This weekend was a good opportunity to make a hiking tour to the Vrmac hill. We had already explored this peninsula several times from the Kotor side, but today we decided to approach it from the Tivat side. The tour started from Donja Lastva where we parked our car (but you can also start […]
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A WINTER DAY IN HERCEG NOVI – THE TOWN OF MIMOSA
Last week we took advantage of the only sunny weekend in February and we visited Herceg Novi – a town that is recognized by mimosa trees and numerous steps. Herceg Novi is one of the few Montenegrin cities that are also attractive in winter, as it is very rich in greenery and tropical flowers. Each year […]
SKADAR LAKE IN WINTER – A HIKING TOUR TO MALA BOBIJA
The surroundings of Skadar Lake offer great opportunities for hiking, also during the winter period. We took advantage of the first sunny day in February and traveled by car to Karuč, a romantic fisherman’s village on the banks of the Lake. It is such a pity that several new houses were built around the village, […]
PODGORICA – MEMORIES OF SNOW
Next week I will finally go home, switching from hot and sunny Australia to grey and rainy Podgorica. Last year it was quite different. I was in Holland in the beginning of February and it was a shock to hear and read in the Dutch newspapers that Montenegro’s capital was brought to a standstill by […]
A WINTER DAY ON VELIKA PLAŽA
I must admit that the long sandy beaches and the blue Coral Sea of Queensland make me a little bit nostalgic when I think of my “own” Adriatic Sea. Back home I don’t have to fight against sand flies using huge quantities of insect repellent and, in particular, I don’t have to wear stinger suits when […]
PODGORICA WALKING TOUR
Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, is not the most beautiful place in the country, but the city is definitely worth a visit, due to its interesting mix of old and new, its café culture and nightlife and its Mediterranean atmosphere. I have often acted as a guide for my foreign guests and in order to […]
PARKING IN PODGORICA
In Podgorica, traffic is chaotic, the streets are overcrowded and traffic jams are frequent. Pedestrians pass the streets wherever they can and don’t pay regard to the traffic lights (which is quite understandable, as at some places the green light lasts only 10 seconds or so). Drivers do not obey the regulations, jump the red […]
INDIAN SUMMER ON MOUNT LOVĆEN
The last weekend, warm and sunny, was an excellent opportunity to make a tour around the Lovćen National Park and enjoy the beautiful autumn colours of the beech forests and the spectacular view from the rotunda of Njegoš’s mausoleum on the summit of Jezerski Vrh. We took the road from Cetinje to Ivanova Korita and then […]
PODGORICA: SHADOWS OF GREY
Prefabricated buildings are perhaps one of the most widespread legacies of communism. Entering or leaving any city from Tirana to St. Petersburg, from Podgorica to Kyev and Odessa, visitors have to make their way through suburbs filled with unattractive grey concrete housing blocks. After World War II, panel factories were built everywhere in the East European […]
JEGOR’S PATH: A HIKING TOUR ON THE COAST
After the long hot summer season, October is a good time to make a hiking tour through the coastal mountains of Paštrovačka Gora and enjoy the panorama of the Budva Riviera. We made the tour from the monastery of Praskvica to Čelobrdo along the path called “Jegorov put”, which was hand-made by the one-armed Russian […]