Our first city in Africa was Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. I didn’t know what to expect upon arrival, having heard good things from friends who visited previously, but also the guidebook’s prominent mention of the city’s nickname – “Nairobbery.” In the end, the city was a little of both. We found a lot of […]

We’ve been so far behind on the blog, but we’re finally (somewhat) up-to-date!  We’ve been in Africa for about three weeks, and we can finally talk about it. The differences between Africa and the US were evident from the start, as we traveled Ethiopian Air through Addis Ababa.  Brighter colors, lots of people wanting to […]

Athens had been on my “go to” list for some time, and it did not disappoint. While Eastern Europe had been filled with history and monuments, the past month of islands had me ready for more historical sites. When we told people we were headed to Athens we got one of two responses – people […]

Our last Greek island was Mykonos. We knew to expect a party in Mykonos, and the island didn’t disappoint. But we had to pass through a test of our stomachs to reach it. The ferry ride from Naxos to Mykonos was our roughest yet, tossing our fast ferry around. The ferries between the Greek islands […]

Naxos was a unplanned stop. Throughout this trip, we’ve had a general outline of where we were traveling, but haven’t booked specifics until a week or so ahead of time. It’s worked well, giving us the flexibility to change plans as we hear reviews from other travelers, and for the most part we haven’t had […]

Stepping off the ferry from the busyness of Santorini and onto the relaxed and unique eccentric character of Folegandros was a welcoming change. The pace was mellow and the tourists were few. I imagine most of them come to this island to escape and get away from it all. There were very little roads and […]

With our last few weeks on this first leg through Europe and our last country, as well as our first Greek island, it seemed like Santorini had some big expectations to fill. Arguably Greece’s most popular island I had heard the many stories of the breathtaking views, stunning architecture and one of the most magical […]

We had a smooth flight from Dubrovnik to Athens, which didn’t prepare us for the travel confusion that was about to hit us. We flew to Athens due to the lack of any reasonable overland route from Croatia to Greece. Our plan was to immediately ferry out to Santorini (the farthest island we are visiting) […]

The drive from Mostar to Dubrovnik was longer than anticipated. There was traffic and many stops at what seemed like far too necessary passport controls from Bosnia/Herz into Croatia. However we were rewarded with stunning views of coastline and vineyards along the way. Our big bus drove along the tiny 2 way highway, which seemed […]

We arrived in Mostar, one of the main cities in Bosnia and Hertznegovia, expecting to see a famous example of Ottoman architecture. Other travelers had told us the Stari Most (“Old Bridge”) was beautiful and worth seeing, although there wasn’t much else worthwhile in town. But for me the bridge ended up taking a backseat […]