• Bay of Kotor, as seen from inside the gorge, from higher up and farther away. An overview of Kotor and the bay with cruise ships in the water, mountains on all sides
    Balkans,  Europe,  Road Trips

    The Ultimate Balkan Road Trip

    The Balkans are such a beautiful area of Europe, that after visiting Slovenia and Croatia in 2016, we returned in 2017 to make a Balkan road trip. This time we did a tour of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro. Our favorite way of doing road trips is just drive to a campground or book a hotel only hours before arriving at the place. Read on to see our itinerary which is filled with waterfalls, water fun, sun, the beach, gorgeous nature and history. Balkan Road Trip Day 1: Drive from Ljubljana to Izola (132 kilometers/82 miles, about 1.5 hours) Day 2: Drive from Izola to Gračišče (30 kilometers/19 miles, about…

  • Plitvice Falls, small streams dropping down in a clear greenish lake
    Europe,  Waterfalls

    30 of the Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Europe

    Waterfalls are one of the things we always have to stop for on our road trips. I just love seeing waterfalls. Luckily there are lots of waterfalls in Europe and I haven’t seen all of them yet. I’ve asked fellow travel bloggers to name the most beautiful waterfalls in Europe. We’ve collected 30 of them here. Waterfalls in Europe Plitvice Lakes, Croatia Contributed by Cosette from KarsTravels. The Plitvice Lakes in Croatia are travertine waterfalls. There are over 90 waterfalls in total between the 16 lakes. During thousands of years the Korana river flowed and deposited, which formed dams of travertine. These formed the lakes, grottos and waterfalls we see…