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Our trips around Bosnia: Mostar, Kravica, Počitelj, Jajce
Photo exchange! On 14–17 February we held our first road trip from Belgrade to Mostar and back. Despite truly awful weather (it honestly couldn't have been worse…
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Tometino Polje and Tara: autumn hikes in Western Serbia
✅ Let's start the week with some good news. We're opening the mountain-walking season! ⛰️ 10 October — Tometino Polje The plan is an easy hike-stroll, a walk through the…
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Šargan Eight: timetable, prices and how not to end up without a ticket
22 tunnels, Kusturica and a station where not a single ticket was ever sold.
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Kosmaj: a spomenik, snow and chill an hour from Belgrade
🗻 The Kosmaj Spomenik in snow and fog One spring we stopped by to see the Yugoslav Spomenik on Kosmaj, and after that I couldn't shake the thought:…
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Donja Lokošnica: why the village turns red in autumn
What is a niza and why do the walls of a small Serbian village turn red in autumn? There are lots of photos online of scarlet peppers on house walls. A couple…
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Bay of Kotor: Kotor, Perast, Tivat and Vrmac
Montenegro here It's finally known when the Kotor Cable Car and Alpine coaster open 🐕 At last. So, the season start is set for the 25th…
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Belgrade: secret corners, Kalemegdan and viewpoints
Hi, Balkan folks)! I want to tell you about one amazing entrance hall in Belgrade and, of course, show it to you. It's in the house of Dimitrije Živadinović at…
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Rafting and kayaking: the Drina Regatta, the Ibar and Lake Gruža
🚤 🛶 Hooray! The Drina Regatta is coming very soon — supposedly the main water event of the year! This colourful, fun event has been held every year for more than…
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Storks of Vojvodina: Kovilj, Perlez and the storkiest place in Serbia
40 pairs of storks, nests on every pole and a 13th-century monastery.
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Titel — a town where the Tisa meets the Danube
There's a little town in Vojvodina that hardly anyone knows about. And that's a real shame. 🏙 Titel stands where the Tisa flows into the Danube. These views alone make it worth…
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Tisa blossoming: hunting for mayflies
🦋 We decided there's no way we can miss the Tisa blossoming! Every year, for a few days, the river turns into a real miracle 🤩 of nature — millions…
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Rovni — a lake with a mystery
🌊 Rovni — a lake with a mystery! Not far from Valjevo, among the wooded hills of western Serbia, hides an unusual lake — Rovni. At first glance —…
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Sremski Karlovci: an open-air museum
Well, what can I say, the weather is so good it's a crime to stay home! 🏘️ So here's a reminder — this Sunday we're heading off to Sremski…
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Mount Stol, Stara Planina and Midžor: the mountains of Eastern Serbia
Upd: there are now 2 free seats in the car and you can still come with your own transport. Let's start Monday with great news! We kept thinking where we could go…
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Spomeniks: the concrete monuments of Yugoslavia
After World War II, strange concrete giants began appearing all over Yugoslavia. Some look like spaceships. Others — like flowers made of…
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Kovilj: a monastery, an oak, a winery and life in "polako" style
Some historical facts about Kovilj Monastery in the province of Vojvodina The village of Kovilj is famous not only for its storks. It is home to one of the most important…
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Historical reenactments: Smederevo and Vidovdan at Ravanica
A great option for spending the May holidays without leaving Serbia has been found. And all fans of historical reenactment will finally get…
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Ostrvica: a real volcano an hour from Belgrade
An 11.5 km loop, a cable over a drop and fortress ruins at the summit.
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Vršac: a castle, magnolias and love at first sight
A town on the site of an ancient island: a castle above the Banat plain, a spring forest in bloom, magnolias and a 10–12 km hike-stroll.
