Traveling through the Carpathians was a real adventure, one of those that you can experience only if you are brave enough to move slowly and in “non-comfortable” places, with a big backpack always on your shoulders.
This year the spring was a rainy one, the experience was rich of satisfactions though.
So often in the evening we felt asleep with a big confusion in our heads as we were constantly moving.
Now that we are home, we are putting together notes, pictures and thoughts.
We travelled across the Carpathians, then the Balkan Mountains and the Rhodope.
Three mountain ranges that characterize seven countries which differ in population, traditions, language and landscapes: Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece.
The continuous borders and hospitality have influenced our trip.
Many times the tent was tighten between borders and rivers or mountains with still some snow.
The road sometimes was paved, some others just a path or a trail.