Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade train station In no other means of transportation will you find such a big difference between how it should be and how it actually is. Cheap, dirty, small, often crowded, slow, and unreliable, freezing cold in winter and sweaty in summer – still, by train is how a great
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
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
Belgrade – Sarajevo direct train will be operational again from Dec 13th 2009, reports Biznis.ba. The train line was cancelled back in 1992, right after the war broke out. It used to take 8 hours to get to Sarajevo from Belgrade, I wonder how long it will take now?
... if we don’t fuck something up in the meantime, of course. photo by lilit The decision of the European Commision to allow Serbs to travel as tourists in European/Schengen area without visas seems more and more likely after yesterdays meeting, where, beside Serbian citizens, also Macedonians and Montenegrins are
On June 15th, EU ministers will meet in Luxembourg and officially decide whether or not Serbia has fulfilled enough obligations so that the visa regime for its citizens can be abolished. It’s sort of a D-day for no-go people here in Serbia, but after so many promises and dates came
Here we go again, this time we continue with some even more offbeat things to do in Belgrade than the first time, before we reach the next couple of installments with final sets of tips for tourists, expatriots, foreigners, but also for the locals in Belgrade. Ice skating is big
The first in a series of posts giving tips on a hundred things to do in Belgrade. Join the trip around town and give your own suggestions in the comments.