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This website is an archive from 2016

This site was actively maintained from 2006 to 2016. Since then I have kept it online for historical interest, but have made no further updates. Much of the information in these pages is now incorrect or obsolete.

Blog Archive

Europe by Rail (guidebook review)
12 May 2017
The Alpe Adria Trail
07 Jul 2016
New city e-guides: Podgorica, Skopje, Tirana
09 May 2016
Daytime train from Belgrade to Sofia
02 Dec 2015
New photos of Kosovo: Prizren
23 Jul 2015
New photos of Kosovo: Prishtina
21 Jul 2015
New photos of Kosovo: Peja (Peć) and Rugova
18 Jul 2015
New photos of Kosovo: Gjakova, Visoki Dečani, Isniq
17 Jul 2015
Updates to Bradt guidebooks in 2015
15 Jul 2015
The trains of Bulgaria - a recent experience
06 Jul 2015
Air Serbia flies from Belgrade to Zagreb
12 Dec 2014
New international train services December 2014
03 Dec 2014
Greece restores (some) international trains
04 May 2014
JAT becomes Air Serbia and expands its route network
21 Nov 2013
BalkanViator plans for online bus tickets
18 Nov 2013
New guidebook to Slovenia's Karavanke Mountains
03 Jun 2013
Cuts to international rail services in Croatia, Bosnia, and neighbouring countries
18 Jan 2013
By train through the Rhodopes
17 Jan 2013
New site about transport in the Balkans
19 Aug 2012
No more slow trains to Pogradec
25 Jun 2012
Changes to Romania-Serbia rail connections
24 Jun 2012
Summer 2012 closure of the Septemvri-Bansko railway (UPDATED)
20 May 2012
A honeymoon on rails in the Western Balkans
13 May 2012
New edition of the Bradt Guide to Albania
16 Apr 2012
Albania's Lake Koman ferry
15 Apr 2012
No more Malev flights to the Balkans ... or anywhere else
03 Feb 2012
Last train from Italy to Slovenia
18 Nov 2011
Flights from Belgrade to Dubrovnik in 2011
13 Mar 2011
Greece suspends international train services (this time they really mean it)
20 Feb 2011
Wizzair flies from London to Skopje
20 Feb 2011
More about Montenegro in the travel pages
16 Jan 2011
Belle Air flies from London Stansted to Tirana
11 Jan 2011
Albania and Bulgaria feature in top destinations for 2011
10 Jan 2011
Snowboarding in the Balkans
09 Jan 2011
Greece cuts train services - all international trains suspended (or maybe not?)
29 Dec 2010
New edition of the Bradt Guide to Kosovo
06 Dec 2010
At last, direct flights from Dubrovnik to Athens
29 Oct 2010
Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul to Podgorica
26 Jul 2010
Guidebook updates 2010
25 Jul 2010
New photos of Croatia: Zadar, Rab, and more
16 Jul 2010
Albania Minibus Schedules
03 Jun 2010
New direct flight from Croatia to Greece
01 Jun 2010
Lonely Planet updates Romania ... but not Moldova
31 May 2010
Easyjet flies from Switzerland to Kosovo
21 Feb 2010
The mountains of Bulgaria: a new hiking guide
03 Feb 2010
A rare Macedonian mention
02 Feb 2010
New direct train from Sarajevo to Belgrade
12 Dec 2009
Updated Bradt Guide to Macedonia
05 Dec 2009
Other people's journeys: Balkan travelogues 2009
29 Nov 2009
Belgrade and Thessaloniki, party cities
16 Nov 2009
An end in sight for the "Kosovo passport stamp issue"?
06 Nov 2009
What's new in Lonely Planet's "Western Balkans"?
15 Aug 2009
Escape from British tourists in the Balkans
03 Aug 2009
From Skopje to the sea by train
01 Jul 2009
Photos of Székely Land (Romania)
07 Jun 2009
New and updated guidebooks: Montenegro, Albania, and more
02 Mar 2009
Rare snow in Dalmatia
19 Feb 2009
Flights from Liverpool to Dubrovnik ... and more
07 Jan 2009
Timeless Macedonia on video
30 Dec 2008
Easyjet flies from London Gatwick to Dubrovnik
28 Dec 2008
Train timetable changes in the Balkans - December 2008
23 Nov 2008
It's a long way from Split to Dubrovnik ... if you believe Google Maps
10 Nov 2008
Through the Balkans by motorcycle - a trip report
08 Nov 2008
Belgrade: the best nightlife in Europe?
08 Nov 2008
New photos of Croatia
04 Nov 2008
Bulgarian bus timetables - now in English
03 Nov 2008
A guide to Montenegro in your hands
19 Oct 2008
