#balkan road trip

[twoseparatecoursesmeet]

A City in the Balkans, 1960s

Mickey Crisp

[kas-e]

Fall in the Balkans

[balkanscore2024]

Throwback to my trip to Hévíz 🥰

[sanageyama192]

Tb to my trip to prizren 🤍

[anjalishetty354]

The Top 5 Routes for a Memorable Road Trip in Namibia

Exploring Namibia by road is an unforgettable experience, with its vast landscapes, diverse wildlife, and unique culture with the Embarq road trip.

Here are the top five routes that promise to make your driving holiday in Namibia truly memorable.

1. Windhoek to Etosha National Park

Why It’s Great: This route is ideal for wildlife lovers looking to experience one of Africa's most famous game reserves. Etosha National Park is renowned for its abundant wildlife, including elephants, lions, and rhinos.

Highlights: Wildlife spotting, salt pans, luxury lodges.

Best For: Those wanting a classic Namibia road trip adventure focused on game viewing and comfortable accommodations.

Distance: Approximately 435 km (270 miles) from Windhoek, making it a manageable drive for most travelers.

2. The Skeleton Coast Route

Why It’s Great: The Skeleton Coast, known for its eerie beauty, is perfect for those seeking a unique road trip. The route stretches along Namibia’s Atlantic coast, dotted with shipwrecks, seal colonies, and remote beaches.

Highlights: Shipwrecks, Cape Cross Seal Reserve, isolated coastal scenery.

Best For: Travelers looking for a secluded and surreal Namibia self-drive experience, far from the typical tourist paths.

Distance: The route varies depending on the starting point but spans approximately 500 km (310 miles) along the coast.

3. Sossusvlei and the Namib Desert

Why It’s Great: This route is a must for those wanting to explore the iconic red dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert, which offers some of the most breathtaking landscapes in Namibia.

Highlights: Dune 45, Deadvlei, Sesriem Canyon, luxury desert lodges.

Best For: Adventure-seekers interested in Namibia road trip adventures with stunning desert landscapes, perfect for photography.

Distance: From Windhoek to Sossusvlei, it’s around 370 km (230 miles), providing a scenic journey through the desert.

4. The Caprivi Strip (Zambezi Region)

Why It’s Great: This lush, tropical region is unlike anywhere else in Namibia, offering rivers, wetlands, and abundant wildlife. It’s an excellent choice for those seeking a luxury road trip experience with a twist.

Highlights: Game reserves, river cruises, camping, local culture.

Best For: Travelers looking for customized road trips with a unique blend of nature and luxury, including options for boat safaris and guided tours.

Distance: Stretching over 400 km (250 miles), the Caprivi Strip allows for a multi-day, relaxed-paced journey.

5. Fish River Canyon to Lüderitz

Why It’s Great: Namibia’s Fish River Canyon is the second-largest canyon in the world, offering awe-inspiring landscapes and hiking opportunities. Driving to Lüderitz brings you to a charming coastal town with German colonial architecture.

Highlights: Fish River Canyon, Kolmanskop Ghost Town, coastal landscapes.

Best For: History and nature enthusiasts who enjoy a driving holiday with a mix of adventure and cultural experiences.

Distance: The route covers around 500 km (310 miles) with plenty of scenic stops along the way.

Each of these routes can be tailored to fit your travel style, making them ideal for luxury road trips or fully customizable self-drive adventures. Whether you’re drawn to Namibia’s deserts, coastlines, or wildlife reserves, these routes ensure a memorable Namibia road trip adventure that captures the magic of this unique country.

[se1sheels]

greece 🎐🧸🪅🪩

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[i-am-heathcliff-234]

Lozovička česma, Serbia

5th January, around 1 AM

[orphicnyx]

Venice, Italy 🇮🇹🤍

By: Nyx🖤 ig: @photo_nyx_ 📸

[embarq]

The ultimate 15 days luxury road trip through the enchanting Balkans with Embarq! Discover breathtaking landscapes, rich history, and vibrant cultures on this self-drive journey. Let our expert road trip planners guide your adventure. Unforgettable memories await on your Balkans road trip.

[rachelroams]

Luxury Views Without the Luxury Price Tag: European Edition 😎

This fall, I took an extended road trip through the Balkans. Here are just a few of my favorite moments, captured both via pro camera *and* iPhone.

