If you are looking for inspiration for an exciting train journey in Europe, you have landet on the right blogpost. Here you can read about our adventurous train journey 2023. A little about the journey in general We traveled for 6 months – from July to December 2023. The traveling party consisted of my husband and I and our 3 children aged 6, 9 and …
Minibuses, minibuses and more minibuses. This is the way to travel in Albania. A very tiring mode of travel if you ask me, as I of course prefer trains. I therefore also counted down to the last journey by minibus in Albania: the journey between Saranda and Vlorë. Read about it here. How to border the minibus In Saranda (read our post about our stay …
There are things that are common to pack when you are on a 6-month long trip. And then there are strange things that you don’t immediately think of, could be rare to have with you. There are plenty of blog posts on the former, but few on the latter. That’s why one comes here. We learned several of these things on our last half-yearly trip. …
People in Tirana and Durres lit up when we mentioned that we were going to Saranda later. At the same time, we were well aware that the city is one of Albania’s most touristic cities. So we were excited about this beautiful, southern Albanian coastal village. Getting in In this post I have written about our crazy bus trip to Sarande. However, most foreigners fly …
We have spent a lot of time figuring out how to get from Greece to Albania without your own car. There is not much information about this on the web, so here is a modest contribution: Ferry or bus? After all, no trains run across the border, so it was completely out of the question that we could travel by train. We therefore had to …
The Greek islands are something special. Our choice fell on Zakynthos by chance, as the island is in the north of Greece and we had to continue to Saranda in Albania afterwards. A choice we did not regret. Getting in (from Patras) Our first challenge, however, was figuring out how to get to the island. We assumed that we could sail from Patras and therefore …
We had not heard of Patras – or Patra as the city is also called – before we decided to make a stop on our journey between Athens and the port city of Kyllini. The choice fell on Patras by chance. The city is located on the Peloponnese peninsula, 215 km west of Athens. It is beautifully located by the Gulf of Corinth. Read what …
Albania was isolated from the outside world for 40 years. Whether this is the reason why the country is different from many other countries in Europe, I cannot say. But it probably plays a role. If you are interested in Albania or if you are also wondering, read along here in our 10 fun facts about Albania: 1. Small bikes It is noticeable that there …
Let it be said right away: Athens is a noisy and not particularly kid-friendly city. Still, we – and the children – had a lovely week in Greece’s capital. Read along here and get our ideas for activities with kids in Athens. 1. Changing of the Guard at the Syntagma Square On a daily basis every full hour there is a change of guard at …
September’s storm and floodings in Greece had major consequences for train travel in the country. It also affected our journey from Thessaloniki to Athens. Damaged train tracks and as a result… bus (again) Before the trip we had read on the Greek railways website that the train tracks between Thessaloniki and Athens were damaged and that you had to travel the route by bus. By …