Blogs from Žabljak, Montenegro, Europe

I reached Žabljak, the location closest to Durmitor National Park. I was staying at a place right next to the national park and I was stunned by the beauty of the place when I got there. Vast meadows, surrounded by pine forests and wildflowers. And I hadn't even gotten into the national park yet. After recovering from the long journey, the next day I went to Durmitor National Park. It's a park well known for the Black Lake and multiple hikes. I did the four lakes hike, covering Black Lake, Celine Lake, Snake Lake (only in name, no snakes there) and Barno Lake. The hike was beautiful, the lakes breathtaking. While most people spend most of their time at Black Lake, on the first day, I spent more time at Snake Lake and Barno Lake (lakes ... read more

Budicek uz o 500. Hodene do seba ranajky a smer cierne jazero. Dedinka este vyludnena, vsetko pozatvarane. Kusok za dedinkou sa ku mne pripojuju dvaja psi. Jazero je i zrana uplne paradne. Riadim sa znackou, biely kruh a v nom cervena bodka. Znacenie je dobre, len kokoti maju vsetky trasy znacene jednou farbou a smerovniky skoro neexistuju. Dost casto je na kamenoch na zemi aj cervena ciara. Prechadzam mostikom a uz stupam ihlicnanym lesom k mojmu cielu, bobotov kuk. Ako idem vyssie zacina sa predomnou otvarat skvele udolie obklopene nenormalnymi vrchmi. Vydrbany psi idu furt se mnu. Riadne pachnu. Okolo nich a tym padom i okolo mna roje much. Prichadzam k salasu, kde dedko miesto zincice predava plechovkove pivo. Cesta je dopohody, v dalsom udoli mini jazierko. Slnko riadne pecie. Zatial som stretol nula turistov a ... read more

After breakfast at our apartment in Kotor we hopped into the car and set off for the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Durmitor National Park. After driving for a while on good quality new roads we wondered when they would run out….and discovered the answer not long after as we pulled up behind some cars. The cars had obviously been stationary for quite some time as people were milling around. After we’d been sitting there for a while I hopped out of the car and walked to the front of the traffic jam to see what the hold up was. There were concrete barriers blocking the road… As one of the cars at the front of the traffic jam was a taxi I figured we’d be moving at some stage so headed back to the car. On ... read more

Rano odkrylismy kolejne zalety naszej lokalizacji. Od 7.00 polana zalana jest sloncem, szybko schnie trawa. Male pieski wygrzewaja sie w cieple. Dwie wesole krowy buszuja po obejsciu. Odgania je rozmawiajacy bezustannie przez komorke ojciec rodziny w bialym dresiku w kancik i klapkach, ktory podjechal na poranna kontrole pań, ktore od rana w kaloszach i mini uwijaja sie przy naszym sniadaniu. Przygotowuja nam kubki ziolowej herbaty, najpyszniejsze na swiecie pampuchy i lokalny ser - kajmak. I przebojowe powidla sliwkowe - porownywalne do tych, ktore robi mama Asi. Po sniadaniu probujemy zazyc ruchu, w tym celu fotografujemy mape ze szklami, bo nie sa one zuplenie znaczone i wychodzimy troche w gory, ale po trzech godzinach wracamy wiedzac, ze i tak nigdzie nie dojdziemy, bo zadni z nas wspinacze, nie mamy sprzetu i chyba nie chce nam sie bardzo ... read more