Jess is a Wanderer, for some reason, decided that 2017 was the year to quit working and pursue a stint of full-time travel. Officially, there was no reason f...

Days 31-32: Jess is a Wanderer has been sorting everything out for the flight to India. A new month sees us landing on a new continent... Arriving back in Ti...

Days 29-30: Jess is a Wanderer spends the last few days in the wilderness before returning back to Tirana, Albania's bustling capital city. Wolvo has sustain...

Day 28: We'll just go for a short walk today. Nothing too strenuous... 6km later we're on top of a super steep mountain! The Germans left after breakfast and...

Day 27: Jess is a Wanderer set off with Wolvo, the Germans and Samuel, the 19- year-old 'guide' who we'd tipsily hired to escort us to Albania's Blue Eye... ...

Days 25-26: Jess is a Wanderer was hiking mountains, chasing waterfalls and sampling homemade rakia in Albania's wilderness and it couldn't have been more pe...

Day 25: Jess is a Wanderer went to Albania in search of mountains. Thethi National Park came up with the goods but the journey there was quite the adventure ...

Days 23-24: Jess is a Wanderer left Macedonia on a bus headed to Albania's capital - Tirana. What a beautiful part of the world this is turning out to be! Da...

Day 22: Jess is a Wanderer left the city and headed for one of Macedonia's 'top nature' spots - Matka Canyon. Matka Canyon is located just 45 mins away from ...

Day 21: Jess is a Wanderer arrived in Skopje - Macedonia's capital city. It was a welcome sight after an 8 hour train, a 3 hour wait and a 6 hour bus ride. B...

Days 18-20: Jess is a Wanderer enjoys some relaxation time in Bulgaria's seaside town of Varna. Great food, scenery, nightlife and the perfect place for some...

Day 17: It's been a dramatic and eventful journey to Bulgaria but a whole twelve hours ahead of schedule, Jess is a Wanderer is at the beach in Varna! Waking...

Day 16: Jess is a Wanderer conquered Brasov's Mount Tâmpa and it was a sticky, sweaty, steep old climb! Having still not recovered from being cooped up on th...

Day 15: Dracula's Castle and Old Town: Jess is a Wanderer has seen it all... Despite hitting the hay after midnight yesterday, we decided to wake up at 7 and...

Days 13-14: Jess is a Wanderer had grand plans to leave Slovakia and enter seamlessly into Romania... the world had different ideas. We left High Tatrus just...

Days 10-12: Jess is a Wanderer spent three days hiking in Slovakia's Tatrus mountain range. Here's why you should too! 48 hours before arriving in High Tatru...

Day 8: Jess is a Wanderer visits Eastern Europe's only Castle on an Island Where is Trakai? The easiest and quickest way to get to Trakai is to take a bus fr...

Day 7: Jess is a Wanderer visits the Hill of Crosses What is the Hill of Crosses? The Hill of Crosses is a sacred pilgrimage site for Christians from all ove...

Day 6: Jess is a Wanderer arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital Arriving into Vilnius FYI... it's still freezing. I'm still inadequately dressed. Isn't sum...

Day 5: From one Old Town to another, Jess is a Wanderer explores Riga... Arriving into Riga We hopped on a bus for 24 Euros from Tallinn's Bussijaam. An easy...