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Thyra Travels: Bella Ciao: Catalonia 2019
I was excited to finally arrive to Catalonia (Spain for those non-independents out there). Anxious above all else to see my friend Aida (we lived and volunteered together in South Korea) and meet her family, I was all chatty with excitement. When we touched down in Spain, I was off my seat ready to get moving. I can’t explain how…
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Thyra Travels: Long Layover in Zagreb
My next official destination is Barcelona, but my flight left from Zagreb, Croatia. I came a few days early to see the city and get the vibe of the people. I arrived around 2am, super late because of long waits at the border crossing from Serbia. I walked from the bus station, about 30 minutes, because if there is one…
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Thyra Travels: Boozin’ in Belgrade
After a chance encounter, myself, and my friend Chronis from Greece, got a free ride and housing in Belgrade! I wasn’t even planning on entering Serbia, just staying in Bosnia. But, when two random Serbians offered us all this I said: “wait for me!”. We rode in a little car over the border, only getting pulled over to give a…
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Thyra Travels: Chilling and Maxing in BiH
As always, heading where the wind takes me, I arrived in the early afternoon in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH). Thus began two extremely relaxing weeks where I read books, played cards, and made tons of friends. Mostar Mostar is a super cute little town, known for their old bridge with a huge arch in the center of the old…