Hunedoara & Sibiu, Romania

Leaving Timisoara, our road trip could finally begin. We rented a car and started our journey towards Hunedoara and Corvins' Castle. After a few well spent hours, we had a quick lunch before we continued our trip to Sibiu. We only had half a day to explore the city, which was enough.

Bran & Brasov, Romania

Peles Castle & Bucharest, Romania

Timisoara, Romania

After a short stay in Belgrade, our journey towards Bucharest in Romania started early monday morning. A minibus picked us up from our apartment in Belgrade and took us all the way over the border to Timisoara in Romania. This city was a lovely surprise, as to all fairness I did not have high expectations of Romania. For some reason Romania as a country has unfortunately not had the best reputation nor been a country that many of my friend have been to. 

As we arrived to Timisoara, we quickly dropped our bags at the apartment and had a walk around the city. While having lunch, an unexpected storm started, so we had to dine indoors. The rest of the evening was spent at the apartment just catching up and relaxing a little. 

Belgrade, Serbia

This year has so far been filled with so many new experiences, new destinations and unforgettable memories. I have had the privilege to travel to so far 7 countries this year and I hope I will manage to experience a new destination in the Middle East aswell. 

Anyways, as I needed a break and apparently Josie and Sarah (+Tuukka) from back home needed one too, we all decided to meet up in Belgrade, Serbia. 

Generally, a wonderful city which is perfect for a long weekend. We stayed in an apartment close by most attractions and the city centre. We took part in a free walking tour which took us around the city with a local guide, which gave us intel of the city but also saved us time. 

Aruba

Back to the island. After spending some time in the cold Bogota and lively Cartagena, our travels brought us back to the islands again.  Our first night was spent at Hostel Room Aruba, which was more of a homestay with a couple from Venezuela. This was probably the most affordable accommodation the island had to offer. The following two nights we decided to stay at the Renaissance. As an associate, I receive better rates and therefore the access to the Flamingo Beach and the hotel was definitely worth it for us. For the remaining 4 nights we booked an apartment, which was quite far away from everything and decided to rent a car on our last day.

One of the days we decided to head towards the natural pool Conchi. The only way to access it was either by a 1,5h hike, or jeep. We decided to walk but a local tour company decided to drive us the last part and also back. After a quick swim we had an amazing lunch before spending the rest of the day at Baby beach. This was supposed to be one of the best beaches on the island, but I was not convinced.

We had the pleasure to meet Maxine from France, together with a few crazy guys from Argentina, which made our time in Aruba a little bit more fun for sure.