Meet Vera, one of our super Montenegro guides who is most at home in the mountains – a woman after our own hearts. She hails from Žabljak, a tiny town in Durmitor National Park which also has ski slopes. Vera has been a licensed tour guide since 2017 and is a member of the Montenegrin
Emma makes up half of the duo behind Undiscovered Balkans with her husband Ben. When she’s not putting together your awesome adventures or herding children and pets, she can be found doing yoga, watercolour painting or practising her Albanian (having already mastered Serbian/Montenegrin and French). We caught up with Emma to find out more about
Ben is half of the brains behind our operation here at Undiscovered Balkans (the other half being his other half, Emma). We caught up with Ben to find out more about his life and travels before UB, why he fell in love with the Balkans… and why some locals call him Branko. Tell
How to drink Bosnian coffee the right way
- Bosnia & Herzegovina, Food, Recipes, Uncategorized
- Balkans, Balkans, Balkans, Bosnia, Food and drink
Coffee is the cornerstone of Bosnian culture and has been since the Ottomans introduced it in the 15th century. But make no mistake, it is not the same as Turkish coffee. Order the latter at a cafe in Sarajevo and you’ll soon be corrected. Tasting Bosnian coffee (Bosanska kahva) is a must-do experience during your
Let’s get gritty with the real source of controversy in the Balkans… what to call a cheese pastry. The humble burek has various names across the region. Get it wrong and you risk being laughed out of the bakery (like we were in Bosnia). It’s the Balkan equivalent to the whole barm/bap/cob debate in the
9 Books to inspire your next trip to the Balkans
- Destinations, Uncategorized
- Albania, Books, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia
If you’re in search of some armchair travel or inspiration for your next trip, we’ve rounded up nine of our favourite books set in the western Balkans. Whether you’re looking to escape to the idyllic mountainscapes or understand the region’s complex past, these books will have you gripped – and perhaps even inspire you to
The Undiscovered guide to Sarajevo
- Balkan cities, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Destinations, travel, Uncategorized
- Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bosnia holidays, City Guide, Sarajevo, Undiscovered Guides
Bosnia’s historic capital is where east and west quite literally meet at a compass inscribed on the pavement in the old town. You’ll find this fusion everywhere – in its architecture, food and language. Adorned by the pine forested Dinaric Alps encircling it, there’s more to this bustling Balkan city than first meets the eye.
Hiking the Accursed Mountains: the end, and the beginning, of the world…
- Undiscovered Montenegro
- adventure travel, Balkans, Discovery, eco-tourism, hiking, Karanfili, mountains, Peaks of the Balkans, trekking, Undiscovered Montenegro, Via Dinarica, walking
There is a special place I like to take people who are in Montenegro’s mountains for the first time . One girl told me it reminds her of the end of the world. Are you familiar with a feeling when you wake up from a deep dream, and find yourself back in “reality”? For a