The routes

Road Trips

From the Balkans outward. Full trip reports: routes, stops, costs and the stuff that goes wrong. No "we loved every second of it".

The route plan

Trip reports

The van is still being bought, so these drives were done in the car. Route, photos and what it cost for each.

A country road at dawn in Serbia with wind turbines on the horizon
Driven · 4 Sep 2026

Local Roads into Hungary

Banat → Rabe–Kubekhaza → Hungary → Senta · 1 day

A day on local roads instead of the motorway: through the wind farms of the Banat, into Hungary at Rabe–Kubekhaza and back through Senta.

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The yellow facade of the Corvin cinema in Budapest
Driven · 21–23 Sep 2026

Zalaegerszeg & Budapest

Serbia → Kelebija border → Zalaegerszeg → Budapest → Serbia

A night crossing into Hungary, the west at Zalaegerszeg, a day in Budapest and the drive back.

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Timisoara Est railway station with tram tracks in front
Driven · 30 Sep 2026

Pancevo to Timisoara

Banat → Vatin border → Timisoara → Vrsac · 1 day

Into Romania at Vatin, an afternoon in Timisoara and back to Vrsac the same night, with the LPG, the vignette and every receipt.

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The planned van routes. Each one becomes a full report with real costs once it's actually driven.

Trip 01 · Planned

Balkans Shakedown

Serbia → Montenegro → Croatia · ~2 weeks

The first real test of V1, close to home on purpose — if something breaks, it breaks near a mechanic we can afford. Full report and every euro published from the road.

Trip 02 · Planning

Adriatic Run

Croatia → Slovenia → Italy · ~12 days

Route in planning. Report and cost breakdown will publish in real time during the trip.

The plan

Next up: Atlantic Europe

Portugal → Spain → France → Norway. Subscribe to follow the route as it happens.

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