Bar, Montenegro
Bar: First Days on Montenegro’s Southern Coast
A first week in Bar, Montenegro, with Šušanj Beach, St. Jovan Vladimir, local coffee, shawarma, gym costs, beach bars, and ordinary summer days by the sea.
Stories from the places we've been.
Bar, Montenegro
A first week in Bar, Montenegro, with Šušanj Beach, St. Jovan Vladimir, local coffee, shawarma, gym costs, beach bars, and ordinary summer days by the sea.
Kotor, Montenegro
Our final week in Kotor, with Budva Old Town, Mogren Beach, Tivat and Porto Montenegro, Father's Day locally, regional buses, and a definitive answer on whether the Bay of Kotor is worth a longer stay.
Kotor, Montenegro
Week three in Kotor: inside the Old Town churches, artisans in the old prison, the free Ladder of Kotor hike, a lunch above the bay, the Lovćen cable car descent, and a host's gift from Lake Skadar.
Kotor, Montenegro
A week in Kotor beyond the walls: Perast, Sveti Stefan, clear Adriatic water, local buses, birthday pasta, beach logistics, and daily life on the bay.
Kotor, Montenegro
Our first week in Kotor and Dobrota, with Dubrovnik, the bus to Montenegro, Old Town fortifications, local food, Wi-Fi realities, and the rhythms of settling between mountain and bay.
Split, Croatia
A final week in Split, with Brač and Zlatni Rat, Saint Domnius, fjaka, Croatian beaches, island logistics, local food, and a month-end verdict.
Split, Croatia
A slow-travel day from Split to Makarska and Brela, with coastal buses, Biokovo views, beach paths, museums, local food, and real costs.
Split, Croatia
A second week in Split with Sudamja, family visits, Klis Fortress, Hvar Island, Dalmatian meals, and the cost of hosting visitors abroad.
Split, Croatia
A first week in Split with Diocletian’s Palace, Marjan Hill, Kašjuni Beach, Krka National Park, Šibenik, Trogir, and daily local routines.
Ohrid, North Macedonia
Our final week in Ohrid, with lake walks, hillside trails, bakeries, local routines, generous people, and the slow comfort of familiarity.
Ohrid, North Macedonia
A third week in Ohrid, with Saint Naum Monastery, spring-fed waters, Galičica snowfields, Struga, and the routines of local life.
Ohrid, North Macedonia
Orthodox Easter in Ohrid, from midnight candlelight at Plaošnik to red eggs, family tables, and the Christian memory of North Macedonia.
Ohrid, North Macedonia
A first week in Ohrid, North Macedonia, with Lake Ohrid, Orthodox churches, Macedonian food, low-cost daily life, and slow travel routines.
Istanbul, Turkey
A slow-travel dispatch from Istanbul on sacred architecture, Bosphorus routines, Turkish breakfast, practical nomad tradeoffs, and leaving for Ohrid.
Istanbul, Turkey
A slow-travel week in Istanbul through daily rituals, tea, ferries, Byzantine art, local food, transit, and the public life of the city.
Lisbon, Portugal
A week in Lisbon with Fado in Alfama, Belém, Sintra, Cascais, Portuguese residency steps, and the daily rituals of living local.
Lagos, Portugal
A slow travel week in Lagos, Portugal, with Algarve cliffs, old town streets, shared meals, coffee, and the realities of a shorter social stay.
Marrakesh, Morocco
A three-day Marrakesh dispatch from inside the medina, with riad life, souks, Jemaa el-Fnaa, Moroccan food, and the limits of long-term luggage.
Tenerife, Spain
A final week in Tenerife with calima, black sand beaches, La Orotava, local cafés, and the slow art of leaving La Laguna.
Tenerife, Spain
A slow-travel week in Tenerife through Santa Cruz Carnival, Saharan sand at Playa de las Teresitas, north-coast towns, and La Laguna routine.
Tenerife, Spain
A slow-travel week in Tenerife, from La Laguna’s planned grid to Anaga’s coast, with Canarian food, Santa Cruz, Carnival plans, and daily routine.