Apart from Montenegro, there is another country in the Balkans that is very interesting and attractive for adventurous camper tourists: Albania. During the last decade, many good camping sites have been opened in all parts of Albania. Parking lots or camper sites in front of hotels, restaurants or gas stations are another possibility. But maybe […]
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DECEMBER IN TIRANA
If you decide to spend a weekend in Tirana these days, you will experience a lot of surprises. We wanted to escape Podgorica – where “our” (catholic) Christmas is not celebrated at all – and we thought it a good idea to visit Tirana. The last time we were in Tirana was 4 years ago […]
THE CURSE OF LOKRUM
As we are spending our summer holidays in Slano, it was quite easy for us to make a day trip to Lokrum, also called the „Island of Peacocks“, only a 10 minutes boat ride away from Dubrovnik. Paul and I had both visited the island several decades ago and we were really curious what we […]
IMPRESSIONS OF HVAR
As I heard that June should be a perfect month to visit Hvar, we traveled to Croatia last week with the intention to spend a few days on this beautiful island. What does Hvar offer to its visitors, apart from an extremely mild and sunny climate? According to brochures and websites, we could expect untouched nature, […]
MY 5 FAVORITE CAMPSITES IN THE BALKANS
Are you traveling the Balkans by camper van this summer? In that case you might need some tips about “special” campsites. We have accompanied two camper groups from the Netherlands through Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia last month and this seems to be a good reason to share our experience and give some recommendations. MONTENEGRO Ethno-village […]
STUDENICA MONASTERY IN THE SERBIAN “VALLEY OF KINGS”
Did you know that – apart from Egypt and France – Serbia has its own Valley of Kings? It is the valley of the Ibar river, situated between the towns of Novi Pazar and Raška. This is the place where the first medieval Serbian state was founded and where the kings of the Nemanjić dynasty […]
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROADS IN ALBANIA
We are just back from a short round trip through Albania and, although we have crisscrossed the country many times, it was another extraordinary experience. If you want to visit Albania, you should know that getting around to see this undiscovered tourist destination with its stunning landscape, unspoiled by mass tourism, is not always easy; […]
THE NEW KELMEND ROAD (SH20) IN ALBANIA
A few days ago I read in the media that the new road from the Montenegrin/Albanian border (Božaj/Hani i Hotit) to Vermosh (Grnčar) through the Kelmend region was opened. No breaking news for Montenegrin media – the information was originally provided by Ul Info. They pointed at the fact that the 70 km long road (cost: […]
7 THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT MISS IN SHKODRA
I visited Shkodra for the first time in the nineties of the last century. At that time, after the death of dictator Enver Hoxha, it was a rather dirty, poor and neglected town with numerous dilapidated communist buildings. There were only a few cars around, but the streets were full of bicycles and horse or […]
IMPRESSIONS OF MOSTAR
On our camper trip around Europe in September we made a stop in Mostar. I always have a nostalgic feeling when I visit this beautiful place, as I still remember how it looked like before the 1990s war. Yes, the old town seems untouched now, the famous bridge was rebuilt and the attractively restored […]