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And Then It Went to Hell in Bulgaria 27 Aug 2013 | 05:08 pm
Professional travel bloggers don’t talk about the dark times. Not the genuinely dark times. We have the lives that people dream about. We quit to our 9-5 jobs and went off to travel the world indefin...
Kosovo: A Warm Welcome from a Newborn Country 25 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
I’m on the bus from Skopje to Prizren, typing madly on my computer as I work on a freelance assignment. My only breaks are cursory glances out the water-stained window: the scenery has been growing gr...
Scenes from Lake Ohrid: Macedonia’s Summer Beauty 22 Aug 2013 | 02:50 pm
If you’re familiar with Lake Ohrid, one image probably comes to your mind: a tiny red-brick church overlooking the vast expanse of blue lake, faint mountains in the distance. This church is Sveti Jov...
Macedonia: This Magnificent Country Will Surprise You 20 Aug 2013 | 08:34 pm
Sometimes the best countries are the most surprising ones. Macedonia certainly falls into that category. I fell into Macedonia on a whim — I needed somewhere to go for two weeks in between Istanbul a...
A Day in Kadikoy: Scenes from Istanbul’s Asian Side 16 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
“Go to the Asian side — it’s one of the best things to do in Istanbul.” Nearly everyone told me this on my first trip to Turkey nearly two years ago. Yet for some reason, I spent my first trip firmly...
SOTM Tour: Month Two of Twelve 12 Aug 2013 | 04:02 pm
Mario and I have been on the road for two months now! From Malta to Dubai, here is the best and worst of Month Two of the SOTM Tour. Countries Visited Malta, Turkey, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Rom...
The Sweet Sliema Life 11 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
When Mario and I first arrived in Sliema, he told me to keep my expectations low: “Don’t judge Malta until you see Valletta tomorrow.” I could see what he meant — Sliema didn’t look overtly appealing...
Mdina: The Silent City of Malta 9 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Driving through the Maltese countryside, a white city appears in the distance. It stands atop a hill, layered like a wedding cake from its walled edge, surveying all of Malta from one of the highest p...
The UNESCO Hunt: 1-10 7 Aug 2013 | 06:47 pm
A few months ago, I resolved to visit 101 UNESCO World Heritage Sites by the end of the year. That would require me to visit 50 new sites in about eight months. It soon became clear that this was not...
Why Don’t More Backpackers Come to Malta? 29 Jul 2013 | 04:06 pm
Is Malta a great country for backpackers? Absolutely. It’s fun, it’s cheap, it’s got nice hostels, it’s easy to get to and get around. But are there backpackers here? Very few. I was shocked at how f...
