Although I have been living in Montenegro for almost five decades, at least once a year I visit my home country, the Netherlands. I must admit that my feelings towards these trips are rather ambivalent. On the one hand, it’s always a pleasure to visit relatives and friends. I also like to do some shopping […]
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CLIMBING GRAN PARADISO
I woke up at midnight. Head throbbing. I can’t believe it’s too hot to sleep. I am in airbnb flat in a village in Aosta valley in the Alps. I know it’s midnight because the church bell sounds 12 times, and then every half an hour it rings again. I dreamed I was climbing and every […]
THE BARREN BEAUTY OF LANZAROTE
One of the Canary Islands that is visited all-year round by sun-starved tourists from Western and Northern Europe is Lanzarote. With a population of 132,000 and a surface of 810 square kilometers, it attracts around 1.5 million visitors annually. The barren beauty of Lanzarote is certainly unconventional: a series of volcanic eruptions rocked the island […]
DECEMBER IN MILANO
Since some European low-cost carriers have introduced flights to Podgorica airport and several travel agencies organize city trips to different countries in Europe, it is much easier and cheaper to travel from Montenegro. Among many possibilities, we booked 4 days to Milan, i.e. Milano, with a direct Wizz Air flight and a two-star hotel in […]
THE GOLDEN CITY OF PRAGUE
I have visited many places in Europe, but Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is and will remain one of my favorites. In September, we spent two days in this “City of a Hundred Spires” and I enjoyed each hour of my stay, in spite of the fact that the historic centre was […]
ROTTERDAM: THE DUTCH CAPITAL OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE
I had not visited Rotterdam since my childhood, but when my cousin invited us during our stay in the Netherlands to make a walking tour through this big and modern city, I was quite excited. The fact that Rotterdam was almost completely destroyed in the first days of World War II made it much easier […]
7 THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT MISS IN BOLIVIA
As Bolivia is one of the highest and most isolated countries in the world, it is still completely authentic and mostly untouched. This country offers great cultural experiences, fantastic natural beauties and extreme adventures. You certainly should not miss the following experiences: Explore Salar de Uyuni Meet an Indian family that earns a living […]
MACHU PICCHU, THE LOST CITY OF THE INCAS
One of the most impressive hiking tours I have ever made was the short Inca Trail or Camino Real in Peru that leads to the famous city of Machu Picchu. Six years ago I traveled through Bolivia and Peru with a small group of nature lovers. It was one of our wishes to hike the […]
BALI, ISLAND OF THE GODS
When we started our round trip through Indonesia, I was particularly curious about visiting the island of Bali. Why has Bali, with its population of 4 million people, become a world tourism destination with 1,2 million tourists a year? Eighty percent of international visitors to Indonesia visit Bali and Bali alone: are they attracted by […]
JAVA, INDONESIA: CLIMBING MOUNT BROMO
One of the highlights of our adventurous tour through Indonesia was certainly the climbing of Mount Bromo, a 2,392 m high volcano on the island of Java that has become one of the most iconic mountains in Indonesia for its picturesque, other-worldly beauty. I was very excited to get the opportunity to see this famous […]