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SUMMARY Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 … Continue reading →

Montenegro – Northern (Kolašin, Bijelo Polje, Pljevlja) May 9-11, 2019 Observations on Montenegro 1. Buy gas in N Macedonia where it is €1.15 on average – in Montenegro, it is €1.25/lire on average. 2. English skills are poor. When in … Continue reading →

Kosovo – South, West, East May 8-10, 2019 TIPS for KOSOVO 1. Your vehicle insurance may not be valid in Kosovo. Mine wasn’t and insurance needs to be purchased at the border. 2. Google Maps doesn’t work well here. After … Continue reading →

Kosovo – North Kosovo (Kosovska Mitrovica) May 10, 2019 MITROVICA (pop 84,235 – 71,909 in the southern municipality and 12,326 in North Mitrovica) On the Ibar and Sitnica rivers., in 2013, following the North Kosovo crisis, the Serb-majority municipality of North … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a partially recognized state and disputed territory in Southeastern Europe. Defined in an area of 10,908 square kms, Kosovo is landlocked in the center of the Balkans and bordered by the uncontested … Continue reading →

SUMMARY North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a country in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in September 1991 under the … Continue reading →

North Macedonia – Vardar and East (Skopje) May 7-9, 2019 I entered from Bulgaria in the far southeast corner and first saw several places in the North Macedonia – West section. These two waterfalls are in Vardar and East  Smolare … Continue reading →

TIPS for BULGARIA 1. Road Toll Tax. The amount of the tax depends on the duration of stay: weekend, 1 week (15 BGN), 1 month, 1 year. I did not know about this, was stopped for not having the “vignette” … Continue reading →

BULGARIA SOUTH (Plovdiv, Kyustendil, Stara Zagora, Haskovo) May 2-3 2019 After Shipka Pass and Monument, I descended on the other side of the mountain and Central Balkan National Park into Bulgaria South. Shipka Monastery of the Nativity of Christ, Shipka. Built … Continue reading →

BULGARIA – NORTH (Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Ruse, Pleven, Shumen) April 30- 2019 Madara Horseman (Rider). Discovered in 1872, this is a bas-relief carving of an actual size horseman about 30m up on a cliff face. His right hand holds … Continue reading →