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In this much-travelled world, there are still thousands
of places which are inaccessible to tourists. We always
assume that villagers in remote places are friendly and
hospitable. But people who are cut off not only from foreign
tourists, but even from their own countrymen can be hostile
to travellers. Visits to really remote villages are seldom
enjoyable -- as my wife and I discovered during a tour
through the Balkans.
We had spent several days in a small town and visited a
number of old churches in the vicinity. These attracted many
visitors, for they were not only of great architectural
interest, but contained a large number of beautifully
preserved frescoes as well. On the day before our departure,
several bus loads of tourists descended on the town. This was
more than we could bear, so we decided to spend our last day
exploring the countryside. Taking a path which led out of the
town, we crossed a few fields until we came to a dense wood.
We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it
traced its way through the trees. We tramped through the wood
for over two hours until we arrived at a deep stream. We
could see that the path continued on the other side, but we
had no idea how we could get across the stream. Suddenly my
wife spotted a boat moored to the bank. In it there was a
boatman fast asleep. We gently woke him up and asked him to
ferry us to the other side. Though he was reluctant to do so
at first, we eventually persuaded him to take us.