Finally arrived Syria. Was a bit worried in getting my visa at the border, especially since the movement against Assad jr. is getting more serious. But after many boring questions from the officials like ‘what you wanna do here’, some ignorance, 3 hours of… Weiterlesen
In brief: The journey from Sofia to Istanbul by train and some bus (cause of some temporary disagreement between the two counties) and a lot of waiting has taken about 17 hours. The ticket was again €20. That adds up €104 from Lüneburg to… Weiterlesen
Bulgaria is I guess my favorite country on the Balkan. From the ones I visited it preserves the strongest communistic atmosphere – although joining the EU a few years ago. The train from Belgrade takes about 12 hours and costs 20 €. I paid the… Weiterlesen
From Budapest a ticket with the rather slow train to Serbia costs 15 €. There are 3 trains per day and the journey takes about 12 hours. I chose the morning train to see at least a bit of the hinterland on my rushy… Weiterlesen