by Kristin Rempala | Dec 18, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Macedonia
We arrive in Skopje, Macedonia by bus at 6:00 in the morning. Two days before, I had never heard of Skopje and definitely didn’t know how to pronounce it (it’s Scope-yuh, by the way). How did we decide to go to Skopje? Very scientifically really. We looked...
by Kristin Rempala | Nov 21, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Montenegro
After a long minibus ride through the beautiful mountains of Bosnia, we arrive to the small coastal village of Kotor, Montenegro. The city is set deep at the end of a long fjord finger and I imagine until the development of modern roads, proved quite difficult to...
by Stephen Rempala | Nov 5, 2018 | Bosnia, Countries, Daily Log
Bus rides are always interesting and the one from Belgrade to Sarajevo is no different. Our first pit stop takes us to a roadside cafe where two men stroll by with a massive roasted pig. Inside, you can pick out your own fresh fish from the tank and have them cooked...
by Stephen Rempala | Oct 3, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Serbia
Let me set the scene here… Belgrade, Serbia. 7 am. Post 14-hour night-bus ride. Haggard. (Thanks Dayne) We trudge through the city in search of breakfast, yearning for a warm comfy bed, unable to check into the Airbnb until 10am (which is actually very early)....
by Kristin Rempala | Oct 2, 2018 | Countries, Iceland, video
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by Kristin Rempala | Sep 27, 2018 | Countries, Czech Republic, Daily Log, Hungary, Poland
As sad as we are to leave end our Iceland adventure, it’s time to continue Tour de Rempala. We arrive at the airport in Iceland. Budapest, here we come! We board the plane and there are a surprising amount of groups on the plane with us. We’re flying a...
by Stephen Rempala | Sep 24, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Iceland, Preparation
We wake up on day three at the Bitra Guesthouse and pack up the truck. My trusty partner, wife, and global chauffeur Kristin is in the drivers seat, direction Seljalandsfoss. I swear… I’ll try and learn how to drive a stick at some point on this...
by Stephen Rempala | Sep 24, 2018 | Countries, Daily Log, Iceland, Preparation
If you’ve traveled internationally from the states in the past six months, you’ve probably noticed that Iceland has become a common layover for European travel. Because of this, we’re getting to know the ins and outs of the Reykjavik airport quite...
by Kristin Rempala | Sep 11, 2018 | Austria, Countries, Daily Log, Slovakia, Slovenia
Our bus to Ljubljana (pronounced lube-li-ana) brings us back into the Schengen Zone. It sounds like Stephen wanted to give you some dramatic story about how I was detained at passport control and held up the entire Flixbus. My passport does seem to get examined a...
by Stephen Rempala | Aug 14, 2018 | Countries, Croatia, Daily Log
Stepping off the ferry (Aurelia operated by SNAV), I ask Kristin what day it is. Days of the week mean less when you don’t have a job. I float through the week not paying attention to whether it is a Tuesday or a Saturday. The 5-day work-week is still a bit...
