Budgets
What three months in the Balkans actually cost, line by line
Our real budget for a month each in Belgrade, Sarajevo and Tirana, travelling overland between them: rent, food, transport, work costs and the surprises.
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Long stays
A month or more in one place: renting a flat, finding a rhythm and what changes after week three.
Packing
The one-bag packing list for six weeks of trains, weighed item by item
Everything in a 38-litre bag for six weeks across three countries by rail, with weights, the things we cut after week one, and how the route shaped the list.
Remote work
Working a full week from Sarajevo: desks, data and the admin nobody mentions
How to set up a month of normal work from a rented flat in Sarajevo: choosing the flat, testing the connection, time zones, roaming and a weekly rhythm that held up.
Long stays
A month on the Alentejo coast, and why we went in June
Four weeks in a small Portuguese coastal town: getting there without a car, a week-by-week rhythm, the wind nobody warned us about and what the month cost.