Life Behind the Posts – June 2025
This one includes five cities, police at the door, and 10-hour bus rides
Every month, I’ll share a more personal look at what’s been going on—where we’ve been, what I’ve been working on, and a few things I’ve discovered or enjoyed along the way. ✨
This isn’t just a travel diary or work recap—it’s a chance to go deeper into the real-life moments behind the posts. Sometimes there are wins, sometimes challenges, but I always try to share something honest, useful, or thought-provoking from what I’ve experienced.
I’ll also include a few of my favorites from the month—books, podcasts, articles, or tools that stood out and might inspire you too.
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June 1st: Germany 🇩🇪
We said goodbye to the bunnies & geckos in the north of Germany early afternoon and headed to Hamburg Airport. As usual with German trains, it was a mess to get there—connections were canceled or delayed. We ended up without seats on a packed train and had to sit on the floor for an hour 😅 This is real backpacking!
We finally got to the airport and, after a smooth check-in, boarded our flight to Belgrade at 8:30 PM.
June 1st to June 30th: Serbia 🇷🇸
We landed in Belgrade at 10:35 PM and grabbed a local Uber (Car:Go) to our apartment in the old town. After a 10-hour journey, we finally made it… country number 28! 🥳
We spent the entire month in Serbia, traveling to five different cities!
Before I start the tour, let me explain why we’re here.
Serbia wasn’t on the bucket list. This year, Rosie wanted to spend more time in Europe to visit her parents more often. But as she’s British, she can only stay in the Schengen area (sort of the EU, but not exactly) for 90 days every 180 days. That meant we had to find some non-Schengen countries to fill the gap.
Montenegro was on the list, but all flights from Hamburg went via Belgrade. So, we did some research and decided to start with Serbia before heading to Montenegro. We’ll end our trip in the region with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
I was very intrigued to come here—I vividly remember seeing news about the Kosovo war on TV in the late ’90s.