holiday2015 The Final Leg - Rome I'm writing this back in England having had a few days to postulate on our trip. My intention is to write up our experiences in the Balkans in a separate
holiday2015 Dubrovnik to Rome Day 11. We're very much on the homeward leg of our holiday now leaving Dubrovnik behind today. This morning I walked to a nearby bakery and bought some pastries and
holiday2015 Crossing the border - Kotor to Dubrovnik Day 10. Today we said goodbye to Montenegro and our hire car. We covered around 900km in that car and I reckon the 1.0 engine is still gasping for
holiday2015 The Bay of Kotor, Lovćen and Cetinje Day 9. Our final full day in Montenegro and one I've been saving till last. We are staying just outside the old town of Kotor and started the day by
holiday2015 Montenegro: Mountains to Coast in 2 hours Day 8. Today was relatively quiet day as "all we did" was drive from Žablajak in the North to the Bay of Kotor in the South via Podgorica
holiday2015 Durmitor National Park Day 7. Žabljak is perfectly situated to explore the National Park of Durmitor, so we decided not to... only kidding. I seem to say the same thing every day, that
holiday2015 Tara Canyon and Žablajak Day 6. We left Kolašin (pronounced Collar-shin) this morning in beautiful sunshine at around 25C, it felt like a perfect British summers day. I got a picture of the little
holiday2015 Biogradska Gora Day 5. Time to start exploring the mountains around Kolašin. First, breakfast though. The centre of town isn't very big. There are only around 6,000 inhabitants according to the
holiday2015 Podgorica to Kolašin This morning we said goodbye to Podgorica and collected our hire car. After a swift 6.5km trip in a taxi to the airport to collect the motor (for only
holiday2015 The Belgrade to Bar Train The train from Belgrade to Bar at the Montenegrin coast is apparently the most famous scenic train ride you've probably never heard of. Well I suppose you have now technically
holiday2015 Belgrade - A City in transition This post is part of a series encompassing our 2015 summer holiday to the Balkans. We spent Friday 14th August (happy birthday Mum!) in Belgrade, a city with much more
holiday2015 The Beginning of the Balkan Adventure The is the first post in a series where I will describe our 2015 summer holiday across the Balkans. First impressions are a weird mix of communist hangovers and modern