and I were getting near to the end of our 3 month Visa free stay.  The rule is that you can only stay in the Euro travel zone for a maximum of 90 days in the past 180 days and you … Continue reading Visiting The Alps →