Can’t wait to share more in the coming weeks! ✈️

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[thecapriciouscapricorn]

i wrote an entire account of my Appalachian family, tracing from the late 1600s to my great-grandma’s passing in 2016. it was one of the hardest things i’ve ever done on multiple levels but also one of the most, if not THE most, rewarding projects i’ve ever completed.

my family is Melungeon but i’ve found that our ancestors had more Jewish blood (and possibly Romanichal blood based on the given names they had that were common among Romany in the 19th century i.e. Luvenia, Herod and Aquilla, and how some of them moved back and forth a lot in short timespans, but i’m not sure) than the Black and Native DNA that people think of when they think “Melungeon”, though i’m possibly descended from a Pamunkey chief, Totopotomoi, a long way back. our family has constantly intermarried with the Sizemores and gosh that makes me feel like i have a connection to royalty!

i got a very tiny amount of West African on my 23AndMe test and my dad took a MyHeritage test and got back Balkan. but the African results I got are really confusing bcuz it didn’t say anything specific, just “African Hunter-Gatherer”.

i know it sounds weird talking about tiny bits of African DNA i have but for context for those who don’t know much or anything about Melungeons, our identity isn’t as much about the non-white blood we have, but rather about how our ancestors formed tight-knit, insular communities because of how they were discriminated against and from there they formed their own unique culture that’s trickled down to us. a lot of us today are phenotypically “White” and therefore have white privilege and yet at the end of the day, race is and has always been a social construct and we still have legitimate spiritual connections to our ancestors.

my grandma says she’s going to take me on a road trip to see my relatives in Ohio and our ancestral state of Kentucky and i’m SOOOO excited. i’m genuinely stoked.

[balkanscore2024]

Hévíz 💙

Photo taken by my husband 😍🍑

[fanaticsnail]

NOOOO Tumblr you glutton stop eating asks😭

Well anyways! Thank you physics anon for being so sweet I'm fine tro dw🥹🥹😭 we usually do take a plane but since we were going to drive around inside the country we needed a car and dad refused ro rent one he wanted our own. 🤣🤣 (Dad's and their cars am I right??)

And to the commenter on my last ask. Idk how you do that everyday honestly the humidity is way worse than anything else we spent maybe a day and a half in the balkans and I was ready to end it all thank god for AC. Balkan people are truly built different!

But! My ass is in the car again. This time we are driving to central turkey to visit some relatives which will take 6h if we don't stop too much! We'll be there at 9 pm hopefully!

There's lots of street cats and dogs so you better believe some good Bois and girls are getting pets🥰😤

-humanities anon 📚

@physics-of-one-piece is such a sweet person.

Oh my gosh, dad's and their cars indeed. They're precious to them, and I think it's the comfort and familiarity that'd do it for them.

Humanities anon, you can't just drop a 6 hour road trip so casually on me like that. What do you do? Do you have a playlist? I hope you take as many breaks as you can! 🖤

[nuwanders]

For the writer ask meme: 4, 8, 24! No worries if you can’t get to answering right away- I’m also busy atm

4. What kind of music do your OCs listen to?

OUGH i've lowkey been waiting for this moment.... the canon, in-universe answer is here (tldr; house dunmer music sounds like balkan folk) but since you sent me that ask i started thinking about the sort of music they'd listen to in a modern AU. so here we go....

jórunn: trip hop, downtempo, grunge, indie folk, alternative rock

raydrin: trip hop, downtempo, grunge, indie folk, techno (hardcore + psytrance)

mathyas: jazz, 20th century classical, trance, indie electronic, deep house

cassathra: folk, folk rock, baroque pop, funk, soul

8. Do you have any OC family trees?

whipped this together super fast using some existing sketches.... couldn't be bothered to fill in the blanks but here you go :^) (red cross means they're dead... also this is 'on the road' raydrin but he wouldn't have looked anywhere near this scruffy back in blacklight)

(jórunn's family tree looks like when u make a single sim in the sims.....)

24. Do you have/want a career in your medium? If not, what do you do/want to do instead?

god no absolutely not.... i tend to resent being told to do anything and my hobbies are too sacred for me to ruin them like that <3 at the moment i aim to pursue a career in international development / public administration. gotta get this fucking law degree first :(