Today was one of those days that seem almost impossible to describe.  Mostly because most people wouldn’t understand the humour in the stories that that really give the clearest picture of travel, but also because most of the details would sound pretty odd to most people.  I will give it my best shot though.  The day started regularly…

I was given a ride by Mr. Begovic to the bus station to catch my bus to Budva, Montenegro this morning.  Unfortunately, I only had 50 Kuna (about $10 US) and the ticket was 129 Kuna.  There was an exchange office right there, and I had some US on me; however, as I was walking over, Mr.Begovic refused to let me trade 100 USD for Croatian Kunas when I was leaving in an hour.  So, he traded me 5 Euro for 79 Kuna ($18 USD) then gave me a bit of change in case I needed to use the toilet or buy a snack.  I tried to refuse, but he wouldn’t allow it.  After purchasing my ticket, he picked up my bag—which weighs in the 20 kilo range and provides quite a struggle for a man nearing 75—and started walking across the street.  I decided to follow my bag, and wound up in the coffee shop we had stopped in when I first arrived.  He bought me a cappuccino and introduced me to the woman who was serving and left me there with a hug and a huge smile, making sure that I understood I had to leave for the bus in 15 minutes.

The bus from Dubrovnik to Budva was gorgeous.  The bus ride was along the coastline, following an extremely windy road as the Adriatic Coast between Croatia and Montenegro is full of small inlets and bays.  I would say it may be one of the most windy roads I’ve been on before (and that’s after living on Arbutus Avenue…).  When you combine the road with a huge bus, pouring rain, and puddles of water all along the road—you get the worst possible hydroplaning you can imagine.  Our driver chuckled every time the back end of the bus fishtailed a bit, and would follow it by hitting the gas a little harder.  I’m fairly sure we spent the majority of the ride going over 80 km, but it may have been faster.  No one else on the bus seemed too concerned, so, I decided to lean back and enjoy the scenery.

Once in Budva, I enquired about buses to Bar, where the main train station in Montenegro is located.  There were lots of minibuses waiting, and I was quickly ushered onto one for only 3.50 Euro.  I boarded the bus with a some bread and cheese to hold me over—my first meal of the day.  Once the bus was around half full, the driver hopped on smacking his head against the ceiling,  He quickly recovered giving a loud laugh and punching me in the shoulder as if to say “can you believe that?”.  I laughed with him somewhat awkwardly, realizing this journey was to be no safer than the last.  He offered me a cigarette as he turned the bus on, to which I politely declined.  As the bus tore out of the station, he lit his cigarette, holding the wheel with his knees and turned the radio volume up as high as it would go.  I laughed, remembering so many other bus rides in non English speaking countries, with awkward music.  I think my ride in Cameroon may win though, as most people were dancing and singing for an 8 hour bus ride with only 7 or so songs playing on repeat.  I did think about jumping out of the window at some points, but it was fun.  It is such a wonderful way to see a country and to put yourself into so many potentially awkward situations.

Arriving in Bar safely was a miracle.  I purchased my reservation for the night train to Belgrade.  I was too cheap to go for the full bed, so I opted for just a seat…knowing I will be regretting that 5 euro decision in the morning.  I asked about lockers and maps at the information desk, but was told the lockers and tourist info are closed between 9 am and 7 pm.  Right.  Ok.  And the bus doesn’t come in the afternoon.  Ok.  So, I decided I would catch up on some emails and sit in the sun and enjoy a sprite.  There are a line of small cafes and a restaurant leading into the train station.  After having a sprite and finishing my postcards, I asked about wifi…no response really.  People in Montenegro understand English the least of anywhere I’ve been so far.  So, I wandered into the restaurant with my query.  The host/waiter had no clue what I was asking about, and my charade skills didn’t seem to help me here, pretending to type and saying every word for internet I could concoct.

