Blogs from Podgorica, Montenegro, Europe

I landed in the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica from Tel Aviv. Most people use Podgorica as a city to just fly into (you could also fly into Tivat in Montenegro, but I have planned a circular route and hence Podgorica suited me better). After a night of rest, I took the train from Podgorica to Bar, a city down southern part of Montenegro, on the Adriatic Sea. This train route is part of the famous Belgrade to Bar circuit and Podgorica to Bar is the nicer part of the journey. The views of open fields and Lake Skadar were indeed pretty. At Bar, I spend 3 nights. The first day, I went to Stari Bar (Old Bar), a small town established in the 11th century AD by the Byzantines. The fortress and most of the original ... read more

The First 5 Weeks Wow, 5 weeks have already passed. The first thing I noticed about Podgorica was the incredible views of the mountains in every direction. Even as the plane descended towards the Aerodrome Crne Gore airport, the views of the mountains were stunning. The flight from Vancouver was long, with 3 layovers and totaling 36hrs from first takeoff to final landing. I feel genuinely bad for the person that was stuck sitting next to me on the last flight from Belgrade to Podgorica, as I could smell myself and after such a long continuous journey, I stunk! Fortunately, the host of my first Airbnb stop was terrific, having a taxi ready and waiting for me to arrive. After a short ride to meet my host and getting introduced to my new home, for ... read more

Zondag 19/6 - Podgorica - Montenegro F wordt onderzocht in de consultatie, en om 04:00 wordt haar meegedeeld dat ze naar huis moet en binnen 12u terug komen voor verder onderzoek. Hoezo naar huis...? kan niet ! Na aandringen mag ze op een stretcher slapen. Ze wordt verder aan haar lot overgelaten. Niemand bekommert zich om haar. Tot ik in de voormiddag daar toekom, haar op een bank buiten vind, en dan samen naar de consultatie trekken. Het is daar complete chaos. Mensen wachten rechtstaand in de gang. Iedereen kan zomaar de consultatie binnen en buiten, terwijl onderzoeken bezig zijn. Niet duidelijk wie doctor is en wie niet, wie van het ziekenhuis is of wie niet. Soms worden we geholpen door familie van meegekomen patienten die wat Engels spreken. Verschillende onderzoeken gebeuren, maar we moeten... read more

Hey guys Yesterday was chilling day. All I could manage was to climb another hill in Podgorica (Ljubović) and watch Chelsea vs ManU game. Most of the day I did research about hitchhiking possibilities from Podgorica because I want to go to visit my friends in Mostar. It's around 247km away from where I am now so in real terms it could be done in a day or three. Plus weather forecast, showing showers, is not making me a happy lad. But should be even worse on Tuesday morning so I have to try my luck on Monday. My friend Fritz kept me busy during my research with questions about social and immigration system in Germany (like I'm an expert in that field). Yeah, whatever. Never mind, it was good day and I feel recharged and ... read more

Geo: 42.4413, 19.2621 GÜN 04 PAZAR: Bugün kısmetse dönüyoruz.. Sabah kahvaltımız bermutad neşeli geçti.. toparlanma zorunluluğu yüzünden bu sabah denize girmedim fakat çıkış saatimiz nedeniyle milletin bir kısmı Budva eski şehrinde bir tur atma fırsatını kullandı.. son ıvır zıvır hediyelik eşyalar alındı. Saat 10:00 otelle ilişik kesildi. Otobüsümüze bindik .. Nedense şöförler her halde maliyet yüklüyor diye Souza tünelinden geçmekten imtina ediyorlar. Bu tünel hem yolumuzu kısaltıyor hem de virajlardan içimiz çıkmıyor. Gerekli uyarıyı yaptık ve Souza tünelinden geçerek hatta Iskodra gölü kıyısını izleyerek kısa sürede Podgorica hava alanına vardık Duty free talanları yapıldı Halo heyecanda... read more