by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 13, 2017 | Europe, Montenegro
We sit and stare at the Adriatic Sea. A few months ago, I had never even heard of the country of Montenegro. Seven countries and five weeks later, we sip beers in the city of Bar, Montenegro, and enjoy a fresh dish of mussels and grilled squid. This meal gives a...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 8, 2017 | Europe, Serbia
One of the joys of writing an independent travel blog includes the freedom to say what you feel, and not be bound by payment for a travel article that “makes people want to go there.” Once we step off the train in Belgrade, Marilynn and I and a solo traveler from New...
by ronmitchelladventure | Feb 2, 2017 | Europe, Romania
We squeeze into a packed minivan in Brasov for a boring, eight-hour ride to the city of Timisoara. Marilynn and I expect a short stay at that city, which seems a necessary stop to make travel arrangements on the way to Belgrade, Serbia. Our hotel sits out of the way...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 30, 2017 | Europe, Romania
Nothing like a great sleep on a 13-hour overnight train, until Hungarian Border Police find a problem with our passport. Someone stamped it incorrectly along the way, but they let us out anyway. We must not resemble refugees. Our only vow today is to not get ripped...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 29, 2017 | Europe, Hungary
Budapest does not “grab” us at first. The taxi driver did. It’s a common scam. Unregulated taxis rip off foreign visitors. We should have known better, but we’re travel weary from a train ride, lugging heavy backpacks, it’s nighttime, fourteen degrees Fahrenheit, and...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 26, 2017 | Austria, Europe
The three-hour shuttle ride from Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic, to Vienna, Austria rolls through scenic landscapes and small towns. Cities look different at night. Our tiny room at the Pension Suzanne sits in the heart of Vienna, near the opera house. We store...
