A night drive across half of Europe, an Alpine lake for breakfast, and a road with views that take your breath away – this is how our 2018 summer holiday began.
Balkans 2017 – a road trip with kids through seven countries
A three-week road trip through the Balkans with four kids. Seven countries, 5,000 km, a tent, and a blue Ford full of adventures – from waterfalls in Bosnia, through wild Albania, to the turquoise lakes of Croatia.
Vienna with Kids: Giant Pandas at the Zoo and the Long Road Home
Vienna wasn’t our last stop because of palaces or opera. It was because Justynka had been dreaming about giant pandas for a long time. And in Vienna, there are pandas.
Camp Zagreb – Kayaking on an Artificial Lake
We left Klenovica heading north and ended up at a campsite just outside Zagreb. An artificial lake, rented kayaks and a quiet evening by the water – that’s how we closed our Croatian chapter.
Krka National Park – waterfalls and boardwalks
Krka National Park is one of those places that makes an impression from the first moment. Wooden boardwalks lead you literally across the water, between cascades and reed islands. And back in 2017 you could still jump straight into the waterfall.
Trogir – an old town and an unexpected reunion
A chance reunion with Ania’s cousin, ten degrees cooler than Albania, and one of the best-preserved medieval port towns on the Adriatic. We stopped in Trogir for a few hours – and it was hard to leave.
Kravica Waterfalls – cooling off in the heart of scorching Bosnia
The Bay of Kotor sent us off quietly. We left Montenegro before noon, crossed into Bosnia and Herzegovina and headed towards Mostar. The landscape shifted as we drove – the mountains softened, stone villages gave way to wider valleys. And…
Llogara pass
Slowly we headed north, this time along the coast. The route went through the seaside towns of Ksamil, Saranda, Borsh, Porto Palermo, Himarë, Dhërmi. The most spectacular point of the route, however, was the Llogara Pass, which we had to…
To Albania through Montenegro
In the morning, after breakfast, we started our journey. We were in Bosnia, next to the Tara River. Just a few kilometers from the campsite, we crossed the border into Montenegro. The border crossing was at the bridge in Šćepan…
Sarajevo
On our list of places to visit was the old Olympic venue in Sarajevo. Old, abandoned, neglected — but still worth seeing. The Winter Olympic Games were held here in 1984. Back then, this place was teeming with life. Today…