Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and apart from the siege, the assassination, and the Winter Olympics, I didn’t know much about the city. For my generation, the name Sarajevo is probably as synonymous with conflict as Saigon is for a Boomer. I visited Sarajevo without researching what to see so I could […]
Notes on Mostar – Visiting the famous bridge of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar is home to one of the most famous bridges in Europe. For those of us who lived through the nineties news cycle of the Yugoslav Wars, it become a symbol of the war when it was destroyed during the Bosnian War in 1993. The Stari Most (Old Bridge) has since been reconstructed and is […]
Hotel Review: Galataport Suites, Istanbul – Turkey
Hotel Name: Galataport Suites. Address: Kemankes Karamustafapasa Mahallesi Celebiler Sokak No 3/1 Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey. I stayed at Galataport Suites in Istanbul, Turkey. I booked online at the rate of €22.50 per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Istanbul. Galataport Suites is in the Galataport area, not far from the […]
Hotel Review: Meddusa Hotel, Istanbul – Turkey
Hotel Name: Meddusa Hotel. Address: Alemdar Mah. Nuru Osmaniye Cad. No: 5 Sultanahmet, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. I stayed at the Meddusa Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. I booked online at the rate of €17.35 per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Istanbul. The Meddusa Hotel is in Sultanahmet, which is the […]
Flight Review: Air Albania – Tirana to Istanbul
Flight: Air Albania ZB 1001 From: Tirana (TIA) To: Istanbul (IST) I flew with Air Albania from Tirana to Istanbul. I compared flights on Skyscanner , and this was the best option to IST (I didn’t want to fly to SAW). There were two flights available with Air Albania, so I went with the morning […]
Croatia trip summary – Highlights and observations as a digital nomad
Croatia has become a popular destination for digital nomads, and at the start of 2021 they made history by being one of the first countries in the world to offer a digital nomad visa. Croatia is more affordable than Western Europe, making it an attractive option for nomads. Croatia has an amazing coastline jam-packed with […]
Guesthouse Review: Guesthouse Pension Andrea, Tirana – Albania
Hotel Name: Guesthouse Pension Andrea. Address: Rr.Jeronin de Rada 103, Tirana, Albania. I stayed at the Guesthouse Pension Andrea in Tirana, Albania. I booked online at the rate of €17 per night, and I booked the room for its price and location in Tirana. The guesthouse is a 5-minute walk from Skanderbeg Square (the main […]
Notes on Split – The historic hub city of the Dalmatian Coast
Split is a city on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia, and it’s the second-largest city in the country after Zagreb. For my 2021 visit to Croatia, I bookended the trip with time in Zagreb and Split to compare the two. Split has a metropolitan population of about 346,000 people, so it’s not a huge place. […]
Hostel Review: Hostel Tarabosh, Shkodër – Albania
Edit: This hostel is now The Rooftop Hostel. The review of the Hostel Tarabosh remains as an archive. Hotel Name: Hostel Tarabosh. Address: Rruga Vilson, Shkodër, Albania. I stayed at Hostel Tarabosh in Shkodër, Albania. I booked online at the rate of €8.50 per night, and I choose it because it was a private room […]
Apartment Review: Petkovic Apartmani 1, Tivat – Montenegro
Edit: This apartment is now known as House 23 A1. This review is for when it was Petkovic Apartmani 1. Hotel Name: Petkovic Apartmani 1. Address: Gornji Kalimanj II br23, Tivat, Montenegro. I stayed at Petkovic Apartmani 1 in Tivat, Montenegro. I booked online at the rate of €13.30 per night, and I booked it […]
