Having a beer in a bar in Bar

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Petrovac - Castello

View from Petrovac – Castello

Friday, 3 March 2017 to Thursday, 9 March 2017
After deciding yesterday to cancel our aspirations of going to Herceg Novi we slept late, in essence wasting one of our few blue-sky days. After a late breakfast Adri went to town and I was hoping she would not do the same with the shopping. We agreed to meet up at the marina, just outside the old town at 16:30. At 16:15 I took a brisk walk down to the marina arriving a few minutes late. We sat on a bench watching life go by and perving at the mega luxury yachts moored Continue reading →

Sveti Stefan is much more agreeable than its name sounds and suggests

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Sveti Stefan

Sveti Stefan

Friday, 24 February 2017 to Thursday, 2 March 2017
For breakfast Adri bought us one of those rolled up mushy turd-looking beef bureks which was great notwithstanding its appearance. The supposed chocolate pastry was not great; it was more like a bread roll with a tiny sliver of chocolate playing hide and seek amongst its innards. Not very appetizing, next time we’ll leave this model to finish its process of decay in the bakery’s display cabinet. Continue reading →

Getting to know Budva and taking a trip to the stunning Bay of Kotor

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Bay of Kotor

Bay of Kotor

Friday, 17 February 2017 to Thursday, 23 February 2017
We woke up groggily this morning after yesterday’s 12 hour bus journey from Belgrade; we were still in recovery mode. The weather was a cool but balmy 15°C, a welcome change from the negatives in Belgrade.

Our new apartment is wonderful and has everything to make our lives very comfortable, even a large balkoni (balcony) with a view over Continue reading →

Saying goodbye to Belgrade and travelling to Budva by bus

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Danube

Danube

Friday, 10 February 2017 to Thursday, 16 February 2017
Adri went downstairs and up the road to get us a burek for breakfast, the long thin type. I prefer the long thin pastry variety to the flat round one; the latter can be rather oily, too oily for my liking and health, but of course it is delicious. Adri brought home a beef as well as a feta-like cheese burek, both were amazing. Continue reading →

We were not expecting to be escorted off a NATO bombing site… but we were!

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Saint Mark’s Church, view from Tasmajdan Park

Saint Mark’s Church, view from Tasmajdan Park

Friday, 3 February 2017 to Thursday, 9 February 2017
Today was the first day we dared leave the windows open for a prolonged period of time; it was +11°C outside and forecasted to go up to +16°C, it was beautiful outside. Wow! Belgrade is truly a wonderful city in winter; I can just imagine how beautiful it must be in summer when the multitude trees carry their green mantle with pride and dignity. Maybe, just maybe, we will come back to witness that sometime. Continue reading →

We went to see Swan Lake… and then we saw it again, for real

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Belgrade Fortress

Belgrade Fortress

Friday, 27 January 2017 to Thursday, 2 February 2017
I was ready for my early morning news fix but the wifi wasn’t. That circle just kept spinning around and around and around… There was no way to contact Miha from the apartment without wifi, so we would have to visit a coffee shop with wifi to accomplish this. I then noticed that Adri’s phone – with its Thailand AIS sim still in place – made a perfect connection to the local Serbian network. I sent Miha Continue reading →

Having fun getting acquainted with a frozen Belgrade

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Belgrade - Student Park

Belgrade – Student Park

Friday, 20 January 2017 to Thursday, 26 January 2017
This last week we never saw the temperature raise its head above freezing, in fact the highest was -2°C with the lowest around -16°C. The sun was hardly visible; taking a peek only now and then just to make sure we had not forgotten him. This weather obviously kept us pretty much housebound although we endeavoured to at least go for one lengthy walk during the day or early evening. Continue reading →

From Bangkok to Belgrade and from 30 to 3 degrees below and beyond

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Skadarlija (Skadarska) street

Skadarlija (Skadarska) street

Friday, 13 January 2017 to Thursday, 19 January 2017
It was Friday morning and we had another mountain trip planned with Patrick and Oi and this would also not disappoint, just like our magical mystery tour of two weeks ago. It was after 09:00 that we met up with the pair and departed along the ring road towards Manaem. At Soi 1 we turned left, rode up and past the Sereena Restaurant that we visited a while back and enjoyed the mountain road ride towards Lamai. It really is a lovely ride with wonderful tropic scenery. Continue reading →

Between the rain and heart attacks we were having great fun

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Koh Samui - View from Big Buddha area

Koh Samui – View from Big Buddha area

Friday, 6 January 2017 to Thursday, 12 January 2017
It rained… and then it petered out to a drizzle… and then it intensified into an all-out watery attack, and then… so it went in cycles, cycle after cycle, it never did stop raining. We were housebound, I cannot recall ever having done so much nothing in my life.

Yesterday we started watching a Swedish series called 30° i februari which translates to 30 Degrees In February. Continue reading →

Rain, Rain, Rain… uh oh oh oh oh… Rain, Rain, Rain…

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Crystal Bay

Crystal Bay

Friday, 30 December 2016 to Thursday, 5 January 2017
Today Patrick took us on a magical mystery tour… not to be confused with the Beatle’s tour of the same name. We met at his home in the morning from there we rode down the ring road, through Chaweng and Chaweng Noi, through Lamai, and a kilometre or two past the Lamai Makro we turned right and headed up into the mountains. We were riding along, minding our own business when I suddenly saw Oi’s feet ever so gracefully glide over and past Patrick’s ears. I was rather surprised at her athletic ability but then saw the motive for this act… Continue reading →