Right now I am recently back in Melbourne, meaning that this journey is over. My blog entries, though, are now about 3 months and 6 countries behind. I do hope to catch up on this, and in chronological order too. But writing this blog is just a hobby, and a chance to practice my words, …
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Skopje is a Silly Place
So Skopje, hey? What would you expect? I'd no clue. My reason for being here was that it was the easiest way to get from Albania to Bulgaria. So, if I had to stay a night, why not make it one more and look around? What I found was ludicrous in several respects. Alexander Fever …
Tirana is the Coolest European Capital That I’d Barely Heard Of
After the brutal wait of my first Balkan border crossing, I was bracing myself for the entry to Albania. But it couldn't have been more casual. We arrived in our 12 seater van and to little queue. When we reached the guards, everyone in the back seats handed their passports to the driver, who handed …
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Misadventures in Montenegro
It started well enough. I arrived at the station for my 11:00 bus to Bar in Montenegro, ticket in hand, dutifully early. But 11 rolls around, then 12. Already I'm thinking "we're not in Germany anymore, Toto". It's nearly 1 o'clock before we go. We set off.. then very shortly we're stopped again. 2 o'clock …
Game of Thrones Has Fucked Dubrovnik
Look, I really enjoyed Game of Thrones. I've seen every episode - the early ones, over and over again. It's really well made, engrossing television. So I totally get the novelty of finding yourself where much of it was shot. Within minutes of entering Old Dubrovnik, I'd taken a selfie and told the internet I …
Three Moons Pass
I have left Berlin. Somehow I managed to be both sad to leave and impatient to move on. Three months is definitely long enough to start settling in - and that's where living out of a single suitcase starts to grate. Having so many things to do of an evening eases that somewhat. But you …
A Day Trip to Brandenburg an der Havel
It was one of those Sundays where I slept through most of the morning; an excellent Friday night might wer a little bit to blame. An all-too-late glance at my phone told me I had no more time to waste. I was off to see old Brandenburg town. Brandenburg an der Havel was founded in …
A Week in Berlin
Ok, so I landed on Monday and it's now Monday again, so I guess that makes it a week. Here's how I've found the place: Berlin is Extremely Easy to Get Around Locals have this weird idea that 30 minutes is a long way to travel for something. After only a week here, I'm starting …
Starvation Class Travel from Melbourne to Berlin
It was only six months ago that I promised I would never again fly ultra cheap. My flight with Clockwork Orange Airlines – a 9 hour overnight sleep deprivation torture by a screen that ceaselessly switched on and off – was the last straw. It’s not just the suffering. It was the work days lost …
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So It Begins
When I first got into building and running websites, I followed a lot of bloggers and gurus who touted "the laptop lifestyle". They made it sound magnificent: "Live and work from anywhere" they would say, suggestively illustrating it with palm trees and swimming pools. As it happens, I've worked on my own terms from a …
Berlin, Bucharest, Babylon and on 