"Short stories and travel reports from my life adventures around the globe".
The 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 […]
Read MoreA Weekend Exploring Novi Sad, Serbia. April 2021. “Well it’s stopped raining at least!” I chirped, as Sladja and I shuffled off the bus. Indeed it had been coming down for most of the drive from Belgrade. This left a fresh almost wholesome feeling in the air as I touched down on Novi Sad soil […]
Read MoreWhere to Eat & Drink in Belgrade (Part (II). 2019-2024. Despite my grumbles about aspects of the food and drink scene in Belgrade, there are plenty more recommended cafes, restaurants and bars to bring you. Following on from last week’s first instalment, here is my concluding batch of culinary locations from across the city. Let’s […]
Read MoreWhere to Eat & Drink in Belgrade (Part I). 2019-2024. Throughout my Belgrade series I’ve made plenty of barbed comments about how disappointing our experiences have often been at the city’s cafes and restaurants. Indeed we became so dismayed by rude waiters and thick cigarette smoke that we eventually just gave up on trying to […]
Read MoreMore Cool Spots Around Belgrade. August 2019 – January 2024. Following on from my recent article, Cool Spots Around Belgrade, it’s time to mop up my final collection of underrated spots from across the Serbian capital. So come with me for a tour of More Cool Spots Around Belgrade. Sladja and I have spent countless […]
Read MoreCool Spots Around Belgrade. August 2019 & October 2020 – August 2021. Well, here we are again. After 16 individual location reports from around the Serbian capital it’s time to wrap up the best of the rest from across the city. And boy do we have a lot to get through. So much so that […]
Read MoreA Journey Through Belgrade’s Street Art. August 2019 & October 2020 – August 2021. I don’t know about you but I always find that street art plays a crucial role in determining how I feel about a city. Oftentimes these public expressions spring forth as vessels of freedom, creativity, community, identity, history and national pride. […]
Read MoreThe Unknown Hero of Avala Mountain. Belgrade, Serbia. May 2021. “How tall is this mountain anyway?” I wondered, out loud, as our bus stop-started its way through the morning traffic. It was a warm May Monday morning and we were excited about our project to track down Serbia’s mysterious unknown hero. “Oh not all that […]
Read MoreThe Silent Sentinels of Belgrade New Cemetery. April 2021. “All those people, all those lives, where are they now? With loves and hates, and passions just like mine. They were born, and then they lived, and then they died. It seems so unfair, I want to cry”. Cemetery Gates, The Smiths, 1986. I’ve always wanted to […]
Read MoreJevremovac Botanical Garden, Belgrade. April 2021. I have so many botanical garden articles sitting in my drafts waiting to be written up. As incurable addicts of greenery and tranquility, Sladja and I find it hard to pass up such gardens whenever they hover onto our radar. Belgrade’s botanical garden enjoys a central location in the […]
Read MoreSpring Awakens at Topčider Park, Belgrade. March 2021. Winter was a real slog that year in the Serbian capital. In fact, the cold, wind, rain and gloom were still stubbornly holding their own as grey February trudged cheerlessly into colourless March. But as the month wore on, things started looking up. First we received dates […]
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