Croatia

After sneaking into Greece without a passport stamp earns her deportation, a young backpacker’s desperate drive across the Balkans leads to a broken-down car and a terrifying ordeal, where she …

Just as the pandemic was forcing everyone into the confines of their homes and apartments, Laura Coffey found herself jobless and struggling to cope with her father’s terminal illness and …

Our ‘On the Edges of Europe‘ columnist ventures outside the city limits of Pula, Croatia, and discovers a derelict village, a machine gun-wielding soldier, and a sign of hope among …

At the age of 11, Mary Novakovich’s parents sent her to visit family in the former Yugoslavia for the summer. It would be the first of many trips Mary would …

A traveler in Dubrovnik stumbles upon a helpful local who paints a picture of the city’s history. Upon the entrance of the Pile Gate into the fortified city of Dubrovnik, …

I sat on the train gazing up at the large grey pillows filling the sky, feeling small and insignificant, with still a few hours to go. I had my worldly …