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Howard & Whitney from Calgary, Canada slow travelling around the globe
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This is the bobsled track in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina from the 1984 winter Olympics. Calgary (where we're from) hosted the very next winter Olympics, and the bobsled track is still in use for competitions. The war in Bosnia in the early 90s ended the use of theirs, and it's mainly been taken over by graffiti artists, but it's still used occasionally for summer training runs.
Another example of not judging a book by its cover. This is the 4th floor unit we're currently in here in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina. The exterior metalwork is rusty, there are multiple bullet holes on the outside walls, and the kitchen wall was blown out by shelling in the 1993 war, but it's one of the best Airbnbs we've stayed in 🙂
We really enjoyed our time on the Istria Peninsula, especially Rovinj. Our post is now line about our time there: d2detours.com/croatia-zagreb-the-istria-peninsula-costs-activities-and-tips/
We visited Serbia at the end of August, staying in Belgrade. Our report is online: d2detours.com/belgrade-serbia-summary-costs-activities-and-tips/
Wow! Rovinj here in Croatia is another one of those places that put me into overdrive with my photography, especially when the sun started setting. Oh, and some of the best gelato we've ever had 🍦😛
We've moved on from Romania, with a report of our week in Bucharest now online at d2detours.com/bucharest-romania-summary-costs-activities-and-tips/
Our plans for the rest of the year have had some minor tweaks in the last few weeks. We're entering Croatia from Serbia tomorrow, so we're well into our journey, but with lots to go. If you're in Europe this year check the map below to see if you'll be in the same areas as us so we can meet up. If anyone has any suggestions of must-see spots along the way feel free to let us know.
We've completed our two weeks in Transylvania and the related blog post, with lots of castles and exploring Romanian towns: d2detours.com/touring-transylvania-romania-costs-activities-and-tips/
Pictures from our two weeks in the Transylvania region of Romania. Our post should be online with details of our stay in the next few days.