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Kosovo – Hiking the Edge

๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Born out of the breakup of former Yugoslovia, Kosovo is one of the youngest country in world. After Kosovo war in 1999 , it declared independence in 2008. The country is being rebuilt since then. In spite of sore relationship with neighbouring Serbia , gradually it is recognised by most of G20 countries. This was a short trip to Kosovo primarily to Hike part of Sharr mountains called The Edge. I arrived in Pristina and was picked up the by the host. We then relaxed and enjoyed a late…

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South of France

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 6th - 10th April 2024 Day 1 London To Nice My flight to Nice was in the afternoon . Nice airport is fairly small and not that far from the towm. I reached my Air BnB apartment late in the evening . We had our dinner and then retired for the day. Day 2 Antibes We spent the morning in Nice. The Promenade des Anglais is the iconic seafront boulevard that stretches for approximately seven kilometers along the beautiful Mediterranean coastline of Nice. Lined with palm trees and offering…

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Malta In 4 Days

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Malta is the tenth smallest country by area and seventh mostly densely populated country. It is also having smallest capital amongst the countries in European union. Temeperature in January was quite mild compared to continental Europe. Day 1 - 5th Jan, Valetta I landed in Valetta , capital of Malta. My stay was booked at Hotel Carlton for 4 nights at Sliema area. Reaching to my hotel from airport is pretty straight forward by public transport. I bought a 4 day Malta card which gave unlimited access to public…

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Slovakia & Vienna

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Day 1 Krakow to Smokvec I was picked up from Krakow airport by Martin and Co in the afternoon. After that we drove over the High Tatras Mountains that separate Slovakia and Poland and headed for the lovely alpine village of Stary Smokovec. This was a family-run hotel . There was a bit of issue with romm keys. Nevertheless after settling into your room, I headed down to meet your travelling companions over dinner and relaxed into the holiday rhythm. Day 2 Smokvec Hike to the Green Lake We…

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Budapest

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ My flight from the Brussels was in the morning. It was a 2.5 hour flight , I arrived at the Airport around 11 and then took a bus to the center. I was staying at Artist Guest House but I had collect my keys from a different place which was painful. Nevertheless after settling down in my guest house and taking a bit of rest I left to stoll around the center of the Budapest . The previously separate towns of Buda, ร“buda, and Pest were officially unified in…

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Belgium

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช 29 th April Brussels 4 nights London โ†’ Brussels โ†’ Budapest โ†’ Sofia โ†’ London Day 1 London to Brussels My flight was early morning from Heathrow. I landed at Brussels airport about 10.30. From airport I took public transport to my hotel. Hotel itself was outside the old city . I was bit early , could not check in, neither they had the facility to keep the luggage .ย  So I had to roam around for sometime before allowed to check in. After checking in I spent sometime…

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Croatia : Plitvice lake national park

Plitvice lake is a 295sqย  km national park in central Croatia. There are 16 lakes , 12 upper and 4 lower lakes joined by waterfalls. Veliki Slap is the highest waterfall (78 meter) in lower lakes. Apart from walkways and hiking trails there is also an electric boat which connect lower lakes and upper lakes. My flight from Sarajevo was on the Morning. From the airport , I first had to take a bus to transfer to main bus station and then took a bus from there to Plitvice . I bought…

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Croatia : Zagreb

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Day - 1 Zagreb is the captial of Croatia and my last stop before flying back home. I started in the afternoon after a long day at Plitvice . The bus reached at Zagreb early evening . I stayed at YHA in Zagreb. After checking in I roamed around city centre and also had my dinner . Interestingly in the city center the have probably smallest train line in the world ( used only for touristic purposes) . Tkes ppl from lower level of the town to upper level.…

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ This was the last leg of ny B&H trip. The hotel I booked was just opposite to the pigeon square. It was fairly cheap but comfortable. I arrived from Mostar in the morning by Talgo train. There are two daily trains depart from ฤŒapljina , I took the morning train which departs about 6.30 AM. Sarajevo is about 2.5 hours but it took little longer. With the help of my host , I took a local tram to the pigeon square and deposited my luggage . Sarajevo old town…

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Read more about the article Hiking up Mount Maglic

Hiking up Mount Maglic

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ The bus picked us up from the Dubrovnik airport . There was some confusion about one person who arrived lake but nevertheless we set out for Tjentiste which would be our base for Mount Maglic. I met my guide and team en route to the 18th century city of Trebinje. This is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebiลกnjica river in the region of East Herzegovina. The restrurant seems pretty posh with great view . After lunch we visited the Tvrdos…

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