Tag Archives: Bar
Tuesday Train – Bar in Montenegro
In 2007 we travelled from Albania into the Montenegrin border town of Bar, from where we took a train to the capital Podgorica. Bar had a beautifully situated train station surrounded by the mountains that give the country its name. I have travelled extensively by train across the Balkans. You can read about some of […]
Euro 2020 Rest Day 6 – Non Qualifiers Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro used to be one country following the post war break up of Yugoslavia. In 2006 Montenegro gained its independence and adopted the Euro as its currency, despite not belonging to the EU or being a Euro member. Montenegro I visited in 2007, taking a train from Bar on the Albanian border to […]
Kotor – Not A Secret Anymore
Medieval Majesty in Former Yugoslavia The ancient walled town of Kotor is beautifully located between an alluring fjord and brooding mountains – an absolute joy; when I went in 2011 it was not that well known, which has all changed with it now firmly on the cruise ship itineries. Like it’s near neighbour Dubrovnik, it […]
