{"id":2906,"date":"2018-04-26T09:04:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T09:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/?p=2906"},"modified":"2018-12-14T14:50:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T14:50:06","slug":"balkans-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/?p=2906","title":{"rendered":"Balkans Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s finally time to hit the road again!<\/p>\n<p>Work commitments meant I wasn&#8217;t able to take an extended leave over Christmas so I have had to wait till now!&nbsp; This has had its advantages.&nbsp; Always taking time off at the end of the year rules quite a few places out due to snow and areas closing down for the winter.<\/p>\n<p>May is a perfect time to visit the Balkans, &#8220;Spring is in the air&#8221; and the tourists haven&#8217;t arrived yet.&nbsp; Not that tourists will be much of a problem in some of the countries and areas I will be visiting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2905\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/balkans-trip.jpg\" alt=\"Balkans Trip\" width=\"629\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/balkans-trip.jpg 629w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/balkans-trip-600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ottertravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/balkans-trip-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s finally time to hit the road again! 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