- Oct 18, 2023
Trogir
Back into the Schengen and Croatia yesterday. Staying at a familiar camp site for a week on the beach and a beautiful old town to wander....
- Oct 12, 2023
Mostar & Blagaj Tekija
Mostar, with its old bridge, but reconstructed after the Siege, so many buildings here still bear the scars and I wonder in amazement how...
- Oct 5, 2023
Sarajevo
Today we’ve driven over the mountains with fantastic views, for a two night stay here in Sarajevo. We spent 3 hours visiting Travnik, on...
- Oct 2, 2023
Jajce
Another long days driving, but through some amazing scenery. Here for 2 nights at least! Bosnia, so far is clean, roads not bad, just now...
- Sep 24, 2023
Oradea (Gladys Mk2)
Now in beautiful Oradea for the weekend before we head back to Bucharest!! Nice little apartment overlooking the river and old town. A...
- Sep 20, 2023
Albac & Remiti (Gladys Mk2)
Heading north into the mountains again we stopped in a lovely house in Albac. Visit to waterfalls and an underground glacier. We headed...
- Sep 17, 2023
Alba Iulia (Gladys Mk2)
Alba Iulia, One of the oldest settlements in Romania, the site was selected by the Romans for a military camp. The remains of Apulum, an...
- Sep 16, 2023
Hunedoara (Gladys Mk2)
We stopped we Rumanian family in a Saxon style house in Sebeș a small town. We visited Covin Castle in the car. Corvin Castle was laid...
- Sep 14, 2023
Făgăraş & Sibiu (Gladys Mk2)
Făgăraş, It lies north of the Făgăraş Mountains, a range of the Transylvanian Alps (Southern Carpathian Mountains), on the Olt River....
- Sep 12, 2023
Castles and Brasov (Gladys Mk2)
We travelled to Brasov today here for 3 nights in a beautiful modern apartment. Visited the tourist village of Bran on the way. Famous...
- Sep 9, 2023
Gura Vadului (Gladys Mk2)
We got out of the City late Friday afternoon and are spending the weekend out in the countryside in a hill top chalet. Lucky we has a 4x4...
- Sep 7, 2023
Bucharest ( Broken Gladys)
Thursday morning we headed to Bucharest to see a man about our fridge. On the motorway heading towards the City, John was having problems...
- Sep 5, 2023
Transfagarasan Highway
Wow! We’ve done it, driven the famous 7C or Transfagarasan Highway! At 90 kilometres or 56 miles long it isn’t particularly long but it...
- Sep 3, 2023
Sighisoara & Viscri
During the 12th century, the Transylvanian Saxons built a new citadel which was named Schäßburg. Sighisoara (Schäßburg - Schassburg or...
- Sep 2, 2023
Gorge and Salt mine Turda
Moved down to Turda yesterday , a perfect afternoon for a walk in Turda Gorge (Cheile Turzii). It covers an area of 170 hectares, has a...
- Aug 31, 2023
Wood Monastery & Happy Cemetery
We stopped overnight again at the railway before heading off. Big wooden gates and monasteries, a Nobel Peace Winners House, a Prison, a...
- Aug 29, 2023
Cable car and Train ride.
Leaving the Monastery’s behind we headed northwest over the mountains to the train ride at Gara CFF Viseu de Sus. On the way we saw a...
- Aug 27, 2023
Monastery’s in Northeast Romania
We did over 2 days visit 5 painted Monastary’s in northeast Romania. The first Varonet a very busy place but a lovely place with...
- Aug 25, 2023
Mânoaia and Suceava
Moving north we stopped at a couple of sites a lovely one at Mânoaia with lots of horse drawn carts and a nice quiet park. We headed...
- Aug 22, 2023
Danube Delta
So over the border to Romania and an overnight on the north side of the Danube. Then onto the Danube Delta, a 6am start! With a lovely...
- Aug 16, 2023
Kavana and Ivanove
Our last few day in Bulgaria we visited the tip of Kavana a very windy cape. Then across the nature reserve at Srebana a little...
- Aug 14, 2023
Nessebar and Shkorpilovci
We decided to have a night in Nessebar a World Heritage Site. We parked in the harbour car park under trees. We walked it was very...
- Aug 11, 2023
Burgas
We called in the nature reserve to the south of Burgas. Saw a few birds including a purple Heron and a Pelican also some dragonfly’s. ...
- Aug 9, 2023
Sozopol
Sozopol, really like it here, parked in the marina with the super yachts!! Lovely old town, fishing harbour and more. The temperature,...
- Aug 7, 2023
Antopol
Three nights at Camping Delphin, not quite what you would expect but ok! Aired showers but clean as were the toilets. Lots of “chalets”...
- Aug 4, 2023
Freedom Monument and Veliko Tarnovo
Spent yesterday morning visiting the Freedom Monument high up in the cool hills, bliss. Arriving in Veliko Tarnovo, one of Bulgaria’s...
- Jul 31, 2023
Buzludzha and Shipka
Long day visiting. First stop was the Buzludzha monument. On the remote Buzludzha Peak stands an unusual abandoned monument. The peak...
- Jul 30, 2023
Kazanlak
20c and rain! That’s what we woke to yesterday, but it soon dried up and became a pleasant day, reaching 28c by 4pm. We cycled into the...
- Jul 29, 2023
Plovdiv
Plovdiv at 31c was warm after the coolness of the hills! A walk into the “new” town where we had a 3D experience of the stadium of...
- Jul 27, 2023
Rila Lakes
We arrived in the Rila Mountains early evening Wednesday with the plan to walk the 7 Lakes on Thursday. Sadly, this had to be put off...
