Serbia and Montenegro
Travel Blogs from Serbia and Montenegro
High above the clouds
... hoping to do a lil sight seeing but it was pooring down so heavy that i couldn't make it to far. I then crossed into montenegro Via a high mountain crossing again... This time i took precautions not to get stuck and have to hitch hike in a concrete truck ...
venturing into Kosovo
... ' tales of Kosovo had piqued my interest. This interest slowly developed into an infatuation with UNMIK (UN Mission in Kosovo) and getting a stamp from customs. I figured that with the elections looming later in December, I was safe. I didnt know that ...
Carry Me Back to Old Belgrade
... of course get into a huge discussion about who was right in the Serbia vs. US battle of late when the US acknowledged Kosovo and Serbia decided to retaliate like a 5 year old and burn down our embassy and bring home their ambassador from DC. I will ...
awesome day
I met some friends and had lunch together. saw a old school friend who lives in north belgrade. ...
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
... with the same bald guy in them. Very interesting. Is he famous? He's not ugly, but not fantastic either. Why him? So Serbia is in the part of Europe that experienced a very hot summer. I can see the effects. All the corn fields are dried up and ...
My Own Amazing Race
... to Shkodra and was praying that a Furgon would magically appear there to carry me across the border into Ulcinj, Montenegro. A Furgon is like a collectivo in Latin America...a van that leaves when it fills up to the driver's ...
Last stop at the Bay of Kotor
... Internet daheim leisten (im Unterschied zu Albanien oder Kosovo, wo die Kids zum spielen in ein Internet Cafe muessen). Daher ist Montenegro bezueglich InternetCafes unterentwickelt und ich bin ein wenig in Rueckstand bei meinen Blogs geraten. Gruss Ralf ...
Bunny Water and Sketchy Cab Drivers
... was great having our own little train car that I didn't have to share with 5 other people) from our trip from Bucharest and insisted he drive us to the airport. No, Mr. Serbian Cab Driver, we are not interested in the ohsowonderful Beograd airport. ...
The hike of my life
... it didn't look too steep. We decided to make our own path down the mountain. Through rocks, knolls, loose gravel, and finally a forest. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures since I needed both hands free for balance. Benji even with his ...
Witches in Montenegro
... to the guest house I was staying at and told the locals this story, they actually crossed themselves. So that's my Montenegro trip. Oh, are you wondering what happened after the tea? I'm saving the story to sell to Steven King. ...
Ups and downs in Belgrade and Novi Sad
... hide its many masterpieces of religious and classical art, architecture and other creative energies. It was fifteen years since Serbia’s defeat, and, perhaps given fifteen more years, might emerge stronger and happier. But, for now, we were glad to ...
Ulcinj, Montenegro
... is the main beach right in the middle of town. It was packed. There was not a sliver of space anywhere. I think all of Montenegro and Albania must come here. It is a pretty beach in a perfect setting. The town reminds me of those classic small beach ...
Chapter 7: The Forgotten Lands
... (there were other issues as well, but this was kind of the final straw). The republic was pretty much reduced to Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo by the early 1990s. I left Bulgaria by bus for Skopje, Macedonia [July 19]. Macedonia was part of the former ...
Jumping Around
Sorry a long one... if your not a reader, just look at the pictures. Firstly why is the Serbia and Montenegro team all black apart from one guy? There is not one african guy here! Montenegro is as of a few weeks ago seperate from Serbia. To ...
We have a car!
... of Filipovic. He died for his communist beliefs and is thus considered a hero to older generations. In the newer nationalistic era of Serbia, their love for this man is not so strong, but the monument is now a piece of Valjevo's history and thus it ...
Happy Feet
... for an ethereal experience. It is one that resonated very deeply in me and I will not forget it... So one more day in Serbia and then it's back to Germany...this was a very eye opening experience. I had never traveled east before but now I would ...
Belgrade
... has become famous, but in my solitude I had failed to embrace it, and it too had failed to reach out to me. And so I would leave Serbia with tepid memories, but equally with the feeling that on another day I might just have had the craziest fun night of ...
A surreal school reunion
... to the ongoing tensions in the area, we were forced to change our route due to growing problems between Kosovo and Serbia. Entering from the Macedonian border, however, had still been slow and nerve-wracking. Such geopolitical manoeuvres and wranglings ...
rafting down Tara River
... of bed. My muscles were swearing at me for yesterday's hike. When I finally got up, I pulled open my curtains and couldn't believe what I saw! Everything was covered in snow and miniscule flurries showered down. While day 1 Durmitor National Park ...
serbıa. the most dangerous place ı ever
hıtched all nıght long and made a late nıght border crossıng at 2am ınto serbıa, acordıng to everyone except cute lıttle croatıon vıktor, the most dangerous place we could go, especıally at ...
just a daytrip from Sarajevo
The streets in Bosnia are horrible, so the tour was quite exhausting, but I was rewarded, the bay of Kotor is a great ...
I hate water
... another little box that show in or out. Bay of Kotor- Kotor is the main city we visited in Montenegro. The bay had quite interesting history and story. The strait for the bay is quite narrow (ferry across takes less than 5 mins). ...
Transitions
... since a bit of political tussles) girl - "Oh no, it's very beautiful here" (I focus on the future and the hopes of Serbia and not on the past) lady - "Yeah, I even went to Montenegro, but it's so rocky over there, you know?" (I hope you like that ...
Kotor between the Serbs and Albanians.
(C) I've had a very romantic image of Montenegro that goes back many many years and at least as far as the last James Bond movie where they played the million dollar poker game in a place called Montenegro actually filmed in Vancouver. But seriously ...
Beautiful Montenegro and rain again
... . I remain hopeful, however. We're here until Sunday, so there is bound to be at least one day of sunshine. Right? *Update: The country of Serbia and Montenegro was formed on February 5, 2003, when the former Yugoslavia Republic disbanded and ...
