Author Archives: Chris Desmond

Greece, Athens, 4-5 August 2013

Posted on Monday, 5-August-2013 by Chris Desmond

The Acropolis museum new and well done with lots of stuff from BC no photos allowed, Hadrians Library in ruins, Monastiraki square restaurants and the Flea market, lots of things to see and do here. I went on a day … Continue reading →

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Greece, Athens, 2-3 August 2013

Posted on Saturday, 3-August-2013 by Chris Desmond

Athens has been around for 3,400 years, the birthplace of Democracy and also Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. Greater Athens has a population of 4 million. It was the host city of the first modern Olympics in 1896. Museums and ancient … Continue reading →

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Greece, Tirana to Athens 31 July – 1 August 2013

Posted on Thursday, 1-August-2013 by Chris Desmond

The route I followed was Tirana, Durres, Fier, Tepelene, Gjirokaster crossing the border at Kakavia, had to show documents on the Albania side then a short ride to the Greek side. There was a queue of cars, while I was … Continue reading →

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Albania, Tirana, 28-30 July 2013

Posted on Tuesday, 30-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

The first 60 km out of Skopje is a freeway with 4 toll stops 30, 20, 30, 20 Dinar so make sure you have at least 100 Dinar when you leave, after that the road deteriorates climbing through the mountains. … Continue reading →

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Macedonia, Skopje, 25-27 July 2013

Posted on Saturday, 27-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Pristina to Skopje is a short ride 88 km in 2:20 hrs, very slow going with traffic and built up almost all the way. had to show documents at the Kosovo border when leaving and at the Macedonia border had … Continue reading →

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Kosovo, Pristina, 22-24 July 2013

Posted on Wednesday, 24-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

It took me a little while to figure out the route between Podgorica, Montenegro and Pristina, Kosovo without going through Serbia or Albania and where there was a Border crossing post. Google and my GPS maps only confused the issue, … Continue reading →

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Montenegro, Podgorica, 21 July 2013

Posted on Sunday, 21-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Wandered around through the Muslim quarter, narrow streets and a small Mosque, a picturesque Cafe by the river deserted and the Millennium bridge. I saw more people out and about today than on any other day, being a Sunday it … Continue reading →

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Montenegro, Podgorica, 20 July 2013

Posted on Saturday, 20-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Podgorica capital of Montenegro, population 186,000, it was bombed 70 times during WWII and razed to the ground and then it was renamed Titograd and rebuilt in concrete. Definitely not a tourist destination, one clue is no money changers hahaha. … Continue reading →

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Montenegro, Podgorica, 19 July 2013

Posted on Saturday, 20-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Left Sarajevo cool and blue skies straight into the mountains, the road gradually deteriorated until it was one lane. Came to a line of parked cars rode through and saw the holdup was due to a crane lifting a Land … Continue reading →

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, 17-18 July 2013

Posted on Thursday, 18-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

A very interesting and charismatic place, the mix of cultures and religions, the location in the mountains, many people speak English and they use the Latin script, voted by Lonely Planet as one of the Top 10 cities to visit … Continue reading →

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