By John Brackett | February 1, 2008 at 11:49 am | 2 comments
We traveled for maybe 45 minutes after Perast, curving around roads along the bay of Kotor until we stopped before the ominous image of enormous bulwarks that guarded the Old City of Kotor.
Kotor is the known for being the best preserved medieval town in the...
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By John Brackett | January 19, 2008 at 12:34 pm | No comments
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// The last stop on the tour of Montenegro was Budva. Buvda has the reputation of being the main tourist destination of Montenegro because of it’s history, natural beauty, beaches and easily accessible islands. Being part of a tour group we were only scheduled to visit...
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By John Brackett | January 19, 2008 at 11:58 am | 2 comments
Sveti Stefan (St. Stevens) is the most unique hotel I’ve ever seen. It’s actually more of a resort, built on an island just a few hundred meters from the beach. This man-made island is even more impressive because of it's size. Sveti Stefan was Originally built...
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By John Brackett | January 19, 2008 at 11:32 am | No comments
The Bay of Kotor is recognized as one of the most beautiful bays in the world. It’s made up of four straights that are connected. The most astonishing visual about Kotor are the enormous Fjords that rise out of the crystal blue water. We stopped in Perast, a...
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By John Brackett | January 19, 2008 at 11:28 am | 2 comments
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Because we knew nothing about Montenegro we decided it was best not to go it alone on this leg of the trip. We were able to find an excellent day tour by Atlas Tours that left Dubrovnik at 8:30 AM and returned back at the Pile gate before sundown. It was called the...
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By John Brackett | January 19, 2008 at 11:26 am | No comments
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Montenegro is coming into it’s own as a tourist destination and a place for wealthy westerners to buy cheap beach front property. The country of Montenegro has been in the news lately, first for it’s separation of independence from Serbia in 2007, and second for...
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