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FLORINA (Φλώρινα)

It was very smooth at the border, without any customs check, we crossed the border between North Macedonia and Greece and entered the forgotten region of Macedonia forever associated with Alexander the Great. It’s littered with ancient cities, holy places, and natural wonders that...

MITROVICA (Mitrovicë)

We couldn’t visit Kosovo last year because of the blockade at the Jarinje border. Now, on our way to Greece, it was a very smooth crossing with friendly procedures on both sides, but it took us more than 30 minutes to get insurance for our truck (KIB / 15 EUR / 14 days) because the guy...

BELGRADE (Београд)

We have crossed borders to Serbia like a Speedy Gonzales, we made it through both immigration and customs controls within 10 minutes. After the border, we stopped at Vršac to buy the diesel (162,90 RSD / liter), Telenor sim cards (500 RSD / 10 GB / 15 days), and some food. Later, in the...

GĂGĂUZIA

We crossed smoothly through the little deserted border crossing Vynohradivka (2 beers tip + 64 EUR highway fee valid for 30 days for cars over 3,5 t) into the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia – a stretch of land made up of three towns and 27 villages. Since we have arrived at...

UZHHOROD (Ужгород)

Finally, we have arrived at the Slovak-Ukrainian borders. On the Slovak side, it was very friendly and quiet without any other cars, so we left the EU within 10 minutes. On the Ukrainian side it was a nightmare, at the first gate they have controlled COVID-19 PCR tests and mandatory...