Travel Blogs from Serbia and Montenegro
Rain stops play
The lure of Costa struck again and we had a great big breakfast (with table service in Serbia). The weather was really bad and in no time the socks were wet through. Trying to put a brave face on we jumped on the tram. We strolled past ...
We Tried To Like Serbia...
... were doing. He said it was the country people stirred up and brainwashed by the military into thinking of "The Great Serbia" and the need for ethnic cleansing of Albanians and Muslims to achieve this.There was also electoral inequality in the Parliament ...
Sunday evening Pirot (not Poirot)
... a lovely Costa Coffee breakfast in the town square before we set off for a gentle 46 miles to Pirot, halfway to Sofia and Bulgaria. Cycling through gorgeous deep valleys with stunning scenery on a near empty red road we were extremely glad we hadn't ...
Sweeping Ocean View and Sleepy Beach Town
... how unaware people seem to be of their local surroundings. 2 ½ hours later we arrived in Ulcinje, the southernmost port in Montenegro and our jumping off point for Albania. Here, we were delighted to find a tiny, picturesque beach guarded by ...
The City that Bombed the Rest
... amazed at the size of this club on the water. It was almost like an aircraft garage or a warehouse, with a giant arched roof and a wrap around second level. That night was trance night, so it was basically like a huge rave. It was a fun and very ...
Great people!
... in a larger town and was told to get off the train and get on a bus. Turns out the train tracks were destroyed between Bosnia and Serbia during the war. I was on the bus for a little more than one hour sound asleep when they woke me up and told to get ...
A monumental day at work.
... was a pretty interesting day at work. I woke up a little late but I decided I would take a walk through the city and take pictures of a few of the monuments around Belgrade. I am not real sure what they represent because everything is in Cyrillic writing ...
Prizren, Kosovo
... from Tirana (everyone in the car had to puke more than once as there were thousands (millions) of turns on the way and the street was in a horrible condition. The way took us through the north of Albania, a breathtaking landscape, amazing. Prizren is ...
The capital ...
Hallo zusammen, da ich bisher alle Hauptstaedte auf dem Balkan besucht habe, wollte ich auch die Hauptstadt von Montenegro besichtigen. Viel gibt es dort aber nicht zu sehen, nach einer Stunde war ich fertig. Die Stadt ist zwar sehr alt (das roemische ...
One Last Hurrah
... 't anything spectacular, but the caves were very cool with some good swim-throughs. We arm crushed the paddle boat, and Montenegro by association, and headed back to the beach for some crepes. I found an open space of grass nearby to get my ...
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... too many borders, so a flight was the only way. And the only flight I could find gave us an 8 hour layover in Belgrade, Serbia. We hadn't really planned how we would spend these 8 hours, or that we would get zero sleep the previous night, so ...
Photos from Serbia
We (Nick, myself, Richard and Alison) headed out to Serbia to visit friends and see the Exit festival. After traveling by train from Budapest with some very classy Brits also on their way to the festival ("Are we in Siberia yet?") we arrived at Novi Sad ...
Traipsing up a mountain anyone?
... much 2 weeks straight) but the view proved spectacular and was well worth the climb... If you ever get a chance to go to Montenegro, Kotor is probably the best place to go...A ruined fortress in a fjord with a stunning old town and a ruined fortress ...
The Flight
... I need a hug really badly! A flight attended just brought around a meal of Chinese noodles with an almond cookie and chopsticks. I was watching this old couple beside me try to eat the noodles with the chopsticks but she couldn't get the ...
Novi Sad -so sad to leave...
... planned on staying 1 night in Novi Sad but ended up staying 3 and loving it. Didn't even plan on visiting Bosnia & Herzegovina or Serbia, but really glad we did decide to at the last minute as it has been wonderful and I've seen and learnt so much and ...
Beograd
... boss (the young hostel owner). We were quickly reminded of the “smoking epidemic” as I will call it in Serbia (and Montenegro). Everyone was smoking inside the hostel. You could not get away from the smell of smoke. I’m sure whatever ...
Sensation White in Belgrade
... to squeeze into the limo with them which was awesome as we drove around Belgrade for about 30mins in a limo drinking champagne and rakija – awesome random occurrence. We arrived at the white party and all got some wiked kanye west white ...
A dark city
Although we slept on a park bench for quite a while. Some view from the citadel (see issue 23 for ...
The Newest Game in Town in Europe
... war could break out again at anytime I presume. Kosovo is able to handle its owns borders at Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Montenegro. I have read that the Serb-Kosovo border is extremely volatile and can close at moment's notice given the ...
Beer Festival!
... belgrade is very different to what i expected. there is hardly any evidence of war at all. most of the buildings have been rebuilt and it appears just like a normal city really. but i like it, because there are no tourists at all. there are only 3 other ...
Bustling Vibrant lil town
... everyone wanted to take advantage of the beautiful weather however i also have noticed in the balkans everyone enjoys hanging out and socializing whenever possible. Its Really something here in Kosovo unlike anywhere i've ever been You'll be sitting down ...
Kotor, c'est fort!
Daniel Negreanu - joueur de poker canadien de calibre mondial - tweetait il y a quelques jours à peine "Montenegro is the most beautiful country in the world that no one knows about". J'avais lu de tels commentaires à de nombreuses reprises, et j'avais ...
Piracy in Ulcinj
... . Anyway, this is a great town that is seriously under rated. They have great beaches, incredibly nice locals, a beautiful harbor and an intriguing history. It's too bad their not marketing their city for all its pluses. This evening we had pirates and ...
Tara, zwei Tage am Fluss
... zwar langsam, egal, wieviel Trubel rundherum ist. Sprechen Sie deutsch? Do you speak english? „We are in Montenegro“ € 93,- kosten die zwei Tage für 1 Boot und 2 Menschen. Unsere Barschaft ist praktisch aufgebraucht, ...
Wildes Wasser und Paris-Dakkar
Um 9:00 kippen die Ranger den ersten Slivovic. Wir gehen den Tag entspannt - und ohne Muskelkater - an und starten so gegen 11:00. Die Höhle mit See, eine der Attraktionen, versäumen wir offenbar. Dafür! gibt es eine große moosbewachsene Grotte mit ...
Bar - as in town of, not as in a bar
... has been deserted since its partial destruction in 1878, caused by the Montenegrins attacking the Ottoman occupiers. Interestingly, Montenegro was one of the few countries not occupied by the Ottomans - although Montenegro at that time ...
1. Maj-Praznik rada
Izlet povodom 1.Maja. Prvi maj ili Međunarodni praznik rada je praznik kojim pripadnici i simpatizera radničkog pokreta obilježavaju sjećanje na svoja dostignuća, odnosno žrtve koje su njihovi pripadnici radničkog ...
Yay more Rain!
... train ride from Belgrade, which was over a distance of a mere 600 or so kilometres, we arrived in Bar, a coastal city in Montenegro... We arrived at 1 am, which was rough! The lady at our hostel in Belgrade said that it would take 20 hours by ...

