Montenegro

 

 

Just back from Iceland and we're on the road again (at least that's how it feels) - this time in.... Montenegro!

It may sound like a bit of a random destination and, indeed, it is. We were basically looking for something a bit warmer than Iceland to make up for wearing knitted jumpers in August but not the traditional Southern European holiday destinations with beach hotels and "all inclusive" deals. That was a a compromise we made when planning our trips for this year and I have to say it worked out remarkably well: Montenegro has a little bit for all the tastes.

Not wanting to do the job of the Montenegrin tourist board but this place was perfect for us, especially now off-season. We had the beach part and could even still swim in the sea, we had some nice towns and cities (Ulcinj, Kotor, Cetinje, Podgorica) and we had the mountains and lakes. All that is within a 2-hour drive radius of the capital and unbelievably cheap on top of that.

We even had the time to make a little detour to Albania which was great, even though I was a little disappointed that I didn't get a stamp in my passport when crossing the border (ok, I might be bit obsessed with that). I would have expected a more chaotic and disorganized trip considering that we planned zero in advance but the Balkan clichés were (almost) not fulfilled and everything worked out super smoothly. Except....

...when we got home and had just landed at the airport, Thomas got a bit too enthusiastic running for the bus and hit his head against a lamp post. Ouch. 3 hours later and a short stint at a Charleroi hospital's emergency room for fixing up the laceration on his forehead and the holiday was truly over.