Traveling from Montenegro to Holland these days, I have seen HUNDREDS of mobile homes, i.e. campers and caravans on the highways in Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Germany heading southwards, to the sunny countries around the Mediterranean. Many „pensionados“ from the northern part of Europe, age 60+, spend the winter – or at least a part […]
Author: Marianne van Twillert
LET’S CLEAN UP MONTENEGRO!
Today I want to dedicate my blog to the ECO-WEEK that is organized on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the Declaration of the „Ecological State of Montenegro“. This awareness-raising campaign – financed by the European Union – will last from 15-22 September and is extremely important for the future of Montenegro. Why? Many […]
TRANSNISTRIA – THE LAST SOVIET PARADISE
During our trip through Eastern Europe we also planned to visit Ukraine, so we travelled through Transnistria also called Transdniestr, a self-declared country consisting of a narrow strip of land (3500 sq km) that is situated between Moldova and Ukraine along the Dniestr river. With Russian support, Transnistria won its „independence“ during a bloody civil war […]
MOLDOVA HIGHLIGHTS
Although it was difficult to find out which are the main tourist attractions in Moldova, we came to the conclusion that we had to see at least three of them (apart from the capital Chisinau): Cricova, Old Orchei (Orcheiul Vechi) and Soroca. Moldovian wine is famous and so are the wineries. We decided to visit […]
MOLDOVA – FORGOTTEN COUNTRY
During our round trip by camper through Eastern Europe this summer, we also decided to visit Moldova, which is, according to statistics, the least developed and poorest country in Europe. This visit was particularly exciting, as we could find hardly any information about the country, its roads, tourist attractions and accommodation possibilities. We only knew […]
THE MYSTIC VILLAGE OF THETHI
I have had the desire to visit Thethi (also called Theth), a remote mountain village in the northern part of Albania, for a long time. Many authors have written books and reports about this mysterious area: the Dutch writer A. Den Doolaard mentioned the place in his novel “De Herberg met het Hoefijzer” and Edith […]
DISCOVER KELMEND VALLEY IN ALBANIA
The valley of Kelmend is situated in Northern Albania and when you live in Montenegro, this magnificent region is really next-door! However, the condition of the 65 km long macadam road from Hani i Hotit to Vermosh at the end of the valley requires a good 4WD and a travel time of several hours. We […]
VERMOSHI (ALBANIA): THE LAND OF THE LIVING PAST
During our recent stay in the Prokletije Mountains we decided to visit the village of Vermoshi (Vrmoš) in Northern Albania. The road from Gusinje to the border crossing at Grnčar (around 7 km) was still under reconstruction, but we heard that the reconstruction of the road from the Albanian border to Vermoshi – 10 km […]
RING AROUND DURMITOR
An update about the “Ring around Durmitor” appeared on July 4th, 2018. See JEEP SAFARI: RING AROUND DURMITOR Although the circular tour around Durmitor or „Durmitor Ring“ is only 85 km long, it takes you a full day to make this trip through the most beautiful part of the Durmitor National Park. First of all, for […]
GORNJA MORAČA – ALONG THE ROAD MIOSKA-ŠAVNIK
If you want to see a part of Montenegro that is rather unknown, but of a magnificent natural beauty: take the road from Podgorica towards Kolašin and turn left at Mioska in the direction of Šavnik. On this route through Gornja Morača (around 45 km from Mioska to Šavnik) you will hardly meet any traffic, […]