Hell-o my friends!
After some crazy days behind we have luckily reached our next safe house.
Here is a breve photo story of crazy kaleidoscope of days zooming by passing Balkans...
We're all overwhelmed by emotions, it's hard to put it in words and images...
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| After a short but very hospitable visit of a squat in Zadar we rolled down the coast to next city Split |
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| Squat in Zadar was very comfy and people super hospitable |
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| Yo no soy marinero .. you know... |
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| Captain didn't manage the speed and ended up on the shore |
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| Enjoying Croatian coastline |
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| Welcome to Bosnia.. next step.. |
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| On our way to Mostar we passed one more natural beauty |
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| unnatural beauties |
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| monkey see monkey do |
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| Mostar shocked us with echos of war and ruined houses |
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| and this is famous diving bridge in the old town |
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| 22m height till the water. free adrenaline for anyone who dares ... my crew persuaded me not to try ... i was not so eager.. weather is chilly |
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| short excursion and back to the car |
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| Next stop Monte Negro ... more touristic ..still devastated |
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| Montenegro was all about mountains |
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| In a blink of an eye we're in Albania, where everything changes |
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| We're at he time of elections and crazy midday traffic |
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| What i like about Albania? It's market place, retro cassettes, cheap coffee, pastry... |
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| ...aaaand Andorra can suck my ass with their cheap tobacco.. This amount was something under 1 euro! |
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| hello to my Romanian friends |
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| In the evening we're in Kukes... Where democratic party won local election and triggered immense street party |
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| that's where we found new friends |
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| Albanian double-headed eagle |
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| Teenagers from Kukes we're super friendly and took us to the best places in the town |
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| celebrations would not stop till the late evening. cars racing around Kukes waving flags, beeping and screaming |
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| While Misha spent his night in a hotel, we found an unfinished hotel for us - Nedastroika. with a 1000 euro view on the lake |
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| Next day it's 23 of july - summer solstice. we grabbed the bikes with Gita and went to search a perfect place for celebration in countryside |
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| somewhere in this valley |
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| we found the perfect place next to the lake, with a huge field. everything is cool except this piles of plastic trash pushed out by the water... |
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| nature around is something special |
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| while there is still daylight i went exploring surroundings. and i've found some cool places and single-tracks..Albania is virgin MTB paradise |
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| check it out |
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| it's all normal |
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| i headed to a crack in mountain with a waterfall gushing out |
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| trash disposal facility |
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| when i've got to the place i've found this plus... |
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| bunch of kids, that took my bike for a ride with lots enthusiasm |
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| i made some friends and realized how much fun bikes give to the kids once again |
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| sun has landed behind the mountain, and our small fire was on |
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| balkans + rakia = perfect combo |
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| and of course ritualistic jumps over fire |
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| special Albanian cheese olive snack, tastes better than looks |
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| Next day hangover and Kosovo... |
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| Tourstic center |
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| and wrecked suburbs |
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| Chaos A.C. |
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| View on Prizren from a hilltop fortress |
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| Pula! Cock? No? |
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| Pristina was very depressive combined with this weather. I wounder how cold is here in winter - suicidal |
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| Thanks bill for 'freedom'! |
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| Walk was short and we had to head back to the car to hit Macedonia the same evening |
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| Space ship? Cosmic prison? No! Library... |
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| Macedonia gave us one more Balkn shock. First a sum for a car insurance to cross the border of 50 euros! Second the bribe that border guards wanted to take from us and third, the next day when we hit the road to Plovdiv to see burning roadsides |
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| Macedonia looks sad...like this stray dog |
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| but there are some nice things too |
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| At one moment civilization ended up... and we started to climb higher in the mountains |
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| the day ended up in a chilly but very aromatic and pretty meadov |
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| back to EU. welcome to Bulgaria |
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| if you have an need.. if you understand what i mean?!? |
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| weather spoiled and we took hideout in a ruin |
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| with 1st class countryside bed |
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| ruins all around swallowed by green vegetation |
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| deep in flowers |
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| outdoor kitchen |
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| view from our porch |
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| Misha picked us up on the way and in the evening we're in Plovdiv |
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| for the VIP party |
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| for friends only |
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| very fancy |
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| so fancy that even barmen is invisible |
stay online and see whats next!
