Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade, Serbia

Debunking some visa-free travel myths

I’ve been writing about the visa-free travel for some time now, but today it’s official – since December 19th there will be no more visa requirement for Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian citizens if they want to travel to the Schengen territory. There are several popular myths circling around in the

Belgrade hostels map

Belgrade hostels map: Since Google decided to finally chart Belgrade streets on their maps, I thought it may be a nice opportunity to finally make maps of various useful things in Belgrade. We’ll start with Belgrade hostels, always useful for a low budget traveler. It is interesting to note that

Finding Belgrades

Have you ever wondered about why there are so many towns called Belgrade in the USA? I’m sure you did. The same question was obviously on director Miodrag Kolaric’s mind too, when he decided to visit all five Belgrades in the states. You can find out more about this interesting

Dinner with Tito

Find out what dishes and guests were Tito’s favorites. [via Dnevnik Eklektika]

Online mag about Serbian club scene

Visual Sound Generation, or VSG for short is a new online magazine specialized in Serbian DJs and local clubbing. Handy if you want to see what’s the latest event coming up, and what clubs are currently worth visiting.

Good Mourning, Serbia

Or should that be – good grief? The late Patriarch Pavle was a modest man, often using the public transportation to move about. His church colleagues, however, are not that modest. Being a priest in Serbia often means one enjoys life more than one’s profession recommends. Street reporters have managed

Oooh baby I like it raw

In this new photoblog, launched just a couple of hours ago, six photo-guys want to let you know how they see Belgrade through their [mostly analog] cameras: Belgrade Raw. Check it out.

Serbian Patriarch Pavle dies

Serbian Patriarch Pavle died yesterday, aged 95. What this means for Serbian Orthodox Church is that a new leader must be chosen in next three months, according to the Church’s law. For Serbian state, the first visible sign of Patriarch’s death is proclamation of three day mourning period, during which

At the top of the “party cities” list

After Sunday Times enlisted Belgrade in it’s top five world party cities couple of years ago, this time it’s the Lonely Planet with their top ten world party cities, and this time, Belgrade takes the first place. This is maybe nice opportunity to discuss you favorite party places in the

And so the wall fell… or has it?

The Berlin wall fell 20 years ago, and another one, our own private Balkan wall, is about to fall down – at least partially. On November 11th, the European Parliament will confirm the decision to cancel visa requirements for citizens of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. The visa-free travel should start


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