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Euro Road Trip – Vienna

Day 218 We’d driven until late last night to make it to Vienna. We were back in Austria, which was the third time for this trip. We’d found a…

Euro Road Trip – Danube Bend

We left behind central Budapest, slowly making our way out through the sprawl of the outer suburbs. It seemed to stretch on and on, until we were suddenly…

Euro Road Trip – Budapest

We said goodbye to Romania and crossed over into Hungary, country #33, late in the afternoon. Hungary is the last of the new countries that we’re going to…

Euro Road Trip – Transylvania

By the time we finally left Castle Bran, we realised that it was probably just too late to make it to Sigisoara before dark – which feels like…

Euro Road Trip – Brasov

We were once again driving at night time, which I really like to try to avoid. Fortunately the roads north weren’t too bad, and I wasn’t too worried…

Euro Road Trip – Bucharest

With the delays crossing the border, combined with our lethargic states from over eating before leaving Bulgaria, we were now, once again, in a new country in the…

Euro Road Trip – Central Bulgaria

I regretted suddenly leaving our friend’s house in Sofia, but I was trying to get out of town before it got too late, and the weather intensified. It…

Euro Road Trip – Sofia

I did what I always say I won’t, but always do. I arrived in a new country after dark. We were now in Bulgaria, country #31. I wasn’t…

Euro Road Trip – Thessaloniki

Day 201 We’d had a very full day of sightseeing yesterday in Athens. We were a bit sore, and slow to get going today. It wasn’t helped that…

Euro Road Trip – Athens

I’m continually surprised at the distances in Greece. Not only at how much further places are than they appear on a map, but also at how much longer…