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  • 5 Days in Albania’s Accursed Mountains

    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 perfect! Arriving into the village was perfect… more ›

  • Dracula’s Castle & Old Town Brasov

    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 maximise… more ›

  • Well, that’s a first!!!

    Day 33: Jess is a Wanderer’s first trip was in 2004 and it’s now 2017 which means there have been 13 years of trips, adventures and flights. Today is the first… more ›

  • All Things Albania

    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!… more ›

  • Slovakia’s High Tatrus

    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 Tatrus, I’d never… more ›

  • A Sweaty Old Hike

    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 the train… more ›

  • From Frivolous to Frugal!

    Day 9: Jess is a Wanderer then vs Jess is a Wanderer now…   Some thoughts I had during my 23 hour bus ride from Vilnius, Lithuania to Bratislava, Slovakia. Jess… more ›