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Journey Around the Balkans: A Round-up

Journey Around the Balkans: A Round-up

Posted on 20. May, 2010 by .

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Over the past six months or so, I have been slowly chronicling my journey through the Western Balkans. Now that I’ve completed my slowly building PR campaign, I thought I would do a round up of the many Balkans related posts I’ve written: 5 Reasons to Visit the Balkans Now Bosnia: The Forgotten City of [...]

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Montenegro in Pictures

Montenegro in Pictures

Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by .

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After a lovely week in Bosnia I took the bus down to Montenegro, one of the world’s newest countries. We headed straight for the stunning Adriatic coast and the charming town of Budva. Tiny Montenegro has been an independent country for less that four years. It was the last of the former Yugoslavian nations to [...]

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Man versus Hill in Montenegro

Man versus Hill in Montenegro

Posted on 12. Jan, 2010 by .

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As soon as I saw the fortress I began to regret my decision. Whoever had named this a “hill” was a master of understatement. Thick snakes of rock winded ominously around the steep, rocky crag. Built in 535 by the Romans, the rocky fortress must have been bed-wettingly terrifying for any would-be conquerors. Now I’d [...]

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