Month: November 2016

A Short Stay in Belgrade: Things Worth Seeing

Manos Lianopoulos November 23, 2016 26920 69 Comments

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September 2016, I’m flying from Athens to Dusseldorf and I have a 10-hour layover in Belgrade. At this time explore the sights of the Serbian capital.

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Palaios Panteleimonas and Platamonas, in North Greece

Manos Lianopoulos November 20, 2016 16040 355 Comments

Παλαιός Παντελεήμονας

Palaos Panteleimonas is a preserved traditional village at an altitude of 440m with a fantastic view of the Thermaikos gulf and the coasts of Pieria. Platamonas is a village with more than 2,000 inhabitants, which in the summer significantly rises, as it is one of the oldest tourist resorts in northern Greece.

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East Balkans by Motorcycle: Transalpina to Craiova

Manos Lianopoulos November 16, 2016 7485 1 Comment

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I leave Sibiu behind and head west to get to Transalpina. Taking this route, I will cross the Carpathian Mountains, but this time to the south. My plan is to get to Craiova, where I will spend the night. This will be my last night outside of my country, as the next morning I will start off early in order to reach Palai

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East Balkans by Motorcycle: Bran – Transfagarasan – Sibiu

Manos Lianopoulos November 13, 2016 128179 749 Comments

Τρανσφαγκαρασάν - Σίμπιου

I am in the middle of a journey that began five days ago from Athens. I've traveled 1,455km, passed through Sofia, Bucharest, Brasov and now heading southwest to follow the trail of Dracula. The goal for today is to visit Bran, to ride Trasfagarasan and reach Sibiu, where I will explore the sights of the city.

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East Balkans by Motorcycle: Bucharest to Brasov

Manos Lianopoulos November 9, 2016 13933 43 Comments

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It's day four of my road trip and I have traveled 1,272km so far. I have explored Sofia and Bucharest and am heading north to Brasov where I will spend the night. On my way there I will also make a stop at Peles castle. At Brasov I will show you the sights and the old town.

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East Balkans by Motorcycle: Sofia to Bucharest

Manos Lianopoulos November 6, 2016 8109 3 Comments

Bucharest

It's day three of my road trip and I have traveled 840km so far. Leaving Sofia behind, I move northeast to get to Bucharest, where I will show you the places I visited there.

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