Road Trip Poland - Things to do in Warsaw and the Dragon of Krakow
I said my goodbyes to the Baltic states (blogpost: 25.000 km Europe road trip part 8 : Riga (Latvia) and Vilnius (Lithuania)) and after Vilnius the next stop was Warsaw (Poland). The distance was about 460 Km., but the roads were absolutely terrible! Gone are the fancy routes...
25.000 km Europe road trip part 7 : Tallinn and Pärnu in Estonia
After a quiet time in Finland my hopes were set for the famous Baltic States. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were all on my bucket list and I could not wait to visit all their capitals: Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. The ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn was easily...
The moment was finally there. After traveling through almost ten European Union countries (Norway not being included) it was time for a real test. Crossing the border from Poland into the Ukraine (Korczowa-Krakovets border) has a notorious reputation for being the worst and longest border cross from Europe. Waiting up to 24 hours and sleeping in the car were...
My Road Trip in Ukraine
When I announced my route for Europe’s longest road trip, people were shocked with one particular destination: “Why would you want to do a road trip in Ukraine? Your car will be stolen within a day, everybody is corrupt and it is currently a warzone over there!” It was an expected reaction and I understood that my...
Every so often you will find a special location,building or landscape on Pinterest/Instagram that has been completely untouched by the mass tourism. No, I am not talking about the Colosseum in Rome or the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but The Eyes of God (Prohodna) Cave in Karlukovo Bulgaria.
This beautiful cave structure has been under the radar in Europe for many...
Road trip in Bulgaria
After my amazing time in Romania (Blogpost: 25,000 Km Europe Road Trip Part 11: Romania) it was time for country number 12 : Bulgaria! I had a short visit planned to Bucharest and after my time in the capital I wanted to cross the border at Giurgiu-Rousse Friendship Bridge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwjA9VpI7X0
I witnessed my first case of corruption with a customs...
