Reason #7 I love Montenegro: korzo.


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I am so behind on cross-posting these. My writing habits follow the proverb, "It never rains but it pours ( Read more... )

Reason #2 I love Montenegro: I feel like Montenegrins are truly generous of spirit. People here don't have a lot of money, but even so they feel compassion for people who have less than them ( Read more... )

I don't post enough about how much I love Montenegro. I'm going to remedy that. Let's think of it as a belated anniversary gift - May 21st was the 10th anniversary of Montenegrin independence (or of the renewal of Montenegrin independence, depending on how you look at it).

#1: The dojč-kafa (or Deutsche-kafa). So named because, before Montenegro ( Read more... )

Everyone knows WWJD and WWBBD. My new rubric for decision-making is WWBTTMTD (What Would Bill Torrance Tell Me To Do), in contrast to WDIUD (What Do I Usually Do). For example ( Read more... )

I went jogging in the park near my house this morning, and one of the elderly gentlemen in the park stopped me to comment on the weather. This is really common in Montenegro, particularly if you make eye contact or say good morning - it turns into a 15-minute chit-chat about all the nothing. Today he was asking me something about the weather - ( Read more... )

Here are some things I wrote down about Poland while I was there but haven't gotten around to posting yet. My apologies it took so long. Pictures will be coming soon in a separate post ( Read more... )

A few observations from our two days in Dubrovnik ( Read more... )

Seen in the Podgorica Center.


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While looking for some old photos, I ran across a photo I took last fall. We were at a local hardware store looking for some shelving for our apartment when we saw this. Until I saw this, I'm not sure I realized how seriously Montenegrins take their rakija. Just imagine a country where finding a still for purchase is as easy as finding a hammer ( Read more... )