No hike across Europe has received more hype in recent years than the trail connecting Valbona and Theth. These two gorgeous Albanian mountain villages have attracted countless wanderlusts like myself. I hiked this trail with a few friends in summer…
Valbona is a mountain village full of adventure, and getting there is part of it. Only one road leads to this gorgeous village deep in the Albanian Alps, but you’ve got a few fun ways to get there, especially if…
Romania? As a ski destination? Eastern Europe tends to be forgotten about when it comes to potential ski destinations. However, there are numerous budget-friendly places to ski in that half of the continent, including in Romania. Some of the tallest…
Northern Albania has generated plenty of buzz in the travel space in recent years (as has the rest of the country). While the breathtaking hike that connects the mountain villages of Valbona and Theth deserves most of the credit, Valbona…
If you’re planning to do some hiking on your trip to Kosovo, put the trail from Prevalla to Jazhince Lake at the top of your list. Just 45 minutes from the historic city of Prizren in the Sharr Mountains, the…
If you plan on using public transportation to get around Budapest, remember one thing: always validate your ticket. Public transport in Budapest is fantastic and relatively easy to use despite the language barrier. However, a common mistake people make in…
Romanian cuisine threw me off a bit during my visit. I went in reading about the country’s hearty meat dishes, but I found much more variety than I’d have thought for a Balkan country. Romania’s cultural and geographical influences are…
Thermal spas play a huge role in Hungarian culture, and Budapest locals don’t discriminate when it comes to what time of year they soak in the city’s thermal baths. From the hottest summer days to the coldest, snowiest winter months,…
Romania might just have the most underrated Christmas market scene in Europe. Last year, Travel and Leisure highlighted the massive and elegant Christmas market in Craiova, Romania, which at 280,000 square meters was the largest in Europe and deemed the world’s best…
Prizren has some beautiful historical attractions in its old town. From the Old Stone Bridge to Sinan Pasha Mosque to Shadervan Square, there’s plenty to keep you wandering around the bazaar. However, a must-do in Prizren is walking up to…
From the research I’d done prior to visiting Kosovo, the hike from Liqenat village to Lake Liqenat in the Rugova Mountains seemed to generate the most buzz. I had done plenty of research regarding the best hikes in Kosovo, and this one kept coming up. This trail is actually part of the long-distance…
To be honest, when I booked two nights in Gjakova on my Kosovo itinerary, I wasn’t wholly convinced. It looked like a charming city online, but there was so little information from travelers who’d been that I wondered if there was anything…