Category archives: montenegro
Post-election euphoria in Montenegro
Whoop-di-do. That’s about the level of euphoria I can muster. As of 11pm this evening, Filip Vujanovic had cleared the 50% threshold required to keep him in the Montenegrin presidency – which of course means that Milo Djukanovic is still… continue reading »
Selling Balkan History Short
Transitions Online runs an interesting story on that most familiar of Balkan melodies, the rewriting of history. With its independence last year, Montenegro now has to somehow drag itself out from the shadow of big brother Serbia while making too… continue reading »
The Montenegro Adventure Race, which turned out to be a good idea after all
I’m pleased to report that I survived the first Montenegro Adventure Race. Thanks to Croatia Airlines, I got into Herceg Novi at midnight. Having found Hayley and Jack’s place, I crashed on their sofa until I was woken up at… continue reading »
The Montenegro Adventure Race, which seemed like a good idea at the time
Since I missed the London Triathlon this year, I decided it would be a good idea to take part in the Montenegro Adventure Race. Right now, I can’t remember why it seemed like a good idea, but there you go.… continue reading »
Is Montenegro turning into the Western Balkan’s first successful post-modern nation?
Courtesy of Tim, I’ve now discovered the revamped website of the European Stability Initiative. I have an inherent distrust of think tanks, and if you suffer from Balkan Derangement Syndrome then you’ll hate their politics, but I was loving this… continue reading »
Cleaning Up in Montenegro
BBC Radio 4′s Crossing Continents went out last Thursday, on the subject of the Mediterranean coastline. I was interviewed for the programme by Julian Pettifer, as one of a group of expats, although tragically I didn’t make the final cut.… continue reading »
This explains a lot…
I knew that there were a frightening number of cellphones here in Montenegro, but I had no idea that there are more cellphones than people. Montenegro has a population of around 620,000 citizens — with an average monthly salary of… continue reading »