"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
Snippets of Tai’an. Shandong Province, China July 2009. Should one of the world’s most sacred Taoist and Buddhist mountains ever find itself onto your bucket list, look no further than the prefecture level city of Tai’an in China. Home to around 5.6 million people, it is an intriguing mix of traditional markets, towering shopping malls […]
Read MoreMediana: The Roman Ruins of Niš. December 2023. “What have the Romans ever done for us?” I’m not sure how popular Monty Python is in Serbia, but somehow I feel this is a question the average Nišian would be unlikely to ask. After all, it was the Romans, or rather one Roman in particular, who […]
Read MoreThe Grisly Skull Tower in Niš. December 2023. So how about that time Sladja and I went on a Christmas Eve walk to see an historic stone structure embedded with human skulls? Ho, ho, ho, etc. It was a crisp morning in the Serbian city of Niš as we set off on a walking route […]
Read MoreA Rainy Day at Niš Fortress in Serbia. December 2023. We had to wait for the beating rain to subside before leaving the apartment. It was an inflexibly grim, grey winter’s morning and yet nothing as trivial as the weather could spoil our mood. After all, this was the first of four days we’d awarded […]
Read MoreChristmas in the Serbian city of Niš. December 2023. Sladja and I find ourselves back in Serbia every couple of years. Usually to check in with her parents in the town of Obrenovac. And to take care of medical and admin matters in Belgrade. In the winter of 2023 we stayed for several months, admittedly […]
Read MoreThe 12000 Year-old Settlement of Lepenski Vir in Serbia. July 2021. I can’t imagine many people would look at some archaeological ruins and claim: “Now THIS is how you celebrate your birthday”. Now let me be clear, Sladja didn’t actually utter those words. But I know that’s how she was feeling. You see, my wife […]
Read MoreOrthodox Disney Vibes at Tuman Monastery in Serbia. July 2021. It was our last day in Golubac and after all the excitement of our adventures in and around the fortress we found ourselves at a loose end with a spare afternoon to kill. Reading through the choice of sights near the village, a clear contender […]
Read MoreThe Fairytale Fortress of Golubac. July 2021. It was just an 18-minute drive from the town of Veliko Gradište to the village of Golubac. A pretty straightforward trip, we figured, with a local bus. But then our host Bojan at the Boatel offered to give us a complimentary lift. Delighted, we wholeheartedly accepted his offer. […]
Read MoreLeaving it all Behind at Nimnik Monastery in Serbia. July 2021. It was a 25-minute drive from Ram Fortress to the secluded Nimnik Monastery. For the first time during our stay in Veliko Gradište we left the glorious blue of the Danube behind and headed inland towards the village of Kurjače, population 964. Not that […]
Read MoreA Way to Blue at Ram Fortress in Serbia. July 2021. After two glorious days exploring the various delights of The River Danube in and around the town of Veliko Gradište, Sladja and I felt ready to head further out. This time our focus would be a pair of historic and somewhat isolated sites. Normally […]
Read MoreThe Art Nouveau Wonders of Subotica. June 2021. It was a warm late afternoon when Sladja and I arrived in the Serbian city of Subotica. The bus from Belgrade took just under three hours, while from the station we immediately set off on a walking route to find our Airbnb apartment. I’d read that Subotica […]
Read MoreA Decent Proposal at Petrovaradin Fortress. Novi Sad, Serbia. April 2021. After months of scheming… pondering… second guessing myself and downright worrying the big day had finally come. Yes, for better or for worse this was it. I just had to go with the flow, pick the right moment and let the chips fall where […]
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