It’s no secret that I despise hoards of tourists so when we hit Ulcinj and I realised it was a heaving mass of (admittedly Montenegrin and Serbian) tourists, I got out the map and started looking for something a little more off the beaten track. I came across Valdanos and had a dig around for…
How do you fancy spending a few hours aboard a boat, gliding across the still waters of Rijeka Crnojevica river, watching the wildlife on Lake Skadar and taking a small walk up to an abandoned castle overlooking the mountains? It sounded pretty idyllic to us so at 8am we met Mico (pronounced Micho) and set…
When I make a plan, I like to stick to it. So when I said that we were going to walk the 1350 steps up to Kotor’s San Giovanni Fortress, despite it being the hottest day of the year, we did it! Boy, that was sweltering but propelled by the photos I’d seen online, we carried…
If you’re looking for something a little bit adventurous and sporty to do in Kotor and want to beat the tourists, you should definitely consider hiring a canoe and spending a morning on the Bay of Kotor! Want to know more? Read on! Canoe Kotor After visiting Kotor’s old town and then climbing 1350 steps (in…
I really liked being in Montenegro and we stayed just over six weeks in total. For a small country it certainly seems to have everything! I was a teensy bit sad when it was time for us to move away from Montenegro but hey, we got to go to South East Asia and that was…
As holiday locations go Montenegro has it all. Yet un-spoilt by mass tourism, it has an almost pristine coast line, enormous mountain ranges, nature everywhere you look, a bloody history and some really quaint villages. If you’re looking for something that is largely undeveloped, a little bit rustic but on the whole charming, this could…
This is a short post on how you can find that famous horseshoe bend that sits above Lake Skadar. You’ll need a car for this journey as the road is only accessible from two roads that are not served by public transport easily. Four famous images If you google Montenegro you’re sure to see images…
Whilst we were staying in Montenegro we opted to stay in a small town called Rijeka Crnojevica for a few days. Named after its river which leads to Lake Skadar it is a quiet village but seemingly popular with tourists during the day. We arrived at one end of the town which we thought was…
