The main point of this day trip was to visit Novi Sad, second city in Serbia by its size, after Belgrade. Novi Sad is in Voïvodina; a region which does look much like the French “Champagne,” at least as seen for the first time from the highway. Vladimir’s cousin, Olja has....
The English have pubs, the French their cafes, Italians their ice cream parlours, the Greek Tavernas and we, Serbians, have Kafanas or second homes as we spend more time there than at home.
Kafanas are a cult for Serbian people and any self-respecting Serb has kafana or two. Maybe....
Around 50 miles north of the capital city of Serbia, Belgrade, on the slopes of the Fruska Gora National Park and on the right bank of the Danube River, is one of Serbia’s most important spiritual and cultural towns, Sremski Karlovci. Since 1713, this place has been the seat of....
An unusually warm day in November in Belgrade gave me the excuse to take a day trip to a small town in central Serbia, called Topola, had always wanted to go and visit this charming town to see its church of St George which is the mausoleum of the Serbian Royal Family, Karadjordjevic.....
Guca trumpet/brass bands music festival usually takes place in August in Guca, central Serbia. This short guide will teach you all the things you need to know in order to survive the festival and stay mentally and physically fit afterwards, should you decide to attend.
Before we left, we received numerous warnings that Eastern Europe would be a dangerous, depressing, soul-suck full of steely thousand yard glares and ferocious dogs. So far, these stereotypes couldn’t be further from the truth. The genuine kindness and generosity we’ve....
As soon as you talk about raising a kid here as a foreigner, locals will quickly point out the disadvantages: The bad air quality in Belgrade, the mess in the education system, cars on the sidewalk blocking your stroller, the “poor” look and feel of the city’s swimming....
Drvengrad, meaning Wooden Town, is an artistic ethno village built by famous Serbian film director Emir Kusturica during the filming of his movie “Life is a Miracle”. Drvengrad is located in Mokra Gora, near Zlatibor Mountain and the city of Uzice, some 200 km southwest....
