On the way to the Monastery, hopefully, the next camping place
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Travel log Greece. Day 3. Serbia: Pojate to Nis via A1

I wake up before the break of the day. The night sky in Serbia is beautiful. I saw it the entire night as I slept only in my sleeping bag yesterday night, when I arrived.

Today I try to hitchhike the whole day. Maybe I get to Greece in no more than one day.

I let the picture talk in this post.


  • Cold morning. After 2 h since I woke up, the sun came up and warmed me
  • See that shade? It’s been alone for the entire day. The sun is so hot
  • Road of holes
  • In the countryside of Serbia it is harder to hitchike
    In the countryside of Serbia it is harder to hitchike
  • These things would look nice in a vase
  • These are my feet. They do one thing: walk me where my eyes want to go
  • Take care, there is a wild ‘Z’ on the road ahead
  • Serbian test. What is written on the board?
  • These fruits seem like blueberries, but I ain't gonna eat them. Safety first
    These fruits seem like blueberries, but I ain’t gonna eat them. Safety first
  • Free food
  • Greece can wait, pick up apples with the neighbor Robert
    But first, help the neighbors picking them up. Helping farmers harvesting apples is a good socializing break
  • I hold a bag of mushrooms on my lap
  • On the way to the Monastery. Hopefully, it will be my camping place fo the night
  • Cold winter, -20, the wind is blowing and your bus has not arrived yet. Minimalist socialist architecture
  • The Monastery of St. Stefan close to Lipovac
  • The first time I make use of my tent. The sun is still up and it’s pretty hot inside. No shade to hide
  • Dinner in the family. Stefan and his mother in law
    Dinner party in the family. Stefan and his mother in law. Iris cooked fried hake fish
  • Sundried mushrooms smell amazing

I was a bit discouraged I am still in Serbia and I couldn’t hitchhike towards Thessaloniki today. The serbians seem very friendly, but I couldn’t get a ride. Maybe I am not hitchhiking good enough, even though I read every article about Serbia on Hitchwiki and I tried to apply most of the tips about hitchhiking.

Nevertheless, I had an amazing day. Hard to walk in the hot sun, yes, but I had a different contact with the environment compared with the past days.

Tomorrow I will continue towards Nis, hopefully arriving there by the end of the day. But today I enjoy my time with Stefan and Iris, we talk about history, religion and music.

Ok, I told them, this is definitely Romanian and not Serbian. “Jaga jaga” for the ones who know

See you next time. Be safe, use sunscreen protection and have a good day!

Răzvan

I am Razvan. I graduated Computer Science in Romania and I worked as a Software Developer at Microfocus (previously HPE or HP) for a year. At my graduation I quit my job and I started again freelancing. I plan to travel for 3 years in different ways, to see the world, to rediscover myself, to set my standards, my goals and to explore the things I learned in school all these years. I love hiking and mountain climbing, though I want to learn skiing. Money are not what I desire in life, though I know they are important for my health insurance and my retirement. The food part and the accommodation I can handle for now. My young age helps me not complain and not being to demanding in my needs. I would like a world where money were not available and we could exchange goods. Anyhow coins are not a currency in my perception anymore, but time is always the unit measurement I use. I don't waste my time with strangers, companies or things I don't value. You can see me sometimes at different presentations sitting and listening to the speaker and the next 5 minutes you can see me walking out the building cause I see the presentation as a waste of my time. That's me. But I always try to give most of my time to people and causes that matter to me. I opened a blog in order to share my thoughts. I know I have so much to share, I am confident about myself and I want people to have access to my words. I know people can make money out of blogs by affiliating and advertising clothes products or by selling their own products. To be honest, I thought about ways I could earn something from this page, but I don't want to lie to you for the money. I guess in case I really appreciate something, I would just tell you about that. This is me. Răzvan