Eastern Europe

Sandwiched by Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia – Belarus occupies a fairly unexplored corner of Eastern Europe.

After spending a week there with a group on Intrepid’s Budapest to Bucharest trip, I realized the most shocking thing about Romania has nothing to do with monsters.

Captivating history, character-filled architecture and majestic mountains are just a handful of the things that make Romania unfairly underrated. Cast your eyes over these stunning spots and see if you can resist booking your flights right away!

When we arrive at the site where few other visitors dare to go, we feel like we’ve landed in a fabled place that most will only ever see in history books.

The Balkan region truly has so much to offer travellers. But the benefits of experiencing the Balkans on a group tour were even more far-reaching than I could’ve ever imagined.

As you stroll the narrow streets of historic Plovdiv, music echoes along the cobblestones. You might hear an orchestra performing in a park mingled with guitar chords coming from the scenic amphitheater. Folk musicians and dancers busk in leafy plazas, adding to the sense of excitement.

Krakow looks like a city straight out of a Disney movie. Cobbled streets lined with horse-pulled carriages, beautiful squares, pretty churches and more.

The Balkan republic of Macedonia is like a tiny version of France, with a huge variety of wines, cheeses and other foods for its size. Mix in a dash of…

Many times during the visit, we heard winemakers refer to the famed regions of Bordeaux and Tuscany with longing and hope for the future; yet as travelers, we never longed to be elsewhere.