A man sitting with his friend at a nearby table interrupted my wonderful acting and began speaking in French.  He explained that no one understood any English, but if I spoke any Slavic languages or French, then they could help me.  Well, my French is rusty, but I could hold my own in a light conversation.  The two men were in their late 60s, had big beer bellies and were drinking red wine.  When offered a seat, I thought this was the best thing that could happen today.  So, I pulled up a chair and we all began talking in three different languages about professions and where I had been.  They were very proud of their country and disappointed to hear I was only in Bar for one day, so I promised to return to really see the country.  The French Croatian also asked me about where I was going after Montenegro.  He was very upset to hear I was going to Belgrade and Sofia.  He began to explain, in French, how the Mafia there was out of control and the government was doing nothing to stop them.  Then he explained their biggest source of income was young girls travelling through.  All I could think of was that stupid movie Taken.  He made me promise I would have nothing to drink in either country, be back to the train station before dark, and to keep my eyes open all day and watch everyone.  I agreed.  I am sure it’s not as bad as he makes it out to be, but at the same time, there is a lot of news that we just don’t hear about in North America…so…I figured it might be solid advice coming from someone that lives in the region.  He told me Croatia and Montenegro are extremely safe and trying very hard to get their tourism going, but Serbia and Bulgaria have too much corruption.  I have read a lot about corruption in Croatia too, but I kept nodding along. After an hour or so, one of the men called a friend who has an internet cafe and the owner agreed to keep it open for me if I wanted to go there.  The waiter picked up the bill for my beer, because I was ‘the prettiest girl to come into the restaurant…ever’.  Alright…free beer….thanks…and we left the restaurant.

I was somewhat hesitant to get in the car, but they were genuinely very kind, and gave a good vibe.  So I hopped in the car and we went to the internet place, just around the corner.  I sent out a couple emails and Begot was back to pick me up to drive me back.  He gave me a tour of the city, showing me the harbour and the main squares…the language barrier was pretty strong as he spoke no French or English.  After what he considered a decent tour, he bought me a cappuccino and dropped me back off at the train station with a handful of complementary postcards of Bar.  He gave me his business card for next time I was in Bar, so I could come to his home with my friends and his wife would make us a delicious Montenegrin meal.  I agreed.  And that was it.  I expected to at least pay something for the coffee or the ride…I continued to offer, but they would both reply that it doesn’t work like that in Montenegro.  Travellers are guests, and should be treated as such.  A very odd day indeed, but a wonderful example of the Balkan hospitality.  People here always look so stern and speak aggressively, always sounding angry…but when you actually talk to them, they are overly welcoming and friendly.  And always very excited to hear that you are travelling through their country.  Some people can seem pretty dry and cold on the outside, but wonderful, interesting and caring people in general.

Jednodnevni izlet Bokom Kotorskom: Risanski mozaici, Gospa

od Skrpjela, Perast, Kotor

Durmitor Natl Park – Black Lake

Originally uploaded by Pat and Amy’s pics

We left Poros, caught the ferry to Athens, and from there took a train to Thessaloniki, which is in the region of Macedonia, in the north of Greece. From there we crossed the border into the country of Macedonia, which entered the U.N. as The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) because Greece didn’t want it having the exact same name as one of its regions.

We spent the day in the capital, Skopje, before heading off on a night bus to Montenegro. We had to have gone through another country on the way, but to be honest, we don’t know whether we passed through Albania or Serbia.

Budva is a coastal resort town in Montenegro, and it wasn’t really what we were looking for. It had too much of a carnival atmosphere in town, probably due to the carnival in town. After two days of sitting on the beach, we were ready to move on.

A few hours of bus rides (from Budva to Podogorica, the capital, and Podgorica to Zabljak) got us to the Durmitor National Park. Durmitor was why we are here. We were looking for places to visit between Greece and Venice, and noticed Montenegro on the map. It was small, and the only thing I knew about it was that it was the birthplace of Nero Wolfe. But when we did image searches of Montenegro and Durmitor, we realized how incredibly beautiful the place was and that we had to visit. Zabljak is a town in the National Park itself and a jumping off place for day hikes or rafting. We’ve missed the mountains and are glad to be here.

Algumas pessoas podem pensar: nossa, que exposição…nesses trajes…e aí eu respondo que não importa muito os modos e os trajes em determinados momentos da vida. Importa que minhas amigas me enchem de orgulho de serem o que são, sem medo do que os outros vão pensar, se divertem muito e enchem minha vida de alegria. Sem hipocrisia, por favor. Mais humor!!! Sem culpa.

Aici este link-ul cu toate pozele….

