Blogs from Montenegro, Europe - page 22

After my university graduation in 2010, my parents gifted me with a present - a family travel to Montenegro. I did not even expect that they would congratulate me with the graduation in this way. Anyway, I was really happy, because it was my first journey to Europe. Our travel took a week, but it was a highly saturated week. First of all, we enjoyed to the full the local sights near out hotel in Przno town: the bay, small islands, crystal-clear Adriatic water, etc. We also managed to visit some cities (Budva, Kotor, and Tivat) and a village (Njeguši) in Montenegro. Moreover, we even went on an excursion to the most attractive city in Croatia - Dubrovnik. Montenegro is a wonderful country with its own unique culture and interesting history. Since the population of this ... read more

Comecemos derrubando estereótipos. Não encontramos na nossa década de viagens internacionais, incluindo nessa que já se aproxima do quarto mês, povo tão legal quanto nos Bálcãs. Prestativos, hospitaleiros e prontos para mostrar o orgulho que sentem pelos seus países a cada oportunidade, os iugoslavos (chamemos eles assim porque, no final, dada uma ou outra diferença cultural, todos se parecem, vestem e comportam igual) são uma atração à parte. Não existe aquela indiferença comum para quem viaja para a dita Europa rica, e o fato de você ser brasileiro é um extra. Sorrisos se abrem, vizinhos são avisados dos viajantes latinos na área, e não raro ganhamos comida, cigarros, drinques e algumas boas conversas. Em Montenegro não foi diferente. Chegamos ao mais novo país do mundo após mais uma daquelas travessias épicas vindos da Albânia. Decidimos nos ... read more

Itś the end of another wonderful day. More breathtaking scenery and sunny skies. It was close to 90 today, but we did not notice it much as there was shade and a breeze. The locals are complaining about the humidity, but they obviously do not know humidity. Kristie has admitted that this is worth the flight and said that Door County is now ruined for her. That gives you an idea of how gorgeous it all is. Mountains overlooking the sea and at times it is similar to fjiords. Eileen and Margaret took a boat to a man made island with an Orthodox church, while the rest of us rested and had refreshments. I asked our tour driver about the wildlife and as he spoke very little English I had to use sign language and sounds. ... read more

We arrived in Montenegro after a 12 hour bus trip. The scenery was breathtaking! Our car would be yammering away when we went through a tunnel and would be instantly silent when we popped out and saw the view. Each curve is more beautiful than the next and just when you are sure it can;t get any better, it does! (Excuse the punctuation this keyboard is nuts LOL) We stayed in a little hotel across the creek from the beach, that we finally got to after much craziness. We went to the beach, went swimming in what one of us called the Arctic Sea - it really wasnt all that bad! Yesterday we took a bus to Budva and are staying at Hippo Hostel. We are waiting on a bus for a day trip to Kotor ... read more

I had no expectations when I rolled into the capital city of Podgorica (pop. 150,000). I’d never read a word about the city. I wanted it to be modern, I wanted it to be unique and, more than anything, I wanted it to have a market for selling motorbikes. It doesn’t really have one. It has a couple of potential methods, including listing the vehicle in the newspaper and talking to the folks at the motorcycle racing store. I’ll sell this thing for €300 if I have to, but I need to ditch it ASAP; I’m broke. I had created an elaborate lie to tell a dealership about trucking the scooter here from London, with a girlfriend and a job at her parents’ company that didn’t work out – this seemed more plausible than telling them ... read more