I’ve been eyeing up a trip to the balkans for quite a while, and even had a motorbike trip to Albania cancelled due to Covid. This time we made it stick, and me and Amelia headed off to Montenegro with our bags and camping kit to rent a 4x4 and tour the country over a week.
One of the most consistently beautiful countries i’ve travelled through, i’d recommend it as a holiday destination to everyone - although the food leaves a lot to be desired. Whats’ amazing about Montenegro is how easy it is to get very wild and remote. Most roads off the main roads quickly turn in to dirt tracks and carve through beautiful valleys and then into incredible mountains.
3rd-11th July 2022
                
                
                  
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            Stopped for a Coke in Korita, a town about 1 hour outside of the capital Podgorica
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Pretty quickly the roads turned into epic dirt tracks
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Our toyota Rav4 just about handled everything we threw at it
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Getting visited by a furry friend on our first night camping
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Always nice camping next to a lake
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Met Simon who had built these interesting circular buildings
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Simon's kitchen
                
              
                
                
                  
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            His dog Soupy
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Got very hot very quickly in the morning, camping next to lakes is ideal
                
              
                
                
                  
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            The iconic Lada Niva, a russian car whose design has barely changed in 40 years
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Taking some very gnarly roads in search of a remote Church
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Crkva Sv. Ilije (Church of Elijah)
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Taking a walk through a forest after a lake swim
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Searching for a camp spot on our second night
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Parked up, and went up hill into wind to escape mosquitioes
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Layers of shades and mountains
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Lake Jezero
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Camping in Durmitor National Park
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Amazing rock formations on our hike up Bobotov Kuk
                
              
                
                
                  
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            Route got quite sketchy up at the top, definitely a bit vertigo inducing
                
              
                
                
                  
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            At the top of the 2552m summit