We decided to catch the super early bus to Mostar, Bosnia from Kotor to visit the city in a day and leave next day to Sarajevo. That was without taking into consideration boarder control. The bus ticket was €22 plus €1 for each luggage to be stored in the bus. Leaving at 7:40am with an estimated arrival of 13:00, we ended up checkin at our hotel at 16:00 thanks to boarder … [Read more...] about Bosnia, Mostar
Montenegro, KOTOR
2 hours bus ride from Podgorica, the capital city to Kotor. The bus station was swarming with guest house owners for the last minute visitors that haven't booked their stay yet. Once settled in our cozy apt for the two days to come, we decided to stroll the old town as the following day was reserved for our Lady of the Rocks. Kotor is a lovely little town, fun to walk around … [Read more...] about Montenegro, KOTOR
Montenegro, Podgorica
Balkans time finally. August in Montenegro is HOT HOT HOOOOT. The airport is tiny so immigration and baggage claim goes like a breeze. The best way to move to city center is to book a taxi in advance. This way it only costs €10 compared to the "official" taxis that are awaiting for their next prey at the airport door charging a whopping €25. We spent two nights in the capital … [Read more...] about Montenegro, Podgorica
Istanbul not Constantinople
Istanbul visit in 4 hours. Thanks to a transit of 21 hours, we decided to spend the night in Istanbul and stroll town for a couple of hours the next day before our flight to Montenegro. Everything went perfect except for the line at the Turkish immigration. Our flight landed at 21:30 and we were only able to get out of the airport at 23:40. If we had to get our luggage, that … [Read more...] about Istanbul not Constantinople
First stop: Miami
We are finally ready to start our year long journey. After months of planning, the big day is today.First stop Miami. We were super excited to use our Oneworld Explorer ticket that allows us a super flexible and most importantly affordable way to discover our planet in one year AND IN BUSINESS CLASS!! We were very excited and enjoyed our first flight with American Airlines up … [Read more...] about First stop: Miami