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 […]
AUSTRALIA – LAKE MUNGO, A JOURNEY BACK IN TIME
One of the most impressive tours we made on our journey through Australia was, no doubt, the guided tour to Lake Mungo, which was listed as a World Heritage site back in 1981 and is now documented as one of the oldest places for human occupation dating back to Aboriginal life from around 60,000 […]
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 VISIT TO OHRID, MACEDONIA
Are you already planning your next holiday trip in 2013? Maybe you could visit the charming town of Ohrid in Macedonia. It is easy to reach from Podgorica, as the road through Albania has been improved a lot. I spent a few beautiful days there in May last year, a period when the town is […]
AUSTRALIA – A CRUISE TO LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND
Spending Christmas on a day cruise to Lady Musgrave Island seemed to be a crazy idea, but it turned out to be a unique experience. We found accommodation in a big holiday park in the Town of Seventeen Seventy, the place where Captain Cook landed for the first time in Queensland in 1770. This is […]
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 […]
SMOKING IN AUSTRALIA
In the European Union, but also in Montenegro, discussions are going on about new anti-smoking measures, as it has definitely been established that smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death and disease. Proposals have been presented to sell cigarettes in packets covered with horrible pictures showing the consequences that smoking may cause, […]
AUSTRALIA – A DAY CRUISE TO THE WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS
Traveling along the east coast of Australia in December means enjoying the sun, the white sandy beaches and the warm water of the Coral Sea. A very special place to experience all this is the Whitsunday islands, a group of 74 islands that lie off the coast of Queensland and form part of the Great […]