Diaries posts

06/1989-07/1991 I visited the land of Swiss chocolate and cheese in 1991, on my way to Holland. I was 20 years old back then and I had graduated high school just two years before, so I was ready to experience…

11/2004 & 12/2009 From the Roman amphitheaters to the Muslim palaces, from the Gothic cathedrals to the Modernista construction, this country is a treasure of artistic and architectural marvels. Spain was my traveling target twice. In 2004 I visited some…

04-2013 /7-2014 Slovenia is a tiny country I rushed through on a ten-day trip to Central Europe, in April 2013. It’s about half the size of Switzerland and its population counts just over two million people. The only way to…

8/2014 All though we drove through it all, Slovakia for us was just one overnight  stay in  the capital Bratislava during our overland trip from Europe to Australia in 2014. Overwhelmed from it’s neighbour Czech Republic this small country does…

07-1991 Perched on the top of a rock at 657m of elevation, the 61-sq-km Republic of San Marino is Europe’s third smallest state after the Vatican and Monaco. It was a day trip destination in 1991, on my overland trip…

7/2015 Our short trip through Russia was just a small taste of the country. We will be definitely back here but for now follow our short adventure by clicking the link bellow https://overlanddiaries.com/?p=3782   It took us 7 days and…

8/2014 Romania was in my travel plans for quite a while but I had never been there until a couple of weeks ago, when Rochelle and I rolled Voukefalas to the Hungary-Romania border. As we crossed the border and we…

11-2010 This small principality on Cote d’Azur was one of my most recent visits but someone that was with me complained that I have not written about it yet "because you are ashamed of what people might think" as she…

12/2010 Malta is a small Island in the Mediterranean. Since I am a diver, Malta was one of my target destinations, but I always made plans to visit it sometime in the future because of its small size. The underwater…

08/1991 The country that has no real official border and can be crossed in less than an hour’s drive, this is what I remember from Luxemburg. I also remember that except for its capital, Luxemburg has no other cities that…

04-2013 It’s true; Liechtenstein makes a fabulous wine-and-cheese-hour break. This is how much time you probably need to get your bearings. Did you know it’s the sixth smallest country? It’s governed by an iron-willed monarch who lives in a Gothic…

3/1999 & 12/2009 & 11/2010 Italy has been a getaway for me for almost all of my trips to Europe or West Africa. So I have visited this beautiful country more than four times. However I have managed to cover…

07-1990/9/2014 There’s no place like Hungary (Magyarország). Situated in the very heart of Europe and home of one of the most romantic cities of the whole continent, Hungary's impact on Europe's history and development has been far greater than its…

05-1992 & 12-1999 The Netherlands, which I’ve visited twice, is a small country with a big reputation for liberalism. It’s a land of bikes, blazing flower fields, mills and very few hills. That was the impression I got. While Amsterdam…

11-1972 /01-2013 /09-2014/11-2015 I’m very tempted to write about my own country. I’ll try to be realistic and give you all the aspects that this small, beautiful piece of land has to offer. It’s difficult for me to get into…

08-1991 Few countries in Western Europe have such a fascinating yet complicated past as Germany. Much of its history is easily explored by any visitor today. As you can understand from the date, this was way back. I was really…

01-2005/12-2010 France and its ex-colonies. I know that for most of the people that visit France the number one destination is the cosmopolitan Paris. That wasn’t the case for me. I first stepped my foot into French territory in the…

05-1989 When I visited this small republic, it was still part of the old Yugoslavia and I was too young to remember anything. So I based my research for this country on a fellow traveller and good friend Pavlo, who…