Vila Aleksandar Herceg-Novi

... was recommended by Karmen and booked in there.<br>Had a couple of hours to kill before leaving for the bus station so walked around the old town one last time and visited the Defenders of Dubrovnik memorial which was really good and informative.<br>Got to the bus station at 2:30 and was told the bus to Mostar was 2 hours late!! <br>Ended up getting on bus at 5pm and getting to Mostar just after 8pm.<br><br>

... I did but these barely one lane roads winding up the cliff of the mountain was getting me a little paranoid. My fear of heights was getting to me even in the car. Breathtaking (literally) views of the bay of Kotor. The road kept going up and up and up. Just a little more and I was going to be playing in the snow which was still on the top peak. It was beautiful alpine scenery and I am glad I picked that route. It rained a little on ...

... waiting. All types of nagging thoughts plagued me such as "perhaps my friends were correct that I ought not have taken this trip...was it really too dangerous to travel to Serbia with all the anti-American sentiment and what would happen if Serbian customs decided I was an American spy, kept my passport and I ended in some unknown jail and/or murdered....who would find me...what could I do about it etc., etc., etc.." It seemed nearly an hour passed; me and the others were still ...

... et enfin arriver au montenegro... et en plus aujourd,hui je voyais les montagnes d-albanie... je m-explique les conflits entre albanais et serbes mais pas entre croates, serbes et montenegrins... il faudra me faire expliquer au retour... les conflits sont encore vivants dans la conscience des gens... c-est la premiere chose dont ils vous parlent en ajoutant que c-est tout ...

Our shortish drive to the capital of Macedonia didn't quite work out that way, taking us at least 5 hours to reach &amp; get through the Macedonian border - corruption is all I can say!! Once arriving at the border the 1st time), we didn't have enough money to pay them for the Green Card (&amp; their drinks also!), so they made us drive back to a cash point about 30 mins from the border &amp; back to the border again - what a joke! But we made it through ...

... another (female) academic teacher that I used to have some classes with. I thought I`d pee in my pants. This world is so small! After a small meal, me and Marcin climbed up a fortress there. The thing is that we took a wrong way there, which was steep and dangerous. After we got to the top, I was completely wet, but it was well worth it - the view ...

... seafood. Just an unbeatable spot and a fantastic meal. We overheard an Aussie accent on the next table (pretty freaky in itself - we hadn't met an Australian for a long time). Turned out Therese was a property developer who had lived in Montenegro for the past 3 years, and she was with Jovica, her Serbian boyfriend and a lawyer, and an associate of theirs, Trevor. Really nice guys. Anyway, we got chatting and Therese goes "look, we've got the ...

... size bus through every switchback, cliffside and narrow passage with skill and precision (though he did jar the passages around a bit). And he did this while driving a manual transmission (the norm for all vehicles in Eastern Europe)...sometimes having to back up the bus as well to let some cars pass. Not a job for the faint at heart and for me, even though my stomach wouldn't agree with this, it was a bit of a joyride/thrill. So, we ...

... over the years. There were goats everywhere too, but I'll withold the goat jokes. After less than 24 hours in the country (I ought to mention that Montenegro is now independent from Serbia), we had had our fill. Finding out that they wanted six euros for a simple backpack patch was the last straw. Our camels backs were broken. We needed a bus out. We caught the three pm bus to Dubrovnik. That may have been the best part of the visit to this ...

... outside of the city walls, hanging onto the cliff side and looking out to the sea, with sunshine (its too hot now...) - its very pretty. After an hour or so reading, Ipoding, and resting, onto the harbourside, just as the sun is setting, followed by a perfect glass of wine in one of the many restaurants. 5th June 2006 Wake up and theres not a cloud in the sky, and it is very hot & sunny. After walking to the bus ...