Category Archives: Europe

This post features: Tirana, Elbasan, Ohrid (Macedonia), Korça, Përmet, Gjirokaster, Labova, Antigone, Libohova, Sarandë, Mesopotam, Siri I Kaltër and Berat I booked a trip to Albania, in September 2013, with Regent Travel. The flights out were straightforward with Austrian Airlines behaving themselves – but then I had plenty of time in Vienna for my connection. Continue reading “7. Albania”

Tórshavn – October 2011 The flight from Copenhagen takes 2 hours – that’s the same as the flight from Stansted – mind you, it’s quicker to drive to Heathrow & fly to Copenhagen than it is to drive to Stansted – anyway – I left behind an England basking in bright sunshine to come here.Continue reading “6. Faroe Islands”

Sarajevo – May 2013: The Miljacka River: The Sarajevska Pivara:

Zagreb – March 2013 The Groblje Mirogoj Cemetery:

Athens – December 2025 Direct flights from Manchester to Athens take about 4 hours. December is quite a good time of year to go as the weather is still reasonable (by British standards). It can rain though, as I discovered on Christmas Eve – although that storm was unusual. Note that most things close onContinue reading “2. Athens”

This post features: Odessa and Yalta from October 2012; Kyiv from August 2014; Lviv and Zhovka from July 2015 Odessa The trip to Odessa and Crimea followed on from a week in Moldova. The drive from Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, to Odessa was reasonably straightforward. But, deposited at my hotel in Odessa, I wasContinue reading “1. Ukraine”