Fourteen Things You Didn’t Know about Montenegro
Montenegro is a young country, and there's lots we didn't know when we arrived. We share what we've learned about its geography and people!
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The Best of Belgrade
We've just spent a wee while in Belgrade, a gorgeous city that is not just like any other European capital. It might even be better than most!
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Cats of Kotor: Photo Essay and Love Story
By popular request, here are a whole bunch of pictures of the cats of Kotor. But to make it seemly, we’ve also added some information about them. That way, you…
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Make the Effort to Visit Pretty Perast, Montenegro
Sometimes called ‘the Venice of the Balkans’, Perast is a very short bus ride from Kotor, and well worth the trip. We recently spent a day there, enjoying the palazzi,…
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Kotor’s Old Town: We are Charmed By the Cute
We’re here for the history, frankly: that’s why we chose Kotor over several other pretty Montenegrin places on the water. So what’s so great about Kotor’s Old Town? Walls enclose…
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Risan’s Roman Mosaics and an Illyrian Warrior Queen!
You may recall from our brief history of Montenegro that the area where we live along the Adriatic coast was of interest to the ancient Greeks and Romans. We only…
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Everything We Know About Montenegrin History (And More)
One of the pleasures of traveling to a place we’ve never been is learning its history and culture. For Montenegrin history we had only the haziest sense of the place…
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Our Six Picks for Best Tourist Attractions in Vienna
We report on the best of the best in Vienna, a gorgeous city with an impressive art scene and nearly-as-impressive food traditions.
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We Leave Our Hearts in Beautiful Bratislava
We are blown away by Bratislava, a small city on the Danube that has everything you could want in a destination!
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Then We Take Berlin: Second Impressions of a Great City
We spend a few days in Berlin, for the first time in many years, and find it a changed city. Luckily, there's still beer!
