As a business, we don’t often sit back and look at how far we’ve come in the last 15 years. But the return of our very first guest to Villa Miela a couple of weeks ago took us on a trip down memory lane. In case you haven’t read our story, we started out as a husband and wife duo running holidays out of our Lake Skadar home and we’re now a multi-destination operation with a stellar team of guides and staff. Jillian Dingwall has witnessed our transformation and it’s been humbling to hear what she has to say. We’re thrilled to see that despite growing and evolving over the years, offbeat adventure is what we strive—and are known—for. Then... Jillian travelled with her sister and their partners to Villa Miela in 2011. Having been to Croatia, they were looking for somewhere a little more off the beaten path and something adventurous—enter: Undiscovered Montenegro, our sister site. “Seeing that Ben and Emma were British, we thought it would bypass some of the language barriers and avoid us flailing around the unknown,” says Jillian. “I had no idea we were their very first reservation and there was no hint of that during our stay either—everything ran so smoothly. We did so much: hiking to a bat cave, wild swimming, kayaking on the lake, a safari, wine tasting, and then on a fancy yacht trip off the coast. “It was such a memorable holiday, I spent the next decade telling everyone I knew to go there. We really didn't know what to expect and the natural beauty of Montenegro just blew our minds.” “It was such a memorable holiday, I spent the next decade telling everyone I knew to go there." Until now, Jillian had been quietly keeping an eye on us
As a business, we don’t often sit back and look at how far we’ve come in the last 15 years. But the return of our very first guest to Villa Miela a couple of weeks ago took us on a trip down memory lane. In case you haven’t read our story, we started out as
