holly and ben go adventuring.

Tag: adventure

  • Georgian interlude

    13th – 21st June 2026

    It felt like we’d stepped back in time rather than crossed the border into Georgia. Sometimes you barely know you have crossed from one country to another but the change in the buildings and driving was stark. After several kilometres we decided to stop and double check what side of the road they drive on, as it wasn’t immediately clear. The roads themselves started off in reasonable quality, before becoming mottled with potholes which lorries had to navigate painfully slowly. At one point the road disappeared completely. If this was what the roads were like to Tbilisi, we’d be in for a bumpy ride.

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  • Crème de la crème

    1st – 7th May 2026

    The final ascent out of Dubrovnik was again awful – coaches, cars and lorries honked their horns and came hurtling past us with mere inches to spare. They didn’t care and at times it felt like they wanted to teach us a lesson. I was done with it and close to breaking. Fortunately, things were about to get a lot better (and then temporarily worse again for a bit).

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  • The many errors of our way through Croatia

    If I have learnt anything in Croatia it’s that I have a rather vivid and overactive imagination that seems to hinder rather than help in all sorts of situations:

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  • Considering our options

    20th April – 1st May 2026

    There are many ways to cross Croatia. Over the course of just over a week it feels like we have attempted them all, and contended with a few challenges which have made us recalibrate our route.

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  • Into the mountains

    13th – 20th April 2026

    The Alps! Holly had seen the Alps. I hadn’t as I’d been so keen to take her photo coming through the tunnel that l sped through it without looking up in a bid to capture her pic as she emerged. Thankfully, in addition to taking her photo l also captured her expression as she set eyes on the impressive mountains for the first time.

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