October 2023. Tuzla. Bosnia Herzegovina. Only just gone 6pm, and we seemed to have exhausted the joys of Bosnia’s third biggest city, bar the mosques. But just beyond the central square lay one last chance at craft beer redemption for Tuzla. The Jazz Caffe (crazy name) promised local bottles in a cosy and charming outdoor… Continue reading In which we mistake a private residence in Tuzla for a pub, with disastrous consequences.
Month: October 2023
OH WELL, IT’LL BE CARLSBERG THEN. A NIGHT OF BOSNIAN CRAFT BEER DISAPPOINTMENT IN TUZLA
October 2023. Tuzla. Bosnia & Herzegovina. It was only 17:28 on our only night in Tuzla before an early departure the next morning to Sarajevo. And Tuzla, a city of 110,000, the Newport (Gwent) of Bosnia, looked dead. Even the famed “free beer dispensers cunningly disguised as water fountains” weren’t operational. Tuzla is over 75%… Continue reading OH WELL, IT’LL BE CARLSBERG THEN. A NIGHT OF BOSNIAN CRAFT BEER DISAPPOINTMENT IN TUZLA
A TUZLA TEASER
October 2023. Tuzla. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our triumphant entry into Bosnia, via a smoking shelter at Raca Bridge, saw Mrs RM increase her number of European country ticks to 38 out of 45. A spreadsheet is well overdue, as is her blog. We need to visit Albania (booked), Bulgaria (oddly, not), Moldova (who ?), Belarus… Continue reading A TUZLA TEASER
IT WAS ONLY, FIVE HOURS ON THE BUS TO TUZLA
October 2023. Belgrade, Serbia to Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Public transport in Serbia seemed very efficient. Prompt departures, easy-to-use ticket machines, spotless train loos, comfy seats. That’s the trains, anyway. Buses are a different beast. Gorgeous frontage, but Belgrade’s bus terminus was chaotic and fraught with tension as we tried to first find, then board,… Continue reading IT WAS ONLY, FIVE HOURS ON THE BUS TO TUZLA
BELGRADE IN A NUTSHELL
October 2023. Belgrade. Serbia. No, not THAT Nutshell. These foreign posts don’t get a lot of views because a) No-one else has been there and b) No-one else intends to go there. Oddly, it’s the unsung towns that get the most views. But in the last week I’ve referred to three posts from Ron, Duncan… Continue reading BELGRADE IN A NUTSHELL
CHILLTON – BELGRADE’S “HIDDEN” BAR
October 2023. Belgrade. Serbia. I saw “Serbia” was trending on Twitter last night, and assumed there’d been a surge in interest in my Belgrade blog posts, but sadly it was due to their Under-21s “sharing” 10 goals with England’s teenagers; You left us having ticked the big church, and about to tick the best rated… Continue reading CHILLTON – BELGRADE’S “HIDDEN” BAR
Храм Светог Саве
October 2023. Belgrade. Serbia. Back at the main Belgrade station on our second night, I somehow had to persuade Mrs RM to walk another 10,000 steps so I could visit a craft beer pub before we left Serbia in the morning. Luckily, she’d seen that Храм Светог Саве, the Temple of Saint Saviour, was THE… Continue reading Храм Светог Саве
Serbian Pub Cat Porn In Škripa
October 2023. Novi Sad. Serbia. We only had time for one “pub” in Novi Sad, and Mrs RM’s legs were about to go on strike, so I picked Skripa, tucked away between cathedral and synagogue in the heart of town. Google maps said Škripa was “as busy as it gets” at 2pm on Tuesday, but… Continue reading Serbian Pub Cat Porn In Škripa
IT’S NOT TOO BAD IN NOVI SAD
October 2023. Novi Sad. Serbia. Mrs RM had spent hours researching ways to explore the unexplored Serbia, but (not for the only time) a trip got cancelled late due to lack of bookings. Travelling through central Europe early October has its benefits (cheaper, plenty of accommodation, potential of great weather), but you take a risk… Continue reading IT’S NOT TOO BAD IN NOVI SAD
BLUZ I PIVO, BELGRADE
October 2023. Belgrade. It was Mrs RM’s fault. It always is. After a 4am start at Luton Airport car park* and a thorough exploration of central Belgrade I was up for an early night and a catch-up on the blog, but on the way for a look behind Skadarska for a Chinese takeaway, Mrs RM… Continue reading BLUZ I PIVO, BELGRADE
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