Hotel Planinka Zabljak

Already two weeks back on the road again! It is amazing to be on the bike again and really cool to start this trip with the Ecotopia biketour! Last year I coordinated this tour in Bulgaria and Turkey, which was a quite heavy experience.. Now I chose to participate the tour to experience it in another way, without the stress of an organizer. It is great. Now I feel I have much more time to ...

... back and went around the other way which gave me some other great views of the lake and the mountains above it. After completing the loop I took a stroll to the other lake which was alot smaller. The weather had started to cloud over like it did yesterday so I was glad I could at least see the lake without any Grey clouds around as it really was beautiful. After making it to the second lake I was pretty hungry and all I was eating was just junk food which I was actually feeling quite ...

... The scenery was really beatiful driving through its just a shame I couldnt see that much of it, but to be honest it was really nice to see some rain for once and that smell in the air that you know so well when living in the UK. When I got to Zablkek I didnt have a place to stay but was approcahed by a local lady who offered me to stay at her house fo 10 Euro a night. This is a common thing that people open there houses as house stays for people and 10 Euro is the ...

The bus ride here was not for the faint of heart. We only went 89 km from Niksic where we caught the bus but it took almost 3 hours to make it. The bus was over sold so some people had to stand almost the entire route. Thankfully, we got two of the last seats (literally). The temperature was a bit on the hot side. We did have AC but not enough to really stop sweating. OH! AND the road was SUPER windy...we lost count as to how many hair pin turns we took. We made it ...

After crossing the border from Croatia to Montenegro we could tell from the scenery, the roads, the litter, the cars, shops etc. we were in a different country and finally feeling like we are at last in Eastern Europe. As we drove along the coast the scenery became more pleasant with mountains coming right down to the clear coastal waters and a magnificent drive through the fjord to the old town of Kotor. It was here I opted to relax and have a coffee in a cafe while Marja hiked an hour ...

I had some difficulties waking up, or should I say physically getting out 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 was sunny with clear views of mountains miles away, day 2's ...

Woke up and looked around my apartment. For 10 Euros, I had the run of a flat, 12 beds, 4 rooms. 2 bathrooms and one large kitchen. All to myself. I thought I would be dreading coming back to emptiness cause it was such a huge place. But it turned out to be great to have all this space. I could do whatever I want and whenever. It was like renting out the entire cabin for Mammoth. In fact, Zabljak reminded me of Mammoth, hiking haven during the summer and ski mecca during ...

Plan is to go to Serbia Montenegro in the National Park. Hopefully no problems on the border because of the independence of Montenegro 2 month ago. Ok. Arrieved well. The village is called Zabljak, nice hiking area and in the winter time ski resourt. No ...

... surface lies six metres above sea level, and can vary between 370 and 530 square kilometers, making it the largest lake in the Balkans. The lake is a cryptodepression (the bottom of the lake is below sea level), filled by the Morača River and drained into the Adriatic by the 41 kilometer-long Buna/Bojana River, which forms the international border on the lower half of its length. The Montenegrin part of the lake and its ...

... I thought it might be problematic. As it turned out, all went very smoothly. The roads heading south from Sarajevo to Montenegro (as of the May referendum, seperate from Serbia. Travelpod hasn't been updated yet, that's at least 1/3% more of the world I have travelled!) were incredible. Within an hour of leaving the city, I had the stunning view of a dozen mountain peaks breaking through the cloud layer beneath me, and as the bus climbed higher and ...