There are plenty of shiny, modern buildings in Belgrade, but none of them are head-turners. The facades that are steeped in history are the ones that stand out.
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A postcard for Frankie
During my recent trip to Serbia I had the chance to write for Aussie magazine Frankie about my hometown, Belgrade, a place that isn’t often the subject of wanderlusty travel features.
Letters from home
When I was little we lived in an unmarked building on a tucked away street. Fed up one day, my father hand-lettered the street name and number in bright yellow paint next to the entrance.
Live from Belgrade Transit
I've long been getting a laugh (and the occasional face palm) from the Facebook account Live from Belgrade Transit. Riders submit photos from their daily commutes bringing to life many of the city's urban legends.
Fruška Gora, Serbia
A day trip around beautiful (and sleepy) Fruška Gora: peaceful monasteries (old and new), a stroll on the pristine streets of Sremski Karlovci, a climb up to Kosmaj mountain and a beautiful home-style lunch.
Over ‘The Damned’ Mountains, 1914
This is the story of my great grandmother and a trip she took not for pleasure, but for survival.
Need help getting lost
There's a trip on the horizon. (heart flutter)It involves some locations I've been to before, like Venice, and some places I'm very excited to visit for the very first time—Switzerland. And since it's the first trip after the birth of this blog, I thought I'd turn to you for ideas & recommendations.
The Lost Monuments of Ex-Yu
My cousin sent me a link to this incredible photo series. It stopped me in my tracks. Concrete spaceships? Nope. These are abandoned Communist monuments scattered all over the territory of former Yugoslavia.