Sweet Neighbours and Fast Trucks
Summer has arrived. Most days now are around 30 degrees. So we decided to put some large pots with plants outside our front door, as the door quite literally opens on to the narrow street that...
View ArticleApple and Oranges
A few postings ago I told you about my Montenegrin language skills and how they were not progressing very well. It seems that, after almost a year, I am still not doing that well even if my vocabulary...
View ArticleA Year in Montenegro
It is hard to believe that it has been a year now that we have lived in Montenegro. My initial culture shock has been transformed into a new way of life. The last few months have been filled with...
View Article365 days and Counting!
When I first started this journal it was called “365 Days of Culture Shock - a New Life in a New Country”. Well, the original title seems out of date now. We have been in Montenegro since August of...
View ArticleCultures Intersect, Staff Only Please
Do you remember my post about the apple donut which was what I got when I was looking for the Apple store? Or do you recall the post about orange juice which is what I got when (I thought) I asked for...
View ArticleBoiled or Roasted Kid?
Today I had a quick, but lovely, lunch outside by the water here in the Bay of Kotor. With the exception of "spaghetti bolognese" and a couple of other items, the Montenegrin menu was difficult to...
View ArticleA Day in the life of Porto Montenegro
Nautical Chart of the Bay of KotorThis blog began in the autumn of 2009 as an online diary, a personal journal designed to help me record the experiences of life and work here in Montenegro and share...
View ArticleNo Logo, No Ceasar...
As Close as it Gets!One of the most refreshing aspects of living and working in Montenegro is that the country has not been overrun by international corporations and brands. There are no Starbucks...
View ArticleOne Small Change at a Time
Terrace at ONE Restaurant at Porto MontenegroI am sitting on the patio of the new restaurant ONE (www.jettyone.com) situated in a perfectly stunning position at the foot of Jetty One at Porto...
View ArticleA View from the Bridge
"42/18 The Porto Montenegro Magazine" has just been released with the help of my dear friends at Forward Publishing in London. I know it will be the first issue of many to come and will be a chronicle...
View ArticleThe Power of Foresight
The other day we received an inspired letter from a recent Canadian visitor to Porto Montenegro. The fresh perspective reminded me of the work at hand and how much has already happened in the last two...
View ArticleThe Science of Shopping... here in Montenegro
Shopping here in Montenegro is a very different experience. In the first world, whether you are in Vancouver or London, when you shop for food, clothing or anything else you are accustomed to a...
View ArticleDifferent Times, but Distant & Painful Memories Fade Slowly
An old era and a new oneI was having lunch today with my favourite German residential salesperson (she is the only one, but I still love her) Lidwine Clary und Aldringen (Winzi for short) and we were...
View ArticleTwo Years Later and Back to School
It has been two years, almost to the day, since I arrived here in Montenegro. While many things have changed, the daily life of those around me remains the same for much of the local population and the...
View ArticleIn Praise of Slow and Community
I visited Vancouver for the first time in over two years this month. It made me appreciate Montenegro for a couple of its unique traits.The first being the incredible sense of community that is present...
View ArticleThe Third Autumn
Sitting outside in the sun this morning having brunch, it feels more like mid-September then the middle of November - it is a very warm 20 degrees with a fresh autumn breeze. The weather here is one of...
View ArticlePleasant surprises
Living here in Montenegro means your life is full of surprises. Some of them are pleasant, like when you discover the only cinema in the country is being renovated and, some of them less, like when the...
View ArticleThe Search
We just returned from an incredible 4000 kilometer road trip through Italy, Switzerland, The Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia. Throughout the journey we got to enjoy not only the breathtaking...
View ArticleDinner & Dustbusters
We had visitors from Vancouver this weekend. We took them to our usual favourite spots ... Sveti Stefan, Budva, Perast, Kotor and everywhere in between.On their last night we took them to, what is...
View ArticleFour Summers later...
(I have moved my blog to Wordpress - you can see it on: www.lifeinmontenegro.com)This month marks a milestone; it is our fourth summer living here in Montenegro. My love affair with this country has...
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