Life is a journey

Montenegro

Reunited with Kotor!

Reunited with Kotor!

Ever since I visited Kotor briefly many years ago, I have wanted to go back to experience more of this ancient fortified city. With the city walls crawling up the hillside behind the houses, I decided I had to climb it. And watch the view, […]

Sveti Stefan – the «forbidden» island

Sveti Stefan – the «forbidden» island

I have seen many pictures and driven passed earlier myself, and always wanted to get closer and experience the beautiful scenic island of Sveti Stefan. I bet you have done the same! But I will kill your hopes right away; you are not allowed to […]

Stari Bar, the pleasant surprise

Stari Bar, the pleasant surprise

Bar was never a part of our planned route. But again, that is the beauty of being on a road trip; having the freedom to do whatever you feel like just then an there. This was one of those moments. Seeing the signs directing to […]

Ulcinj

Ulcinj

Sitting on the terrace with perfect view of the old town, listening to the waves breaking at the beach, makes me forget about the sleepy town below. I have been to Ulcinj for a very short stop two years ago on my way from Croatia […]

Where did the winter come from!?

Where did the winter come from!?

Waking up to winter wonderland was not really what I expected when arriving yesterday with 9 degrees Celsius and sun! But, that was the reality. And we had to deal with it. With about 30 cm snow in just a few hours, and the snow […]

Moving on from the riverside to mountain landscape

Moving on from the riverside to mountain landscape

From Rijeka Crnojevića via Podgorica and Ostrog Monastery to Žabljak. Since we arrived after dark yesterday, we had a quick walk around in the village before moving on. As I mentioned most of the houses are quite worn down and everything seems closed, but looking […]

Driving from Dubrovnik to Rijeka Crnojevića

Driving from Dubrovnik to Rijeka Crnojevića

One of the advantages by having a car is that you can make as many detours as you want along the way. On the drive towards the border to Montenegro we saw several signs leading to Sokol Grad, so we decided to have a look. […]

Finding our way to Albania

Finding our way to Albania

Time had come to get from Dubrovnik to Albania. We had tried to search online for how to get there before we went on the trip, but we could not really conclude how to go.  We then decided to find out when we got to […]