Kotor Revisited, and How to Deal with a Travel Slump

Kotor was moody and fickle. Storm clouds - dark and heavy - threatened to ruin our hike, but midway up the mountain, the temperature had surged five degrees, leaving me…

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My Travel Round Up from the First Six Months of 2013

My parents, upon my high school graduation (10 years ago...thank you, Atlantic Ocean, for existing and putting distance between me and my fellow Tigers just this once!) gave me a…

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Bar Buza, Dubrovnik: COLD DRINKS WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEWS!

It's not everyday that the book you're reading mentions that bar/coffeehouse/pub where you're reading it at. The words screamed off the page: COLD DRINKS WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEWS! My…

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Photo Essay: Driving the Picturesque Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

"Drive. Just drive. Stop when you feel like it, but make sure you're not the one in the driver's seat." Ryan, Angela and I were sitting in the bright February…

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Montenegro! Very nice! Weather, very bad! But People, so nice!

The bus driver slammed on the brakes, causing me to crash into the handrail I was using to steady myself. "Thank you! Bus Station!" We were regurgitated from the Dubrovnik…

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