On the Macedonian (or Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia as the Greeks will have you call it) flag is a large sun, with its wide golden rays spreading out in all directions. We soon found out that the neighbouring Albanians,…
Bulgaria – Shortcut to Melnik
Until Smolyan we´d survived with only our Freytag and Berndt 1:3.5m Europe map to guide us on our way. Then we made the fateful decision to buy a local Bulgaria map. To Melnik this gave us the choice of 2…
Bulgaria – Hot Pants and Cold Passes
“Mein guten Hund! Did you see that?!” cried Haz shortly after our arrival in the Bulgarian border town of Svilengrad. Neil, his jaw having become entangled in his front spokes was unable to answer. We had just seen a girl…
Menace on a Motorbike and the Melon Seller
During the first week on the road Turkish drivers had been as nice as could be expected. We’d frequently looked up to a loud blast on a horn to see an articulated lorry coming towards us, the driver with a…
Wild Camping and ‘The Roarer’
We’ve decided to try and wild camp as much possible, so at night have been finding flat(ish) and concealed spots near the road to pitch our tent. For the hour before the sun goes down, we find ourselves ducking out…