Eastern Europe & the Caucasus

Hi all,

I'm planning on spending 5 - 6 wks as a solo female exploring Eastern Europe in July and August. I'm open to hiring a car or else using public transport. I'm thinking of travelling to Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia - possibly more of some of these countries and less of others. I'm into day hiking, cultural sightseeing and history. I've no interest in lying on a beach or partying. I prefer to spend quality time in places rather than try get to too many stops. I'd probably look at…

we are on bicycles and will want to transport our bikes and ourselves in private taxes/vans. is it fairly easy to find them in the bigger towns?

Hello everyone

My family is planning a trip from LA to Zagreb - Plitvice National Park or Krka National Park - Split - Hvar - Dubrovnik from May 22 to June 2. I wanted to ask about weather during that time and see if it'll be too cold especially to go into the water as we do want some beach time. I personally get colder than most and in LA need a good 82 degree Fahrenheit to enjoy the beach (hard to go into the Pacific anytime though!). Is the water freezing in Croatia? We would like to go in…

Hi guys ! I just finished 8 months in South East Asia, followed by 2 weeks in Brazil for carnival (definitely a must do)

Now I'm planning a 2 and a half months trip in Jordan (already scheduled, 13 days there) , Turkey and Georgia.

I'm thinking a month in Turkey and 3 weeks in Georgia. (I'll cross the border by bus)

Any suggestions for Turkey ? (I've looked schedules on Le routard and Lonely Planet)

So far I'm mostly thinking of Istanbul, Safranbolu, Termessos, Cappadocia (hot air ballons…

Hi guys ! I just finished 8 months in South East Asia, followed by 2 weeks in Brazil for carnival (definitely a must do)

Now I'm planning a 2 and a half months trip in Jordan (already scheduled, 13 days there) , Turkey and Georgia.

I'm thinking a month in Turkey and 3 weeks in Georgia. (I'll cross the border by bus)

Any suggestions for Georgia ? (I've looked schedules on Le routard and Lonely Planet)

I love caves, monasteries, trekkings, mountains, mountain lake... and mostly going off the…

I'm driving from Stepankert to Tbilisi and I'm wondering where to plan to stop for the night.

Planning to stop off at Gandzasar and Dadivank monasteries on the way so that will add some time. Google shows about 284 Km and just under five hours to Sevan. Then 239 km to Tbilisi. I'd like to stop off at some of the Debed monasteries along the road there. I don't need much time at the monasteries just to walk around a bit. Is this a reasonable itinerary, I know in most CIS countries the…

Hello ( Pozdravljeni )
My wife and I want to walk in Slovenia for a week in July
What is the best way to make hut bookings ?

How can I book a private room for two people for one night in each of these lodges with half board? what do you think of this itinerary?
• Koca pri Trigalavskih jerzereh 1685m
• Zasavska Koca 2071m
• Koca na Dolicu 2151 m
•
o Triglavski dom 2515m
o (or Dom planika 2401 )
o (or Pogacnikov dom 2050 )
• Vodnikov dom 1817
• Koca nap l pri Jezeru 1453m

Thank you for your…

Hi everyone,

I am planning a 6 day trip to Ukraine this summer. I know that this isn't that much time but that is all I can spare at the moment.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

I plan to go on a tour to Chernobyl which will be one of those days and probably 2 full days in Kiev. Does anyone have any recommendations for the other 3 days? Would it be worth it to fly into Lviv in the evening, spend a full day there and then fly to Kiev in the morning or would it be better to go somewhere…

Hi all!
I'm looking to go from Dubrovnik to Budapest in a relatively cheap but also quick way. I saw on somewhere that you could take a flight from Dubrovnik to Zagreb and then take a bus from Zagreb to Budapest. I was wondering if anyone has done this before if they could point me in the right direction of how to do it and also how easy it is to take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest.
Thanks!

Hello everyone!
I was wondering if anyone would be so kind to share your input on transport options between destinations for this itinerary:

Istanbul- Zongulak- Safranbolu -Sinop -Amasya- Cappadocia -Konya - Antalya -Oludeniz -Fethiye -Marmaris- Selcuk(Ephesus) -Pamukkale -Izmir -Istanbul

Also for this itinerary how much money would you need?

Thanks again!