Balkans Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/balkans/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:19:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Balkans Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/balkans/ 32 32 2696646 Hiking in the Balkans – Day 6 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-6/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-6/#comments Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:48:52 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43778 Lakeside Breakfast Breakfast was another large meal to use up the rest of our food. I had a wander around the lake first and watched dippers diving into the water looking for food as the sun rose behind the mountains. We then packed away the tents for the last time. They were a little damp...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-6/feed/ 1 43778 Hiking in the Balkans – Day 5 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-5/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-5/#comments Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:50:31 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43734 Sunrise – yes, the sun! Having got up in the night to starry skies I was glad to see the fog had gone and we were treated to an amazing sunrise and expansive views of Kosovo in the morning. Our campsite choice was perfect. I’m not going to apologise for the many photos taken here...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-5/feed/ 1 43734 Hiking in the Balkans – Day 4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-4/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-4/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:31:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43694 Morning in Bashkimi, Dobërdol Breakfast in Bashkimi was nice with bread, jam, blueberry cake and some doughnut type things. There was roasted aubergines and peppers too, and some apples along with coffee and tea. There was also good conversation and a friendly vibe. Then we made jam sandwiches ready to take with us for lunch...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-4/feed/ 1 43694 Hiking in the Balkans – Day 3 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-3/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-3/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:16:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43670 It was another quiet night at camp and as we only had a short day ahead of us we had a slow start. We let the tents dry out fully whilst eating porridge and drinking coffee for breakfast and then set off over the border from Albania into Montenegro once again and uphill into the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-3/feed/ 1 43670 Hiking in the Balkans – Day 2 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-2/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/hiking-in-the-balkans-day-2/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:12:34 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43635 Day 2 of our adventure hiking through the Balkans dawned somewhat damp. It had been raining overnight and had gotten a little heavier as the morning dawned. We were at around 1850 m of elevation in Montenegro camping on a lovely meadow with views out over the mountains – not that you would know it...

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