In the last few years I have heard many fabulous stories about ‘Mrizi i Zanave’, a popular slow food restaurant in Albania. When our Albanian friends invited us to join them last week, it goes without saying that we were very happy to get the opportunity to have dinner at this famous farmhouse. I must […]
OCTOBER IN KATUNSKA NAHIJA
October is a beautiful month in the central part of Montenegro, and we thought that it might be a good idea to make a day trip around Katunska Nahija – a region where you still can enjoy the silence and peacefulness of the first autumn days. There are hardly any tourists in this part of […]
5 AMAZING CITIES IN BOSNIA
While most foreign tourists visit Sarajevo and Mostar only, there are many other interesting cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As we wanted to travel ‘off the beaten track’, last month we made a 7-day camper trip through Bosnia (N.B. Herzegovina is the southern part of the country) with the aim to discover some less-touristy cities. […]
SINJAJEVINA: INDIAN SUMMER IN KRNJA JELA
Six years ago we visited the western part of Sinjajevina plateau for the first time; we had been invited by friends who were building a weekend house in Krnja Jela, at the edge of the mountain plateau, and we were absolutely flabbergasted by the wild scenery in this part of Montenegro. But already then it […]
REVISITING THE DONKEY FARM IN MARTINIĆI
Around four years ago, we visited the donkey farm in Martinići for the first time. I remember that I was quite excited to meet the initiator of this awesome project, Darko Saveljić, and to discover how old, abused and neglected Montenegrin donkeys have found a safe refuge at his farm. When Darko invited us to […]
A CAB RIDE ON THE MOUNTAIN RAILWAY PODGORICA-KOLAŠIN
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make a cab ride on the mountain railway that runs between Podgorica and Kolašin, one of the most dramatic rail routes of Europe? Well, I think that not many people have got this opportunity, as cab rides are done at special request only. We were […]
AN OFF-ROAD TOUR THROUGH THE KUČKA KRAJINA MOUNTAINS
It has always been my dream to make an off-road jeep tour through the Kučka Krajina Mountains and to visit Rikavačko Lake. This Lake is situated at a distance of only 50 km from Podgorica, but it is accessible for mountain bikers and hikers only – and, of course, also for those who dispose of […]
AN OFF-ROAD TOUR THROUGH THE AMAZING WORLD OF SINJAJEVINA
Six years ago we visited our friends in Krnja Jela, at the edge of the Sinjajevina plateau, and we were absolutely flabbergasted by the rough and amazing beauty of this ‘Land of Katuns’. But until now we didn’t have the opportunity to crisscross the biggest pasture of the Balkans with an off-road vehicle. Until last […]
HRIDSKO JEZERO, THE LAKE OF HAPPINESS
Last weekend we finally succeeded in visiting Hridsko Jezero (Hrid Lake), situated at an altitude of 1970m above sea level. For us, ‘active seniors’, it was too strenuous for a hiking tour, but we had read on internet that the Lake is now also accessible for passenger cars, and that was – of course – […]
SOCIALIST REALISTIC MONUMENTS IN ALBANIA
During our round trips through Albania, I could not help noticing that there are still a lot of socialist realistic monuments, bas-reliefs and sculptures to be found in every corner of the country. One of the finest examples of socialist realism is the huge mosaic called ‘The Albanians’ that decorates the façade of the National […]