The Brussels hotel was cooler in the morning, of course, and my room even offered a weak coffee from a Nespresso-esque machine, to wake me up while I packed and dressed.
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Day 18: Bari to Como
25 Jun
After getting a takeaway breakfast from Mondo Dolce (it wouldn’t have been takeaway if they had been quicker), Genti gave me a run into Bari to catch my train.
Continue readingDays 16 & 17: Bari
24 Jun
Two days in Bari and Sannicandro di Bari with my brother- and sister-in-law, Genti and Ida. And my word, was it hot!
Continue readingDays 7 to 15: Albania
21 Jun
I’m not going to try to describe everything l did this week. Most of you are following live on WhatsApp anyway so you have a flavour of it.
Continue readingDay 6: Dubrovnik to Shkodër
12 Jun
Finally in Albania! But it was a long road getting here today.
Continue readingDay 5: Split to Dubrovnik
11 Jun
On the whole, a really lovely day. When I was in Zagreb I did wonder if going to Albania the long way round was a bad idea. No, it wasn’t.
Continue readingDay 4: Zagreb to Split
10 Jun
Hello from Split, a buzzing, overpriced port town where the girls are all young, sunburnt and not wearing much, and the main language seems to be English. As you can imagine, I’m fitting right in 🙄 My Croatian for Beginners is scoring me no brownie points here.
Continue readingDay 3: Salzburg, Ljubljana, Zagreb
9 Jun
I managed to get a shower and some sleep on the train, but sleeper trains are sadly not that restful. The two ladies I was sharing with (Aleen and Suzie) were lovely, though, and we had a lot in common, so we had a nice chat before the beds were put down.
Continue readingAlbania, the scenic route day 2: Antwerp
8 Jun
This will be more of a photo dump than a proper account, because long blog posts with shaky internet take too long, and everyone who is interested is getting a blow-by-blow on WhatsApp.
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