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, […]
MEDIEVAL TOMBSTONES (STEĆCI) IN MONTENEGRO – PART II
The most beautiful medieval tombstones of Montenegro can be found in the surroundings of Žabljak. There are no signposts or maps (although „stećci“ were put on the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites), and many people do not know how to find these two most interesting sites of medieval tombstones in the country! But […]
MEDIEVAL TOMBSTONES (STEĆCI) IN MONTENEGRO – PART I
It is always interesting to take the roads less travelled in Montenegro. That is why we decided to explore the area around Nikšić in search of medieval tombstones, also called „stećci“. At the same time, it was our wish to participate in the UNDP project „Foursquare for Development“: our research should contribute to the creation […]
TRAVELLING BY CAMPER
Just back from a long trip through Eastern Europe, together with another couple, friends from the Netherlands. We have explored many unknown places in Serbia, Romania, Moldova (including Transnistria) and Ukraine. Loving nature, culture and adventure, we are not afraid of any surprises. And above all: we love freedom! That is why we travel by […]
KRIVOŠIJE
Are you spending your holidays in the Bay of Boka Kotorska? Maybe you are tired of the sun, sea and crowded beaches? Take your car and make a day trip to Krivošije, a high plateau on the eastern branches of Mount Orjen (1894m). Within an hour you can enjoy pure nature, silence and a cool […]
THE ROZAFA CASTLE IN SHKODRA, ALBANIA
On our day trip to Shkodra (see also Day trip to Shkodra), we also visited the Archeological Park with the Rozafa Castle, which is situated on a 130 m high rocky hill near the town. This castle is, first of all, an important archeological and historical monument, but it also offers magnificent panoramas on the Buna and […]