Travel period: May 2021 Hi everybody! The next day we pack up and leave the campsite as a trio. First to-do: stocking up groceries for the next days. Not loosing each other in the traffic of Shkodra is a challenge, but we master it and additionally find three parking spots close to a supermarket – jackpot! We love grocery shopping in foreign countries as it is something so basic but still so exciting. Our first supermarket experience starts with weird looks we get from locals until we realize it is because of the facial masks we wear – so they quickly vanish in our pockets because it feels so odd to wear them when nobody else does. Here we are,...
Travel period: May 2021 Hi there! Leaving beautiful Croatia behind we enter a new - as for us - unknown country: Montenegro! Despite traveling during times of COVID restrictions it is not a problem for us to cross the border. Besides the normal procedure of showing our car and insurance documents, the border guard asks for a negative PCR test. But for us it is not needed as we stayed in Croatia for more than 15 days - we profit from an agreement the balkan states have made to make corssing borders during the pandemic easier for locals and people who initially made a test to enter the balkan. Montenegrin Coast The first town we cross through is the border...
Travel period: May 2021 Thrilled by the great scenery in croatia's national parks we have seen so far, we cannot pass by Nationalpark Biokovo without visiting – and it´s just a short ride from the campsite at Omiš where we have stayed the night before. Biokovo is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva. The nature park is home of several animal species and is a good spot for hiking within its mountain landscape. You can find more info here: https://pp-biokovo.hr/hr/20/pocetna. Nationalpark Biokovo The drive to the National Park entrance is exciting to start with because you gain more and more altitude along the way...
Travel period: May 2021 Hi there! The Adriatic highway is a highlight itself as driving along the beautiful croatian coast makes (almost) every kilometer a pleasure. Our idea is to visit the island of Dugi Otok on our way south, but due to off season no camp ground is open yet and a camp owner literally said “It´s not nice over there at the moment!" – so we skip that idea and will go there some day! Nationalpark Krka After an overnight stop in Bibinje we head for the nationalpark Krka. It is a 109 km² big nature reserve around sections of the Krka River and the lower course of the Čikola River including seven waterfalls and several hiking trails....
Hoi hoi! Looking back at the last year it still feels unreal how we adapted to the pandemic which affected the whole world and especially travel plans. As we were in full preparation mode beginning of 2020 - we had quit our job /submitted a sabbatical and given up our apartment - we were basically ready to go! Torn between the urge to start our adventure and the uncertainty caused by lockdowns, border closings and critical medical situations we had no other choice than to postpone our departure. For how long? Unknown - secretly hoping for 2021. In German there is a saying: "Glück im Unglück", which very easy spoken means: Sometimes there are positive things even in the most...
