2011 – Balkans and Caucasus

Regular readers of the blog will be unsurprised to learn that today was yet another early start. Our goal today

Last night we parked in front of the imposing buildings which house the Ministry for Human Rights, a recommendation from

Recent events around the world have been turbulent to say the least, yet here I am calmly boarding the plane

My arrival in Turkey was greeted by a soothing 20 degrees Celsius, yet the heating in the hotel is going

Our starting point today is Gaziantep. Here the drinks industry supplies a huge customer base up to and including the

At Eskapet I am met by Ramazan Akar, who shows me round his brand-new factory. The new location has enabled

A new experience this evening, sleeping amongst polyolefin bags. Hasplastik opened their factory doors to me at 10pm so that

Time to say goodbye to Turkey and head towards Romania. In between them lies Bulgaria. Kay has already interviewed the

The journey From Romania to Belgrade was frankly a bit of a slog. 50 km / h was the maximum

There’s fog,there’s thick fog, then there’s Serbian fog. This morning I got up extra early at 4am, anticipating a slow