Mostar - flying under the radar, but soon to be Europe’s hottest destination!
by Mikethetravellingscouser
Jun 8, 2025
🌍 Passport in hand, just go! 4 off-the-beaten-path visa-free countries✨ Airfare 3k+ with prices so low it’s touching!
🏰 TOP 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Round trip 3.2k)
💵 7-day expenses: 4k
✅ Eastern Europe’s hidden gem
▫️ Mostar Old Bridge: Free to watch the diving warriors 🤽♂️ Early 8 AM for empty shots
▫️ Sarajevo: Stay in an Ottoman old house for 80/night! Eat Burek cheese rolls for 3 yuan bursting with flavor 🧀
▫️ Bragaj Fortress: Hike a wild castle 🏰 Pick raspberries and feed deer 🦌
🍜 Food: Somun bread with grilled meat for 5 yuan! Cherries 10 yuan/jin for freedom
🚌 Itinerary
Day 1-3: Explore Latin Bridge and Yellow Fortress sunset in Sarajevo
Day 4-5: Hunt for copperware in Mostar - stay in a riverside guesthouse
Day 6-7: Hike in Bragaj - carry handmade coffee back
🏜️ TOP 2 Oman (Round trip 4k)
💵 6-day expenses: 5k
✅ Hidden wealthy spot in the Middle East
▫️ Green Mountain Sinkhole: Free! Cliff pool overlooking the canyon 💧 Brew coffee with Bedouins in exchange for roasted lamb
▫️ Sur Turtle Bay: Night visit to see turtles laying eggs 🐢 (August only!)
▫️ Nizwa Market: Bargain silver daggers for 150 yuan 🗡️ Uncle fills your bag with dates
🍜 Food: Shark meat stew for 20 yuan! Saffron ice cream for 8 yuan, mind-blowing
🚗 Itinerary
Day 1: Shoot starry dome at Muscat Mosque
Day 2: Cliff pool diving at Green Mountain
Day 3: Watch turtles in Sur - stay in beach tents
Day 4: Market day in Nizwa - learn pottery making
🌊 TOP 3 Albania (Round trip 3.5k)
💵 5-day expenses: 3k
✅ Mediterranean alternative top pick
▫️ Ksamil Islands: Free snorkeling! Breadcrumbs attract a fish storm 🐠
▫️ Gjirokastër: Stay in a stone castle for 100/night ⚔️ Help the blacksmith forge a silver eagle
▫️ Blue Eye Spring: Jump into 16℃ icy spring 💧 So cold it feels out of body
🍜 Food: Grilled rainbow trout for 15 yuan! Olive oil dipped bread is heavenly
🛵 Itinerary
Day 1: Relax in Ksamil - collect sea glass
Day 2: Learn silver carving in Gjirokastër - eat kiln-roasted lamb
Day 3: Dive in Blue Eye Spring - stay in a waterfall guesthouse
Day 4: Buy olive oil soap and head home
🦒 TOP 4 Tanzania (Round trip 5k)
💵 7-day expenses: 6k
✅ Africa’s hidden gem
▫️ Zanzibar Island: Free! Pet Persian cats in Stone Town 🐈 Bargain at the morning market for lobster at 30 yuan
▫️ Jozani Forest: Track red colobus monkeys 🐒 Guide fee 50 yuan worth every penny
▫️ Northern beaches: Exclusive pink sand beaches 🏖️ Starfish cover the seabed
🍜 Food: Coconut curry crab for 15 yuan! Cassava leaf fish stew so good you’ll lick the plate
🚤 Itinerary
Day 1: Maze alleys of Stone Town - eat spice pizza
Day 2: Monkey tracking in forest - stay in coral house
Day 3: Snorkel at pink sand beach - collect starfish
Day 4: Learn to make clove coffee - carry spices home
💡 Safety tips for solo female travelers
1️⃣ Accommodation: In Bosnia, choose a female dorm in Sarajevo Old Town hostel! 50 yuan/night super safe
2️⃣ Avoid scams: Use OTAXI APP for taxis in Oman! Roadside taxis charge double
3️⃣ Bargaining: Halve the price in Tanzania! Lobster from 80 down to 30 yuan
4️⃣ Must-have: Bring a foldable water bottle! European hostels often have little hot water
📸 Iconic no-face shots
▫️ Mostar Old Bridge sunrise → silhouette with coffee cup
▫️ Green Mountain sinkhole pool → aerial shot blending into the emerald lake
▫️ Pink sand beach at low tide → bucket of starfish aerial shot
💬 Got cherry wine from a grandma in Bosnia…
Click 🐷 to get the "Visa-Free Country Dialect Handbook" 🗣️ Hardcore tips for bargaining and taking taxis
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