Motorhome Trip Spring 2025 – Balkans & Greece

A slow journey through coastal villages, winding borders, and forgotten roads — one motorhome, one traveler, no urgent destination.

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Trip totals = 6’403.04 km / 89 h pure driving time / 11 countries (8 for the 1st time).

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Bringing Nothing to the Middle of Nowhere

On the R427 near Bileća, the road ends—and China begins. Explosions, silos, Mandarin banners, and prefab dorms mark a deeper story: Beijing’s silent grip on the Balkans through debt, concrete, and control.

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A Serendipitous Detour by the Bregava, Bosnia and Herzegovina

A blocked road near Stolac led to one of the trip’s best moments: a peaceful lunch by a centuries-old wool fulling mill on the Bregava River, surrounded by ruins, trees, and total calm.