Blogs from Budva, Montenegro, Europe - page 3

Our time in Albania had come to a close and it was time to make a decision as to our next move, getting out of Albania was becoming just as difficult at getting in. We would have loved to have visited Prizen or Pristina in Kosovo however after looking at out remaining time in Europe before heading back to Georgia we realised that we had to make some sacrifices, Kosovo was one of these. Our next plan was to take a bus to Budva however there are no direct buses into Montenegro from Albania; instead you must take three buses and hope that you can connect from one to the other. After much debating we decided we would skip the three buses which would have taken most of the day and night and instead took a ... read more

Many people would wonder what was the design behind going to the Adriatic seaside for mere 24 hours… I cannot really explain, but now that I’ve seen the place I’ll go there again for a longer period. Montenegro is a small country but it has two things I like most – sea and mountains. I departed from Novi Sad (“Sad” does not mean “gloomy” here, it means a “garden”) at 7 in the morning and the bus drove very slowly that’s why I came late for our bus to Budva at 8.30. The anxious Vasia was waiting for me at the departure platform but I was quite calm because there would be a bus in just four hours. They refunded our money save a 300-Dinar deduction and we bought new tickets. Beware, the cashier could not ... read more

Geo: 42.2879, 18.8394 GÜN 06 GÜNLERDEN SALI: Yol çok güzel... Petrovac ' a tünel açmışlar . Ayrıca normal yol da var ama Sozina tüneli yolu kısaltıyor diye tercih ettim. 5 E paramızı kestiler. Sahile varınca, aniden ortam güzelleşti. Yolun üzerinde son derece turistik ve son derece fotografik olan Sveti Stefan 'da durdum.. Sveti Stefan Budva ‘ya 6 km mesafede küçük ve tarihi bir yarımada.. Tito döneminde tüm evler Yugoslav devletine aitti. Evler, parti yöneticilerinin yararlanmaları için otel haline getirilmişti. 15 YY da burası kale ile çevrili bir Osmanlı köyü.. Aslında Osmanlıya karşı korunmak amacı ile kurulmuştu.. Bir lokma yer. Osmanlı yutuvermiş. Başlangıçta 12 aile oturuyormuş burada. 1800 ler de nüfusu 400 e u... read more

Linnoituskaupungista toiseen - Kotorin kautta Budvaan Dubrovnik jäi taakse ja matka jatkui Montenegron Budvaan jonne saavuimme pohjoisesta Hertzeg Novin ja Kotorin kautta. Adrian meren rannikko koko Kroatian matkalta on vuoristoista ja karua mutta maisemiltaan silti todella upeaa. Korkeat sypressit kasvavat ihan rantakallioille ja pinjametsiköt reunustavat teitä. Montenegroon saapuessa maisemat kuitenkin hieman muuttuvat ja etenkin Kotorin lahti on varsin erinäköinen kuin Kroatian rannikko. Kotorin lahti on pitkälle sisämaahan työntynyt lahti joka vaikuttaa melkeinpä vuonolta – lahtea reunustavat korkeat ja jyrkät vuorenseinämät ja lahden rannalla pilkistelee useita pieniä ja vähän isompia vanhoja kaupunkeja. Lahden perimmäisestä nurkasta löytyikin jälleen oikein helmi – Kotorin vanha linnoituskaupunki. Kaupungin satamassa on lukematon määrä upeita suuria purje- ja moot... read more

Yesterday, for my last full day in Montenegro, a group of people staying at my hostel (me, an Australian, two Icelanders and a Canadian) rented out a car and went for a drive into the mountains. Definitely one of the best things I've done on this trip so far. We drove south along the beautiful coastal road, passing the famous old town (sadly now privately-owned and not open to the public) of Sveti Stefan. We then visited the enormous Skadar Lake, which straddles the Montenegro-Albania border, before heading inland into the Montenegrin hinterland, driving for hours along winding country lanes which afforded fantastic views. Out there in the mountains we encountered wild tortoises plodding along the road, as well as some huge brown snakes basking in the sun. We also went to the wonderful, isolated village ... read more