Three days of regional trains around Porto
We skipped the Douro cruise and took the Linha do Douro instead: two euros, river on the left, terraces on the right, and a conductor who insisted we try his cousin’s café in Pinhão.
Morning markets in Kutaisi and why we stayed a week
We planned two nights. Then came the cheese aisle at the Green Bazaar, a guesthouse with a fig tree, and a day trip to Prometheus Cave that ran three hours late.
Our 7 kg packing list after two years on the road
One merino layer, one rain shell, a tiny drying line and far fewer chargers than you think. What we dropped, what we bought twice, and what survived everything.
Balkan buses: timetables are suggestions
From Kotor to Shkodër with a change in Ulcinj, a driver’s lunch break and a goat on the road. Practical tips on tickets, luggage fees and where to sit.