Looking beyond the 9-5 routine at the people out there who decided to take the road less travelled. In this interview its all about a life spent exploring Australia’s outback and living a fulfilling life through art. AN INTERVIEW WITH BEVERLEY SKURULIS, ARTIST How often do you have the opportunity to meet and interview an iconic Australian woman landscape artist? Beverley Skurulis Recently I...
Years of consistent diary entries are better than reading any novel. For the past 10 years, I’ve been writing a diary. My entries are not quite every day but on average 2 to 3 times a week. What amazes and disturbs me? Even a day’s delay in my picking up the pen I struggle remembering all from the day before. It’s a consequence of a relatively busy life. Now, here is the thing. My...
When I say ‘why Bulgaria is still an undiscovered treasure’ is that it’s pretty well still undiscovered as a mainstream destination by most Western and Asian countries. Tourist’s and expat’s from anywhere outside of Europe, UK and Russia are still pretty small in number, at least for the moment. With its rich ancient and modern history, cultural heritage, unique tradition and breathtaking natural...
Podgorica and beyond. My local experience during April 2023 of using public transport in Podgorica and visits to Tivat and Bar on the coast. So here are a few travel tips for Montenegro. Montenegro Tourist Tax and registration. Hotel – The hotel should handle the registration and tourist tax for you. Just ask first as I had booked accommodation on Booking.com and the hosts of three places had no...
Depending on which country you’re coming from, and what you can afford, if moving to Montenegro in 2023 you’ll be in for a very different experience from a year ago. The this blog is about our experiences during March 2023 and some of the issues that can be experienced (see my blogs on my similar experiences with Bulgaria). I am from Australia which does tend to make a short term stay pretty...
In 2012 I had almost moved to Tivat in Montenegro after spending a few months there during my travels. The beauty of living around the Bay of Kotor and the Adriatic Sea coast was at the time a pretty compelling reason. Even today I still have a photo on my screen saver of a small village called Rose overlooking the water. One amazing location, sitting at a local restaurant after an 18 km uphill...
what??!! I watched a science show last night explaining that since the beginning of the universe to its end we have and always will have existed, just in different forms. Created from the Big Bang and exploding stars, as stardust we are incredibly rare in the craziest possible way. I had to think pretty deeply to try and grasp this Concept… Apparently we are made up of atoms created in...
The best way to get around. One of the best ways to get around has been by catching a Tesla taxi here in Podgorica. Either catching a Model 3 or Model S they offer a comfortable low-cost transport (and pretty fast from how some of the drivers perform). Using the TeslaGo app makes booking easy, the Tesla will arrive on average in about 5 minutes although in peak times there have occasionally been...
Feeling the effects of stress, or just an overactive mind handling a multitude of tasks? Hang up those keys! Lack of a good night’s sleep to severe insomnia and can leave you at minimum a bit lethargic or worse to having dangerous effects on your job, driving, mental acuity, depression and so on. One of the worse things I find is trying to get to sleep with either too many things or a single...
Bulgaria is one of Europes cheapest places to live. The cost of living in Bulgaria is in most cases much cheaper than the rest of Europe. Particularly if to compare with Western Europe where prices are significantly higher. From property rental and puchasing to common grocery items, living in Bulgaria is so very affordable provided you have either a well paying job here or have an income from...