Betsy in the Balkans

Wednesday May 31, 2017 One last walk, a beautiful Adriatic sunset, an amazing dinner of scorpion fish at Bugenvila, and lots of memories f...

Tuesday May 30, 2017 Our last day in Albania encompassed our longest hike - 12 miles roundtrip to Syri Kaltër, the Blue Eye. Getting l...

Monday May 29, 2017 We found one map in English, but we still got lost. No signs here, just the same red/white marks on the rocks for all t...

Sunday May 28-30, 2017 Our last destination before starting the journey home was Theth, in the heart of the Albanian Alps. Nard Polia, ...

Saturday May 27, 2017 We reached Lake Skadar via a tunnel through the coastal mountains. Bordering Albania, this huge lake, with its waterl...

Friday May 26-27, 2017 Petrovac is a beautiful gem on the southern Montenegran coast almost to Albania, frequented mostly by Russians seek...

Wednesday May 24, 2017 Nestled at the very back of the bay, Kotor is a walled city. For the majority of the time under Venetian control, ...