Lake Ohrid has to be one of my all-time favourite destinations. It’s in the east of North Macedonia. Think crystal blue water, watching sunsets from boats with your hostel friends, cheap lakeside coffees and sunrise swims. It’s a budget backpackers dream – with amazing hostels, cheap food and drink, loads of activities, free…
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Serbia: A Guide for the Girls Travelling
One of the countries I visited this summer was Serbia, and I have to say it was a slightly different experience to my travel in other Balkan countries. I was with my friend at this point, which I was quite grateful for due to the difficulty we had with some of the transport….
Your Backpacker Guide to Budapest
I loved Budapest and intend to return with some of my friends ASAP. It had an amazing culture, felt safe to travel around, good public transport links, plenty of activities, lively nightlife, tasty food. Genuinely, what more could I want from a city? I was in Budapest solo travelling for a bit before…
Your one-stop guide to planning your Montenegro trip
Saying it now – Montenegro is one of my favourite countries in Europe. It’s well travelled enough that it feels safe but it’s still plenty undiscovered enough that you can interact with locals, most people are staying at the same hostels and the bus routes are so easy to travel round the country…
What can I wear as a girl travelling to North Macedonia?
I can’t lie – this was one of my biggest questions while packing. Not just for North Macedonia, but for the whole of the trip. Rather than grouping all of the Balkan countries together, I decided to do a separate post on each to try and help. Please remember though, this is just…
Thinking about travelling to Mostar?
Mostar is such a beautiful town in Bosnia and Herzegovina – one that we were so glad to make a stop off at on our journey after Sarajevo. One of the things about Mostar for us was how quiet and friendly it was in comparison to other places. Another thing we loved was…
Backpacking as a Girl in the Balkans
Before going backpacking in the Balkans with my best friend (also female), I had a lot of people ask me how safe it would be, whether I would be okay and all those general questions. Honestly, some of the places in the Balkans were the safest I’ve felt. Out of the entire backpacking…
What to do in Split, Croatia?
Split was our planned party destination on our trip (Kotor, Montenegro being the unplanned one) and it was amazing. Split is a great destination for party-lovers who want to be able to chill out on the beach, take photos in a stunning old town and do a little bit of exploring. Clubbing and…
What to do in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
On our Balkan Trip, Sarajevo was one of the best cultural hubs – with a rich, diverse history and so much to do and see. Two or three days is perfect here if you’re passing through, before moving onto some other places in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Unfortunately our bus from Kotor in Montenegro…
Travelling to Tirana, Albania?
What to Do, Where to Go and What to Eat Albania was our third country on the route, and probably one that we’d heard most about due to the increasing tourism. Albania is a beautiful country and the buses are incredibly cheap – around 40p within the city and about £2 for trips…