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Pena Palace Sintra Portugal

A Day Trip from Lisbon: Sintra, Portugal

Despite the fact that our trip to Lisbon, Portugal was only for a long weekend, it is always nice to get out of the city! Portugal, and Europe in general, has the distinct advantage of being quite small and packing in lots of history, architecture and landscapes into a tiny geographic area. Just 30 minutes […]

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Mike enjoying his private room and a bag of saline at Zagreb Central Hospital

I’ll Have the Lamb Soup…and an Ambulance

It was near the end of a very long day. We had just finished driving over 500 miles across four countries (in a single day) when we stopped for dinner at Kosuta Restaurant in Trebinje, Bosnia. Chandra and I were traveling along with my brother and two of our friends on an epic week-long road trip across the […]

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Great Ocean Road Australia - Driving on the Left

How to Drive on the Left Side of the Road

While most of the world drives on the right side of the road, there are many popular destinations that like to switch things up by driving on the left. But if you’re used to driving on the right, how do you drive on the left side of the road? My first encounter with this was […]

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A Road Trip Around Sicily

Today we explore Sicily!  We would be picking up a car in Palermo and driving to Mezzoiuso, Dave’s ancestral hometown, then onwards to Corleone before returning our car back in Palermo that evening.  We had to get up slightly early to go to pick up the car at the Targarent Office on Via Piradello. First though, time […]

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Jumping on Latin Bridge in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro in a Day

Today was pretty much the longest day ever.  We drove through 4 countries: Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro!!  We all got up early at our hostel in Belgrade, Serbia, the Chillton Hostel, and the plan was to leave at 8am.  We hoped to end the day in Kotor, Montenegro.  See below for our road […]

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Google map directions of Zagreb, Croatia to Belgrade, Serbia

Road trip: Zagreb, Croatia to Belgrade, Serbia

Today would be leg 1 of our road trip.  We will be driving from Zagreb, Croatia to Belgrade, Serbia. Dave and I got up early to get the car at the Sheraton in downtown Zagreb.  We walked there from Fulir Hostel and it only took about 20 minutes.  After the requisite checks and signatures, we were in […]

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