The anniversary of our departure from Australia has just ticked over! This is the selfie we took when we started travelling within Australia on September 11, 2013 – we were on our way from Sydney to Coffs Harbour. Yes, we…
Baja, Hungary to Bangkok, Thailand, via Budapest and Doha
Baja is a lovely little town on the Danube, or rather on a side channel of the Danube – the full Danube is much, much wider than this waterway. It has a large square where vehicles are allowed to park,…
Ljubljana, Slovenia to Baja, Hungary: Back To Transdanubia!
The train trip from Ljubljana to Zagreb (capital of Croatia) was smooth and uneventful. Tickets were checked, passports were checked at the border, and we were sitting in the correct carriage, because only two of the carriages were going on…
Ljubljana, Slovenia: From The Castle To Metelkova, September, 2014
We loved Ljubljana – a small, walkable, beautiful city, with a population of warm-hearted, friendly Slovenes, and many interesting travellers. You have to make a particular effort to get to Ljubljana – it’s not one of the famous backpacker destinations…
Visiting An Alpine Postcard: Lake Bled, Slovenia, September 22, 2014
Having seen Ljubljana, it was time to venture outside the city limits. Just 40km from Ljubljana is Lake Bled, an Alpine postcard of a destination. In the middle of the lake is an island, with a church, which is THE…
Medulin, Croatia to Ljubljana, Slovenia: Hitch-Hiking, September 19, 2014
As much as we enjoyed our time on the Adriatic coast, it was all too soon time to bid farewell to our British friends and move on to our next destination. We were heading back to Ljubljana, and since the…
Day Trip To Pula, Croatia, September 18, 2014
We had never heard of Pula before Hannah mentioned its name as the nearest large town to Medulin, and the place from which to catch the bus. We had no idea that it had been a significant city in Roman…
From Linz, Austria, To Medulin, Croatia, Via Ljubljana, Slovenia
Our journey to Croatia began at the space age Linz Station or, as it is known in the local language, Linz Hauptbahnhopf. All the stations in Austria are vast caverns of gleaming modern tile and marble and glass. We were…
Turda, Romania To Linz, Austria: Chasing Trains!
When we emerged from the mine, we caught a bus to the centre of Turda. We would have thought it was amazing and wonderful just to drink hot chocolate in the sunshine, but the town centre is quite lovely in…
Salina Turda (Turda Salt Mine), Turda, Transylvania, Romania, September 10th, 2014
Wednesday was the big day – time to visit the famous Salina Turda, the Turda Salt Mine. We caught a minibus from Cluj, and the driver told us which stop to get off at, and which road to follow to…