Cycling tours are a great alternative way to travel to destinations you might not see otherwise. These bicycle tours are not possible from a rental car or train. You just

Kosovo is most known for the war in the 1990s and its disputed country status.  What gets lost behind the politics is that Kosovo has some amazing nature.  Combine this

My strange and wonderful daughter has an obsession with bones since she was three years old. She even asked me if she could have my bones when I die.  I

I’ve lived in Serbia for the past 10 years.  In that time, I’ve seen tourism take off from zero to a booming industry.  Youth from the EU come here for

My friends all know that I love insects.  Even my daughter loves insects and has no problem picking up insects when we are hiking, camping, or just walking around the

I realize that most people hate insects.  Or they are downright terrified of them.  So, when my daughter and I stop to pick up and analyze an insect we see

The first time I tried hitchhiking I was 19 years old and wanted to get a ride out of Munich towards the Balkans.

I’m a traveler. A female traveler. A female hitchhiker.   And, yes, I even hitchhike with my daughter.

Southern Albania is full of semi-secret beaches with crystal-clear water, smooth rocks, and alcove caves.  It will absolutely take your breath away – and bear in mind that this is

When I grew up, they taught kids a program called “Stranger Danger.”  The goal of stranger danger was to warn kids that bad people are lurking around every corner so