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Primul Party in WHITE

Mai multe poze dupa HOP

Montenegro,Budva

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Budva – Perla Adriaticii

Tabara Muntenegru , vara 2009

Muntenegru cuprinde 3 regiuni geografice : una de piscuri înalte, la graniţele cu Serbia şi Albania, o regiune carstică, şi o câmpie de coastă îngustă, de la 1 la 6 km lăţime. Aici se afla, Budva perla Adriaticii. Orasul, perfect dezvoltat turistic se afla situat intr-un golf spectaculos marginit din trei parti de crestele muntilor.

Dincolo de frumusetea ei naturala, statiunea este bogata in vestigii culturale, istorice si arhitecturale. Coasta orasului are o lungime de 21 de kilometri pe care au fost amenajate 17 dintre cele mai frumoase plaje ale Europei. Una dintre cele mai pretioase daruri ale naturii din Muntenegru este peninsula Sveti Stefan.Aici exista un bogat patrimoniu cultural şi istoric, lăsat în urmă de către locuitorii sai originali. De o parte si de alta a istmului există două frumoase plaje de culoare rosiatica.

Programul sejurului

 

Ziua 1  (sambata ) · 00 : 00 – Imbarcare autocar · 12 : 00 – Sosire in Budva, cazare vila · 13 : 30 – Servirea pranzului. · 14 : 30 – Program liber, acomodare, plaja · 20 : 00 – Servirea cinei . Zilele 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 · 09 : 00 – Servirea micului dejun. · 10 : 00 – Program de jocuri, plaja si baie · 14 : 00 – Servire pranz · 20 . 00 – Servirea cinei · 21 : 00 – Program liber de seară. Ziua 7 ( vineri ) · 09 : 00 – Servirea micului dejun. · 10 : 00 – Imbarcarea in autocar · 23 : 00 – Sosirea in Cluj Napoca.

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FK Mogren – Hibernians FC 4 – 0

El FK Mogren campeón de la Liga de Montenegro, ha pasado la primera ronda previa de la Champions tras golear y volver a derrotar esta vez como local al Hibernians FC, campeón de Malta.

El partido comenzó con un dominio territorial del Hibernains, pues tenía que contrarrestar los dos goles que el Mogren les endosó en su campo, y el Mogren mientras tanto hacía alguna contra con la que asustaba al rival, hasta la media hora, cuando el Mogren empezó a dominar el encuentro, demostrando que tiene más calidad que el equipo maltés. En el minuto 41, Bozo Milic, adelantó a los localesque hacia delirar a la grada local, que se relamía ante la más que probable clasificación de su equipo. Pese a dejar bastante encarrilado la eliminatoria antes del descanso llegaría un segundo zarpazo obra de Petar Grbic,- goleador en la ida-, ante una mala salida del portero.

Al descanso se llegaba con dos goles de ventaja y cuatro en el global de la eliminatoria, al poco de reanudar el partido, en el minuto 51, Marko Cetkovic, aumentó de nuevo la diferencia, y aunque el partido y la eliminatoria estuviesen totalmente resueltas, solo hacía falta ver, cuantos goles encajaba el Hibernians y cuando llegaba el pitido final del arbitro para acabar de delirar con el equipo.

La guinda llegó en el minuto 80, cuando de nuevo Petar Grbic, batió al portero y redondeó la fiesta que se había desatado en Budva.

Turisticka agencija Labosta Herceg Novi i ove godine nudi veliku lepezu izleta.
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MONTENEGRO TURA

Starim putem , serpentinama, od Kotora ka Njegusima, nacionalni specijaliteti njeguskog kraja, Nacionalni park Lovcen, Njegosev mauzolej, Cetinje – Dvor kralja Nikole , cetinjski manastir

Aranzman ukljucuje prevoz, usluge vodica na srpskom, ruskom, engleskom jeziku, ulaznice za sve lokalite koji se posjecuju, zakusku na Njegusima, ulaznicu za NP, rucak na Cetinju

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SKADARSKO JEZERO

Obalom od Herceg Novog ka Petrovcu, preko Pastrovacke gore do Virpazara.

Aranzman ukljucuje prevoz, usluge vodica, ulaznicu za NP Skadarsko jezero, ulaznice za Centar za posjetioce NP, voznju brodom po jezeru, posluzenje na brodu, besplatno pice na brodu, u neogranicenim kolicinama, rucak…

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MANASTISKA TURA – OSTROG

Aranzman ukljucuje prevoz, usluge vodica, posjetu manastiru Ostrogu i jos jednom crnogorskom manastiru, rucak fakultativno.