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Divčibare in any season: hikes, crocuses, mushrooms and Maslenitsa
🤝 Hi, Balkan folks! A get-together is coming up! Let's welcome summer together, or a Friendly hike on Sunday! 🌳 Whoever wants to break out into nature and welcome the start…
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Food festivals of Serbia: pancakes, sausage fest, wine vs rakija
🥞If you don't like pancakes, feel free to skip the next post. Everyone else, rejoice! On 24 May the village of Rudna Glava hosts the Plašintijada! 🥞Plašinta…
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Mokrin: goose fights and egg tapping
It's finally time to tell you about Mokrin. We went there with Irina @lar_f (Radio "Water Thrush") to watch the owls overwintering. And it was from her that I…
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Stari Slankamen and Kupinovo: spring and sunsets by the Danube
Can you feel it? It smells like spring. Which means it's time to get out of the city for a walk🌱 On 8 February we're going to Stari Slankamen to wander through the fields and along the Danube. In…
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Sokolska Planina and Bobija: winter hikes
Attention‼️ The last friendly hike of the year, a New Year's one, you could say!!! When: 13 December Where: Sokolska planina Format: according to plan -…
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Subotica: the town hall, the synagogue and a foodie weekend
A viewpoint on the town hall, one of the most beautiful synagogues in Europe and the "Hungarian Gaudí".
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Serbian holidays and customs: Ivanjdan, the solstice, Vidovdan, Božić
We waited so long for summer, and the first half of June has already flown by🙈. Ivan Kupala Day is coming soon. I decided to find out whether this holiday is celebrated in Serbia. So…
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Kikinda: overwintering long-eared owls and hot-air balloons
As it turns out, many of you have never seen the long-eared owls overwintering in Kikinda. Let's fix this misunderstanding right away: on 6 December we're going to Kikinda!🦉 In Kikinda…
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By commuter train from Belgrade: Valjevo, Užice and Vršac
The Gradac River, the Đetinja canyon through old tunnels and sunsets over the Banat.
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Nature of Serbia: salamanders, fog and meteor showers
A terrifying beast capable of destroying an entire people, enduring the heat of flames and putting them out with the cold of its body — or an innocent victim of slander. Look who I…
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Zlatibor: the route to Čuker, cows and daffodils
5 km from the resort centre, hiking cows and veal čorba at the finish.
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The vampire mill of Zarožje: where the "vampire" was born
🦇 The vampire mill of Zarožje: where the "vampire" was born Somewhere in the mountains of Serbia lies Zarožje — a quiet village famous for being the very place…
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Bački Petrovac — a town of broken hopes
Bački Petrovac - a town of broken hopes💔 25 km from Novi Sad, on the fertile Bačka plain, among cornfields and sunflowers, hides…
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Fruška Gora: snowdrops, sunflowers and the fields of Vojvodina
It seems only the lazy haven't written about the snowdrops on Fruška yet. Well, then it's time) ✍️ A week ago our naturalists' club went on a photo hunt…
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Budva: the Old Town, fast food and the carnival
A bit about my experience of living in the Old Town of Budva. In addition to the photos) Pros: Every time you step out of the house it's like a postcard. You go out for a croissant and coffee and…
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Lake Skadar: Rijeka Crnojevića, Virpazar and boats among the water lilies
Herons, water lilies, the Pavlova Strana viewpoint and fried carp in Virpazar.
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Guča: the Serbian Woodstock and the trumpet festival
🎺The Serbian Woodstock, or the trumpet festival in Guča. 8–10 August 2025 — the small Serbian town of Guča is going to be soooo loud! At this time in Guča…
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Beaches and sunsets of Montenegro: Pržno, Mogren, Plavi Horizonti, Ada Bojana
👙🩳 I get a lot of questions on a hot topic — can you swim in Montenegro at the beginning of May? From my own two years of experience I can say…
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Eastern Serbia in one day: monasteries, a spring, a waterfall and a cave
A monastery in a cliff, a spring the colour of the Maldives, a waterfall, a cave and a fortress.
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Sarajevo: a guide to the Old Town, views and ćevapi
The Inat House, a clock on lunar time and a café on the ninth floor.
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Vrelo Grze: a day trip from Belgrade
A review of a day trip to Vrelo Grze⛰️ Last weekend I visited one of the most popular tourist spots in Serbia — Vrelo Grze, and…
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Balkan cinema: "Beauty of Vice" and "Nafaka"
"The Beauty of Vice / Lepota poroka" On the recommendation of my Serbian teacher, I watched the film "The Beauty of Vice". And now I'm very…
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