Our Airbnb was located in east Sarajevo, which is actually due south of the historic city of Sarajevo and is in the autonomous region of Bosnia called the Republic of Skrpska and with that introduction we felt the need to read …
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Sep 27 2026
Podgorica, Capital of Montenegro
When we were first confronted with the Schengen Shuffle option, we planned to stay a month in Albania, followed by a month in Montenegro and a third month in Bosnia/Herzegovina, after which we could go back to Portugal and work on our permanent residency paperwork. In hindsight we could have stayed the entire three months …
Aug 05 2026
Tirana, Albania – Unexpectedly Beautiful and Affordable
Flying in from Milano/Bergamo Airport, we land in Tirana’s Mother Teresa International Airport a little after seven o’clock, together with a couple of thousand other travelers and prepare ourselves for a long wait to clear customs and immigration. Lo and behold it took maybe 30 minutes, probably less, to process all these people and get …
Jul 16 2026
Coração d’Ouro: “Heart of Gold”
After what seemed like an almost daily repetition of opening and closing our suitcases, TJ had found an AirBNB in lesser known central Portugal, that would fit our needs to relax and stay in one spot where we could start organizing our move to Europe. Southeast of Porto in the lower foothills of the central …
Jul 26 2026
Porto, Portugal Impressions
Six years ago we met our dear Portuguese friend Helena, during a two weeks vacation in Portimão/ Praia da Rocha, in the Algarve. Ever since we have wanted to visit her in her hometown of Porto and check the city out for a potential retirement move there. After dropping the rental car off at Eindhoven …
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