We bought The Beast to escape Brexit and travel to Mongolia. Since that trip requires us to drive through Russia, which had just started its ‘Special Operation’ (war) in Ukraine, we opted for a Plan B… The Balkans, which is conveniently outside Schengen to facilitate our 90-day Shengen Shuffle.
Cover shot – The Beast on the beach near Vlorë, Albania.
To read about the first part of our trip, check out the page from B to A (Britain to Albania).
Albania
Overlanding in Albania – Bari to Durrës
We weren’t sure what to expect in Albania. At the…
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Albania: Riots In Tirana & Getting A Go Anywhere Truck Stuck. Again…
Our first morning in Albania, and it was all drama…
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Albania Overland – Bashtovë Fortress and Beautiful Berat
On our last night at Buona Vila, we shared whisky,…
Keep readingClick here to see all my posts from Albania, including the fabulous Ottoman cities of Berat and Gjirokaster, and the awesome ancient city of Butrint.
North Macedonia & Kosovo
Going to Macedonia
We had a slight problem with our arrangement to meet…
Ohrid, North Macedonia: The City of Light
What’s in a name? These days, Paris bags first dibs…
Riots in Skopje & The North Macedonian Name Game
In my last post, I asked, “What’s in a name?”…
Marvellous Matka – Matka Canyon & Skopje Revisited, North Macedonia
Mark and I fled from Skopje first thing. The previous…
Welcome To Kosovo
Hungerford. Lockerbie. Dunblane. Sleepy backwaters whose syllables might have languished…
Kosovo to Montenegro
Our search for a stopover turned into an endless journey.…
Montenegro
Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro
“No trees have been felled in the park since the 19th century. Some trees in this forest are five hundred years old,” said Radovan. He…
The Hound of the Baskervilles: Tara River Canyon, Montenegro
“Mark, have you got the truck’s electronic immobiliser key in your pocket?” “Yes, but I’m not going to swim.” From our campsite, Eko Oaza, we’d…
Tara River Rafting, Montenegro
“AAAARGGGGGH!” Mike cried, his body tight to the inflatable tube in the bow of the raft. “My arm’s stuck!” Kirsty and I panicked and sprang…
Sedlo Pass – Montenegro’s Highest Road by Truck
“It’s fine,” Mark had assured me when he showed me the Sedlo Pass on Google Earth. “It’s narrow, but it’s paved, and it has passing…
Sedlo Pass – Montenegro To Hum, Bosnia, by Truck (WithVideo!)
Sheer Drops, Hairpins, Tunnels, & A Bridge Made of String… At 8 a.m., a rap on the door shot us out of slumber straight into…
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