by Stephen Rempala | Dec 25, 2018 | Bulgaria, Countries, Daily Log
I think it only makes sense to start off with the most unexpected portion of our stay in Sofia, and that is my visit to the emergency room. For the past few days, I have been having issues with my throat. It feels like something may be lodged in there, and at times, I...
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 | 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...
