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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Practical Hints About Travel in the Balkans:
Things are not always what they seem! We share our tips for navigating the sometimes-complicated world of travelling around the Balkans.
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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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How to Eat All the Seafood in Montenegro
As you may have been able to tell from all the pictures, we’re right by the shore in Kotor. And that means tons and tons of fresh seafood. Which we…
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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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Bowled Over By Balkan Booze!
As you may remember, we are fond of the occasional tipple. And the Balkans are full of them, with enough variety to suit every taste. We’ll cover the basics, in…
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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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Grocery Shopping in Kotor: We Find the Goods
If you’ve read some of our previous posts, you know that one of us grew up working in a grocery store. So one of his great pleasures is to inspect…