Bus timetables in Slovenia: help is at hand
23 Aug 2008
Veliko Turnovo
23 Aug 2008
The mountains of Montenegro ... and more
11 Aug 2008
British Airways cancels flights to Sarajevo
03 Aug 2008
More about Mostar and Sarajevo
26 Jul 2008
Developing the Balkans' Golden Triangle
20 Jul 2008
Berat and Stari Grad added to World Heritage list
09 Jul 2008
Learn to sail in Croatia
29 Jun 2008
A weekend in Pristina
22 Jun 2008
Southeast Europe is a low-crime region, says the UN
16 Jun 2008
A night in Albania
15 Jun 2008
Exploring Lake Skadar
14 Jun 2008
Montenegro introduces "eco tax" on tourist cars
27 May 2008
The Balkans in the travel pages - Spring 2008
24 May 2008
Macedonia drops visa requirement for Australian visitors
24 May 2008
New In Your Pocket guides: Ljubljana and Belgrade
19 May 2008
New edition of Albania guidebook
18 May 2008
Easyjet brings Croatia closer to the West Country
27 Apr 2008
Cover star debut
22 Apr 2008
Southeast Europe, motorbiking paradise?
21 Apr 2008
Bulgaria's Black Sea in the off season
21 Apr 2008
Not about the Balkans
01 Mar 2008
Croatia in 2008 - and a weekend in Belgrade
26 Jan 2008
Adventure and history in Kosovo
05 Jan 2008
Train timetable changes: Zagreb-Thessaloniki no more
24 Dec 2007
Macedonia drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists
19 Dec 2007
New air route: Sofia to Skopje
15 Dec 2007
Prince Charles strikes again in Transylvania
03 Nov 2007
New Kosovo guidebook
15 Oct 2007
A little piece of Narnia in Slovenia
15 Oct 2007
The tourist industry in Southeast Europe
09 Oct 2007
New photos of Bosnia and Herzegovina
24 Sep 2007
Palin's New Europe: series begins this Sunday
14 Sep 2007
Balkans Peace Park nominated for tourism award
27 Aug 2007
The Balkans in the travel press
19 Aug 2007
A slow train through Bulgaria
04 Aug 2007
Bigger, better, more up to date Macedonia guide
25 Jul 2007
New guide to hiking in Montenegro
12 Jul 2007
Bridge on the Drina added to UNESCO World Heritage List
30 Jun 2007
Prince Charles leads the UK travel press to Transylvania
26 Jun 2007
The Montenegrin Coast:: 22nd best thing in the world?
26 Jun 2007
Aer Lingus to fly fom Dublin to Bucharest
26 Jun 2007
Guidebook news: Belgrade, Kosovo, and more
25 Jun 2007
New photos of Macedonia
23 Jun 2007
More flights from the UK to Romania
14 Jun 2007
New edition of the Bradt Guide to Macedonia
29 Apr 2007
Bucharest Monopoly
05 Apr 2007
Plans for 2007: Macedonia and more
05 Apr 2007
London to Sarajevo
02 Apr 2007
At last ... Belgrade gets its own page
19 Mar 2007
An interactive map of the Balkans
14 Mar 2007
A roundup of new guidebooks
03 Mar 2007
In Your Pocket, in full
03 Mar 2007
The pleasures and pitfalls of driving in Bulgaria
19 Feb 2007
Ivan Mestrovic and the 15 euro coin
13 Feb 2007
Ryanair flies to Zadar
10 Feb 2007
By popular demand: How to Travel from Croatia to Greece
07 Feb 2007
More about Durmitor
27 Jan 2007
Serbia in Pictures
05 Nov 2006
New photos of Montenegro
29 Oct 2006
Michael Palin follows in my footsteps
28 Oct 2006
At last... photos of Albania
15 Oct 2006
Back from the Balkans
11 Oct 2006
On the way to Albania... and beyond
10 Aug 2006
Treasures of Transylvania
07 Jul 2006
Low cost flights for Serbia ... or not?
07 Jul 2006
Thinking about Thessaloniki, musing about Meteora
02 Jul 2006
New and improved Balkan guidebooks
02 Jul 2006
New flights to Romania with Wizzair
29 Jun 2006
Northern Albania on the move
24 Jun 2006
No escape from the Count in Transylvania
14 May 2006
Montenegro plots a tourist future without little old ladies
06 May 2006
Dubrovnik: so good they wrote about it twice
29 Apr 2006
New photos of Greece
25 Apr 2006
Tirana appears on the UK press radar
15 Apr 2006
Turkish Airlines flies to 24 new destinations ... including Dublin
09 Apr 2006
British Airways flies from London to Albania
27 Mar 2006
Railway revival in Kosovo and Macedonia
15 Mar 2006
A new image for Bosnian Tourism
05 Mar 2006
Lonely Planet publishes Western Balkans Guide
05 Mar 2006
An Introduction to the Balkanology Blog
01 Mar 2006