Eastern Europe – Travel 30 in 30

Istanbul Turkey, a tale of two continents

I didn’t know where I was going to go after Greece, but the guy in my room was from Turkey and some of the cheapest flights I found were actually to Istanbul or through Istanbul. I had met a friend in Barcelona from Istanbul, so I reached out to see…

Athens Greece, The running of the Authentic Marathon

December 2, 2019 Eastern Europe Main Posts Uncategorized No Comments

I didn’t have concrete plans very often throughout this trip, but November 11th was one of those dates where I had to be in a specific place at a specific time. I had signed up for the Athens Marathon and had to make sure I made it there to run…

Skopje Macedonia…an unexpected stop

November 30, 2019 Eastern Europe Main Posts No Comments

As I said before, my initial plan was to stay up north a bit more and then fly to Athens from Budapest, but one of the best parts about not planning ahead very much was that I had a great deal of flexibility. I met Richard and Angela in Warsaw…

One anda half days in Belgrade Serbia

November 30, 2019 Eastern Europe Main Posts Uncategorized No Comments

I arrived in Belgrade in the morning as I had taken an overnight bus from Budapest. I had a full day and a half to explore Belgrade and so I wasted no time. The hostel was not open yet though and I struggled to find a coffee shop to wait…

A love hate relationship with Krakow Poland

November 27, 2019 Main Posts Poland Uncategorized No Comments

It was bound to happen eventually, but downtown Krakow in the middle of the tourist area was not where I expected it to happen. I arrived in Krakow in the morning and after getting to my hostel and changing, I went on a quick adventure run around the old town…

First time in the mother land! Warsaw Poland

November 26, 2019 Main Posts Poland No Comments

I arrived in Warsaw in the early morning and headed to the Hostel where I had a nap on the common room couch. They were really nice about letting me sleep on the couch as I had taken the red eye and had not had much sleep. When I woke…