Warn The Town, The Beast Is Loose

I treated myself to a private transfer (well, I say private, there were 4 of us plus the driver) from Kotor to Albania because it was 2 hours quicker and only 5 euros more, what a bargain eh.  I began my time in Albania in the capital, Tirana.  I had 3 days here and I was very fond of it.  It felt like a 5 year old had been allowed to design the city whilst high on sugar - it was great.  There were random sculptures dotted around and interesting architecture and colourful buildings, it was weird and wonderful.  Also - a really interesting history! Gotta say, this trip was really opening my eyes and making me realise how naive I was when it came to European, well, everything.  I stayed in a 4 bed dorm in Mosaic Home, Tirana  which was awesome - really friendly, great chill out spaces, free breakfast, nice layout, everything was swish and new and lots of lovely little touches like pouches next to your bed to put your phone and other little things.  The first night I had the room to m

I made a Split decision (ha, see what I did there) and decided to head to Mostar from Croatia.  I have always wanted to visit and it was easy enough to get to from Split - a 7 hour, 20 euro bus ride. I was SO glad I went. I originally booked 2 nights and ended up staying another as I love it so much.  It was hard picking a hostel to stay in because they all had such good reviews (not a bad problem to have!) so I went for the cheapest, Hostel Lovely Home at 8 euros a night. It was basic but the owner was so friendly, happily answered all my questions, booked me onto a tour, exchanged my money and gave me a delicious glass of juice when I arrived.  He didn't have space for me for the extra night, so I moved to Hostel Musafa for my last night, 12 euros and slightly further away from the Old Town but it had a really nice outdoor area.   I made friends with a guy who was travelling Europe on a motorbike called Rohan, and he met me after my first Old Town exploration for dinner and dri

I began in Pula, mainly because the flights were cheap and I needed to meet Jen who had flown into Zagreb.  Pula is a seaside city brimming with ancient Roman ruins, including an ampitheatre older than Rome's own colosseum.  I met a guy who seemed friendly but turns out he just wanted a shag  despite my protests so ended up spending my time avoiding him.  I wandered the old town, had a swim in the sea, watched a movie in the ampitheatre, and took a day trip to Labin, a very quaint medieval walled town.  Personally, I wouldn't recommend Pula, I don't think there was enough to do, and if you stay in the Old Town it's a 30 minute walk to the nearest beach, and Croatia's got much better beaches than this one. Pula Ampitheatre Labin Old Town Labin View from Labin Old Town I got a Flixbus to meet Jen and we drove to the Kuterevo Bear Sanctuary.  This was awesome and well worth a trip, though it's a bit in the wopwops so I only recommend if you