A word of warning, it is very easy to get lost in Thamel. Nepal is poor, even poorer than I thought; and Kathmandu is dusty and smelly. Our first night … Continue readingKathmandu

I always thought there was something odd about rickshaw drivers, and now I’m sure. They are just nuts. Certainly if you halve their quote you find that you are still … Continue readingRickshaw

On the Sunday I went to watch Besitkas play Bursaspor a team I had never heard of but who are currently riding high in 6th place in the Turkish league. … Continue readingIstanbul (the game)

We arrived in Istanbul a day early on the 16th April, due to the train that we wanted to get being full, this wasn’t really a problem since we were … Continue readingIstanbul

Everyone Nigel spoke to insisted that you need to go on a tour if you are only going to spend two days in Cappadocia, so we ignored them and got … Continue readingCappadocia

In order to escape the boredom of Salonika we headed out to Lit’horo to take a walk up Mount Olympus. What we didn’t know was that the train station for … Continue readingMount Olympus (or just a glimpse of immortality)

Our train from Niš finally pulled into Thessaloniki (AKA Salonika, Salonica) about 2 hours late, although the journey was made more bearable by the company of the Greek guy we … Continue readingThessaloniki

This place was a revelation, having been to Serbia last year we know already knew about their hospitality, and again it didn’t disappoint. There is so much to see there, … Continue readingNiš

The journey from Zagreb to Niš warrants an entry on its own; first off we found the train to Belgrade, jumped on and found a nice seat in a not … Continue readingTraveling Zagreb to Niš

Zagreb was really quiet when I got there; the hostel was empty apart from a couple of painters and the staff. Croatia is pretty rich compared to the other Balkan … Continue readingZagreb