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BOKA KOTORSKA
autobusom i brodom

Aranzman ukljucuje: prevoz, usluge vodica, posjetu risanskih mozaika, posjetu Perastu, Gospi od Skrpjela, Kotoru…

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DUBROVNIK

Svakodnevni polasci iz Herceg Novog i Igala. Satnice u skladu sa zeljama gostiju, izjutra ili poslijepodne.

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SPLAVARENJE TAROM

Aranzman ukljucuje: prevoz, usluge vodica, kompletnu opremu za rafting, prevoz dzipovima do splavista, dorucak, splavarenje u duzini od 18 km, rucak.

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OFF ROAD

Avanture crnogorskim planinama
Bjelasica, Durmitor, Sinjajevina

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i jos mnogo atraktivnih tura.

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Rezervacije i informacije:

LABOSTA, RITAM VASEG ODMORA

Montenegro is a country that ticks all the boxes; stunning mountains, sandy beaches on the crystal clear Adriatic Sea, historic old town centres, fantastic wine and tasty cuisine, friendly inviting people! The Centre for Sustainable Tourism Initiatives (CSTI) of Montenegro has been working to create a more ‘local’ experience for travellers to get out and see more of the country side. Travellers can now, through the partner company of CSTI, Montenegro Adventures, book a range of adventure and eco-based tours, village trekking, hiking, rafting… you name it!

CSTI Screen shot

Many people do not really consider Montenegro when planning their summer holidays. However, with the efforts of CSTI and Montenegro Adventures, they really should! Sure there are a lack of cheap flights, but if you fly directly into Dubrovnik via Sky Europe, the Bay of Kotor, Budva and capital city, Podgorica, are only a short drive by taxi costing less than EUR 100 for a group of 4.

Read more about Responsible Tourism in Montenegro at the the whl.travel Blog “Summer in the Balkans” feature.

ORGANIZOVANI PREVOZ DO BUDVE U SUBOTU ,13.JUNA

U subotu vece, u novoj budvanskoj diskoteci “Miracle Lounge”, odrzace se preopening zurka na kojoj nastupa  DJ Bob Sinkler. Zurka pocinje u ponoc…

Klub Miracle Lounge u Budvi nalazi se na mestu sa najljepšim pogledom na panoramu Budve. Ovaj klub veličine 4200 m2, sa bazenom od 300 m2 , u mogućnosti je da primi 5000 posjetilaca u svakom trenutku. Pored samog kluba nalaziće se jedinstveni Action park sa desetinama rolakostera i ostalih adrenalinskih igara poput sličnih zabavnih parkova u svetu. Koncept kluba je zasnovan po uzoru na najčuvenije klubove na plažama Mikonosa, Ibize, San Tropea…Preko dana gosti će moći da uživaju u nesvakidašnjem enterijeru i ekskluzivnom caffe – restoranu uz dnevne žurke u i oko bazena. Po zalasku sunca klub postaje lounge bar u kom će najbolji koktel majstori zagrijevati posjetioce do ponoci kada se klub iznova transformiše u najveću diskoteku na otvorenom. Uz najsavremeniju audio i vizuelnu produkciju, uz podršku najboljih svjetskih i domaćih DJ-jeva i nastupe najvećih svestkih zvjezda iz oblasti elektronske muzike, klub Miracle lounge će zasigurno postati nezaobilazno mjesto ovog leta.

Rezervacija mjesta za prevoz do Budve:

TURISTICKA AGENCIJA LABOSTA HERCEG NOVI

NJEGOSEVA 176,

00 382 69 777 575

00 382 31 322 923

e-mail: labosta@t-com.me

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Hotel Adrovic -Sveti Stefan, smjesten je na izuzetno atraktivnoj lokaciji.Gradjen je u baroknom stilu,sa elementima srednjevjekovnog dvorca. Terasa restorana -vidikovca pruza fantastican pogled na Sveti Stefan i veci dio budvanske riviere.

Hotel raspolaze sa 22 apartmana, kapaciteta od 2 do 5 osoba, ukupni kapacitet hotela -75 lezajeva. Hotel posjeduje caffe bar, konobu i riblji restoran, u sklopu hotela nalazi se parking i zabavni park za djecu.

