Originally Posted by thecottonrapster

Starting in mid-August I am going on a motorcycle trip from my home in in southern France to explore former Yugoslavia and other Balkan countries. I will be driving through parts of Switzerland,Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, and Greece.

The purpose of my trip is two-fold. Firstly, to visit or explore soviet-era monuments, namely "spomeniks" but also abandoned villas, hotels, factories, and military bases. Secondly, I want to spend a few days at a time in the cities along the Adriatic Coast, primarily in Croatia but in Montenegro, and Greece as well.

I have not yet decided what I will do once I arrive in Greece. I may travel the country a little or I will head straight to Corfu. From Corfu I will take a ferry to Brindisi, Italy and drive up through the country and back home to Southern France.

This is a leisurely trip. I am not planning on rushing nor do I have a firm deadline. If I should fall in love with a particular locale along the coast I may well set up my hammock and stay a week or so.

As regards accommodation, I will be staying in youth hostels or airbnbs while in cities. I am looking into couchsurfing but I am new to the site and so do not know how feasible it will be to find hosts. For my more rural stops I will camp or set up shop in the derelict rooms of abandoned 4-star hotels (I am very excited about this).

This is an image of my itinerary to date:
https://imgur.com/a/SSAP0Ct



I am 26, male, and French-American. I recently returned from an 8-year stint in Boston, USA, where I studied and worked. On an extended trip prior to getting job #2. If my trip is of interest to you, please send me a message or comment below as I appreciate good company and the stories of more traveled individuals.