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Site of Witness and Memory, Shkodra

I’m standing in a corridor, lined with doors. One of them creeks behind me and I feel slightly sick. It’s easy to imagine a cell door slamming shut on me, locking me inside while I wait to be tortured and, even in a museum

clario June 11, 2015February 12, 2018 Albania, Travelling Read more

Kotor to Albania by bus: 1 day, €16.50.

I can’t claim any credit for this idea. It was all Jennie’s idea, really. The story goes, it’s a nightmare to travel from Montenegro to Albania and, once there, it’s a nightmare to get around the country. Of the Kotor

clario June 2, 2015June 11, 2015 Albania, Montenegro, Travelling No Comments Read more

Beyond the Fortress

Half way! The sign pointing back over the bay towards Kotor.

The thing that everyone does when they go to Kotor (and which is a great thing to do) is climb up the many steps to the fortress that sits above the town. For a tourist destination, the path is refershingly

clario May 27, 2015June 30, 2021 Hiking, Montenegro, Travelling Read more

A nice thing to do…

It’s worth having a cup of coffee on the Trg od Brašna in Kotor at the Astoria just for the tasty little lemon cakes they serve it with. Enjoy while looking out at the Palata Prima. The coffee’s pretty tasty too.

clario May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 Travelling Read more

Losing Maps

The two guys on reception at the Hostel Old Town in Kotor, Montenegro are a comedy duo. Everything they do involves a joke. “Can I stay for another night?” I say. “No, not on a Sunday!” says one. “Three hundred

clario May 11, 2015May 13, 2015 Travelling Read more
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