Volvo S80

Volvo S80

So here we are in Montenegro.

Laundry duties
I took the weekend off doing some washing. Stayed at the Argosy Hotel, Dubrovnik. A few Brits located there.

Sorted the car out. Now have Volvo S80. It shifts. I had one for the UNESCO blog in Poland. It was the fastest car I’ve driven. 200 klicks at a sneeze and a joy to drive. Here’s a picture.

Bus trip to Dubrovnik

Bus trip to Dubrovnik

Purchased bus ticket to Dubrovnik. Cost 2,390 Din about €30.

Long Bus Journey
The bus trip took 14 hours. Longer than anticipated.

It had the standard seats, instead of Cama.

South America consists of some pretty eyewatering stretches on the old Bus.

Floarianopolis to San Paulo was 23.
Arica to Valparaiso I think 26 for that one.
Not in that kind of league, but a boring bus journey.

Planes, trains and automobiles.
If you were to do public transport, I’d recommend you’d stick to the railway lines running in Serbia to Montenegro. They are quicker and see a better slot of countryside.

Near Drina Valley – Serbia

Near Drina Valley – Serbia

My Car
KML: lat – 44.06278 lon – 19.63300

Just in case you’re thinking of doing a blog. I recommend for foriegn hire car; bigger is better.
I had a Mustang in the US. An S-series in Poland and this slightly shady Toyota here.

Towns are easier to find your way round if your car does the talking for you.

Zlatibor

Zlatibor

Random view from near Zlatibor, the most touristy place in Serbia.

Took me about 6 hours to get down here. The weather’s turned shit though, there’ll be no country walking checking the rich flora and forna in 8ºC and intermitent rain.

Hotel Mam
The hotel is the best in Zlatibor.

Had a sauna and russian bath. Wireless is painfully slow. Back to BG tommorrow.

Castle Petrovaradin – Novi Sad

Castle Petrovaradin – Novi Sad

Perched high on a hill. The Serbian Exit festival is held here annually. Live music, and shagging basically.

The castle has been in existence from the 11th Century. It’s a large structure incorporating an upper and lower town.

Milosevic’s prisoners
The resistance to Milosevic were held here under house arrest in the administrative offices during the period of the last Balkans conflict.

Old and bold
The castle is impressive in size but not in upkeep.

Boston’s revenge
It incorporates a clock with a large hour hand, which the Germans used to charge ‘clock taxes’ for.
Like our government setting up a ‘view tax’.

Anyone able to view the clock tower had to pay ‘clock tax’.

Drive or Taxi
I drove up.
It would take you 20 minutes of steep inclines by foot. Not what you need after a day walking around town.

KML: lat- 45.25106 lon – 19.85595