Hotel Colosseo Shkoder

Bar is a port town in Montenegro. It took us about 5 hours or so to get there by bus from Dubrovnik. The first thing we did was use the bathroom. Of course the station restrooms had holes in the floor for the toilets and little foot areas so you could squat down over the hole. I still don't understand how women are expected to pee that way. It’s so difficult- not to mention gross- at the same time. And, we had to pay for it ...

... its odd that that Ulcinj hasn't marketed its ugly side—its history of piracy and violence. Other places have had huge success at marketing their sordid pasts, like Salem, Massachusetts, the gore tours of London, and the Dracula's castle in Romania, etc. Even the name, Ulcinj, is a PERFECT for creating the ambiance if piracy. Yet everything online about this city is trying to white wash its past and trying to ...

Hallo zusammen,<br><br>bin am morgen mit einem Minibus nach Shkoder gefahren, in der Naehe der Grenze zu Montenegro gelegen. <br><br>Shkoder hat eine nette Altstadt (wenn auch klein), die erstaunlich gut renoviert ist. Ausserdem gibt es in der Stadt eine Burg, von den Illyrern errichtet und von den Venedigern und Tuerken erweitert. Der ...

... on "I like to meet people from other countries. If people are ok they are ok. The Albanians do not see it that way, it is their faith." I had to respect the opinion of a man who managed to combine the concept of universal tolerance and hatred of Albanians so seamlessly. So I decided to ask about the sights of Podgorica. "So what is there to see in this city?" I asked, draining the last of my Niksicko as I did so. "You have ...

Njegos said about spiritual and national emblem: "Have you seen the wonder and the sign, when the two lightenings crossed? One flashed from Kom to Lovcen, and the other from Skadar to Ostrog" I am glad I have the opportunity to visit three of the four important corners of Montenegro. It had been a miserably rainy day but we were determined to sightsee despite the elements ...

... years ago it was off-limits to travelers. The travel books say that southern Albania is a relatively save place to visit, but caution travelers of the much more dangerous north. After reading this there was only one option for a thrill seeking traveler. I was going to visit the north! The town of Shkoder, in the north, would be our destination. This idea of visiting Albania began several days into my tour of Eastern Europe and the Balkans. I ...

... crossed back over the bridge and walked along the Bojana River to the beach opposite Ada Bojana. It was an ugly beach because it was full of trash. In the private beach areas the sand was generally cleaned but in the other beaches the trash was scattered everywhere. It was such a disgrace since the beach could have been so much nicer. I walked down the beach looking for a good place to settle. It was extremely windy and there were several kitesurfing schools as ...

... to myself. So it was a mostly peaceful wander, but an excruciatingly uncomfortable one. It got to the point where I didn't see the point of drinking anymore water, because it seemed like I'd just sweat even more once I had. After a good hour's wander or so, I was quite happy to get out of there. Back at the parking lot, I happened to catch a cheap minibus back to the center and then took a group taxi back onwards to Budva. Now I'm sweating my tail off in an ...

... the size of my body that takes 3 hands to use, and it sits on a monopod that ways 10 kilos and looks like a police batten. Had a second dinner with them. Then something magical happened. We agreed on a group jump shots. Kirsten took the pics. We did a lot of jumps and his camera did a lot of pictures. I dont have the pictures yet, but the minute he sends them they are going up. Montenegro has siestas. And most things close in the middle of the day and are open at night ...

... Hotel gebucht. XXXXX With only a small map from a travel guide I headed through Serbia- Montenegro to Albania. And there are no maps available...! Thus I drove through Albania only with a small map to Shkoder and booked a night in a hotel.