Not many people know about Ulcinj. It is a small city in Montenegro. Tourists mainly only come here on the way to Albania. From here you can take a bus or a shared taxi to Skoder in Albania. It takes around 2-3 hours plus whatever time you need to stop…

Kotor is the most popular destinations in Montenegro. It’s stunning bay views, beautiful fortress and proximity to the more popular neighbor – Dubrovnik, make it a hot destination. It also is the UNESCO world heritage site. If you are looking for the beaches, however, Kotor is not the place for…

Unlike Kotor, Herceg Novi is a lesser known small city in the Kotor Bay. It’s located very close to the borders with Croatia and Bosnia and Hercegovina, so often used, as a gateway for the people coming in or leaving Montenegro. We did the same, stayed in Herceg Novi and…

Budva is the second popular destination in Montenegro. Its lovely beaches, beautiful rocky shores and caves, as well as the cute old city attract the crowds. Personally, for me Budva is the cutest town in Montenegro and it is a contender to most popular Kotor. It is said that the…

Bar is an overlooked town in Montenegro. It’s only known, as a port from where the ships go to Italy, but very few people know of its historical significance. So almost all travelers skip Bar, while visiting Montenegro. Interestingly, the name Bar comes from Antibarium (as the opposite of Bari…

Lately, a number of cheap flights started operating to Podgorica (the capital) and to the Tivat airport, which is closest to Kotor and serves the other coastal towns, like Budva, Herceg Novi, etc. Besides, if you don’t have a problem with a Schengen visa, you could fly into the Dubrovnik…

I doubt many of you know much about the Balkans, especially about Montenegro. The small country was a part of Yugoslavia until 1992 and part of Serbia & Montenegro (although the country called itself Yugoslavia still, as a successor of the Federal Republic) till 2006, when it became an independent…