Hotel je otvoren 365 dana u godini.

Rezervisite svoj odmor na vrijeme:

TURISTICKA AGENCIJA LABOSTA HERCEG NOVI

00 382 31 322 923

00 69 777 575

e-mail:labosta@t-com.me

Kliknite na fotografije da procitate clanke u originalnom kontekstu. 

Nagradjeni materijal, kao i vise informacija o nasoj nagradi, mozete vidjeti ako kliknete ovdje.

JADRANSKI SAJAM, BUDVA- D-Bend Design Studio, cije dizajn usluge koristimo vec 2 godine, dobio je danas obavijest o osvojenoj PRVOJ NAGRADI na Festivalu turistickih komunikacija u Budvi povodom predstojeceg Jadranskog sajma turizma.

Nagradu su osvojili za 6 plakata koje su izradili za izlete nase agencije. Takmicili su se u kategoriji oglasa, bilborda i postera, dok su u konkurenciji bili crnogorski hoteli, vile i pansioni, restorani, diskoteke, turisticke agencije, tur-operateri, advertising i marketing agencije…

Vanja Vikalo i Mirko Lazarevic iz D-Bend Design Studio preuzece nagradu sutra, 13.februara u Budvi.

Mi im ovom prilikom cestitamo, i zahvaljujemo na saradnji.

Agencija LaBoSta koristice ove plakate u toku naredne turisticke sezone.

D-Bend Studio nam priprema kompletan vizuelni identitet, tako da su pomenuti plakati odradjeni samo kao najava predstojeceg materijala.

http://www.d-bend.com

Američka rok pevačica Tina Tarner, „Plavi orkestar”, Severina i grupa „Regina” nastupiće na ovogodišnjem, drugom „Live Music Festivalu” koji će trajati tri dana, a održaće se između 5. i 10. avgusta na plaži Jaz u Budvi.

Nakon koncerata, nastupaće najpoznatiji svetski di-džejevi: Armand van Helden, Dejvid Geta…

U toku su pregovori za Erosom Ramazzotijem.

Ocekuje se veliki broj bikera iz citave bivse Jugoslavije, pa su zbog njih I ostalih kampera organizatori obezbjedili 1000 satorskih mjesta u kampu.

Izvor: Blic online

Sekretarijat za urbanizam – Budva donio je program koji regulise izgled i nacin postavljanja privremenih objekata u turistickim zonama Budve, Svetog Stefana i Petrovca. Po novom Programu postavljanja privremenih objekata nece biti u centralnim gradskim zonama, zabranjeno ce biti i postavljanje tendi uz kioske, takodje se nece dozvoljavati postavljanje izlozbenih polica sa tendom uz trgovinske radnje.
U periodu od 1. aprila do 1. novembra prostor od Lucke kapetanije do pocetka parka bice definisan kao prostor ljetnjih basti. Natkrivanje ugostiteljskih objekata moci ce se vrsiti iskljucivo suncobranima bez boje, maksimalnog precnika 4 metra, nikako tendama. Zabranjuje se i postavljanje zardinjera izmedju ugostiteljskih terasa.
Novim program utvrdjeno je da ce postavljanje reklamnih panoa na bedeme Starog grada biti zabranjeno, te da sirina prilaza ulazima u Stari grad, mora biti najmanje 5 metara, kod Lucke kapetanije – 10 metara.

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Bivša zvijezda američke TV serije “Baywatch”, Pamela Anderson, odlučila je da svoj novac investira u izgradnju ekološkog hotela u Crnoj Gori. Inspiraciju za gradnju eko-hotela dobila je prije gotovo pola godine kada je u sklopu jedne humanitarne akcije posjetila Abu Dhabi i tada je navodno prihvatila predlog kraljevske porodice da počne da se bavi hotelijerstvom. Pamela Anderson je do sada već ulagala u izgradnju stambenih zgrada u Americi, koje su također bile ekološke.

“Zanimaju me hoteli i to od Abu Dabija, pa sve do Crne Gore”, izjavila je Pamela Anderson i dodala da su nekretnine samo jedan od budućih projekata kojima će se baviti, kao i da je sav njen novac u nekretninama.

Izvor Budva online