2nd pool of Photos + 2 videos
All the Albums so far + 2 videos (Serbian Psytrance party ;) Enjoy
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Written by Ruv'
Round 4: The Balkans (Opa Opa Opa)
Always by hitchhike (no cheat), I finally passed thought Serbia and Bulgaria. I arrived at Thessaloniki yesterday (in 5 hours, I'm pretty proud of me :P)
But will talk about Greece later, how was Bulgaria? The country is very nice, a lot of virgin nature, mountains to hike and the black sea on the Est. Sofia is not so crowded and not so touristic also so I enjoyed it.
I spent most of my time in Sofia and saw a small night life there. I really would like to come back in the country to discover the countryside.
The food is great, a lot of cheese/potatoes based meal with salads and other yummy specialites.
Another great thing about Bulgaria is that is wonderfully cheap: a good restaurant will cost you 5/6Euros. In this case, it's almost cheaper to eat outside than at home.
I also met an nice Dutch girl who was coming back from the countryside after 3 months of Wwoofing. She was going to Barcelona to teach English and lived in Marseille for 2 years (at the same time as me, how did I missed her??)
The last day, I crossed the path of Myriam, a Jerusalemite. She wanted to hike in the area of Bansko so we shared a piece of road and hitchhiked together.
I have planned to stay 2 days at Thessaloniki and then move out to see Istanbul (would be great if I could do few Greek islands on the way). I am very curious about Turkey, every person I met told me it`s a crazy place, and I like craziness.
PS: More photos to come
10Euros, a bottle of Beer & a Ride
This is what I got from the first Serbian I met at the Hungarian border, a businessman working in a famous telecommunication company. I knew hitchiking was free but I could not suspect that you could also earn money.
Belgrade is unique, the nightlife is very active and avant-gardiste. The first night was great, we drinked some beers with Serbians we met on the way and went afterward to an amazing "pub-disco-boat" on the Danube situated in the middle of (shitty) fashion/trendy/superficial clubs. You can be sure to dance from 10pm to 8am on every kind of music.
The Serbian are so nice, open-minded and curious about strangers. However, It`s dificult for them to travel, even in Europe. I really wish the country will enter in the Schengen area soon. But in another hand, it`s maybe the price to pay to avoid tourism business and keep a spirit of the place
It's the first time I sleep in a hostel and I hate it, I try to go back to couchsurfing tonight or tomorow..... will see.
I also got the first beer donation! Thanks to Noam, I will get very drunk tonight (10Euros of beers in Belgrade = 8/10 pints :-p).
1st pool of Photos + Videos
Photos uploaded, I didn't took the most interesting/exiting stuff but I will try to improve myself for the next time. Click Here :)
Whatever, here are some videos from the trip so far:
Written by Ruv'
Round 3: O.Z.O.R.A (Boum Boum Boum)
Hey EveryBody!!!
Sorry for the late news. I just arrived to Budapest after a trance festival in Ozora (Hungary) and no Internet there.
The festival was great, a lot of good people, vibes and by the way, trance music. People were coming from all over the world to share the same spirit and party together in a beautiful spot.
This year was the 10th anniversary edition and was specially good.
The main lesson I have learned from this festival is that full freedom don't forcely lead to anarchy but can be very constructive.
An Hippie Israeli guy took me from Munich to this festival and it was quite funny to be with his company.
I have also meet a lot of Israeli there and have been able to improve my Hebrew at the same time :D
It is interesting how life can be ironic sometime: I arrived in the festival with no money in my pocket and I have now enough to follow my trip.
I am now staying few days in Budapest to relax and enjoy the natural hot spring baths there.
The next step will be ......... Romania (Croatia seems to me too much touristic and so on less affordable for me)
Still sory for the fotos, I need to find a SD reader or a cable for my camera.
SHALOM Lekoulam
Boat to Israel ??
I am writing this post to know if somebody could help me to find a boat leaving from Turkey, Greece or Cyprus to Israel in the mid/end of September.
I know a bit how works a boat so I can help on board :)
Round 2: Munich (beer beer beer)
Hop! one day to hitchike from Zurich to Munich (12am to 9pm), it`s not so bad compared to the previous trip.
One of the magic of hitchiking is that you really fall on good and interessing people.
I was stuck in the middle of nowere and Rudy, a German guy, drove me close to Munich. He showed me the area and we stopped at a small typical bavarian village to eat an exellent meal and drink a tasty Beer. I don`t think I would have find the place if a local wouln`t have drove me there.
This is how you discover the best tastes of an area I guess...
I really loved Switzerland but Germany is very different. The first impression of Munich was not good. This city looks very sad: people seems depressed, the architecture has nothing special and the only activity around is tourism (Berk).
One good thing is the quality of beers and their prices. I would have love to be here for the Oktoberfest, but next time.
Thanks to Melanie for the couch and Rudi for the ride
Round 1: Zurich (money money money)
I finally arrived in Switzerland after 2 days of hitchike (instead of one planned). I realized that this sport is not an exact science and that patience is a good friend :)
Zurich appeared to me as a very "clean" and rich place. Everybody is well dressed and it seems there is only one unique rich social class living there. But it's a question of perception I guess, I can't see the whole society in 2 days...
I enjoyed very much the artistic part. In 2 days I have been to 2 very good free concerts. Also, a lot of other stuff is hapening around, like a street parade next week for example.
Another thing I enjoyed is the few ammount of tourist around.
Special Thanks to Mirjam for the couch and James, Agnes, Steve and Ludo for the road.
See you in München!
Photos and videos are still on the way (I forgot my camera cable + no sd card reader around).
J-2, Sunday Arak
I just forgot to offer an Arak bottle to my cousin and I never leave a place without an empty bottle of this magic mixture.
See you on the road...
