Confession Time: I have trouble slowing down when I travel. New Yorkers are known the world over for being fast walkers. We’re always on the go, trying to cram an extra hour into each day just to keep up with our busy schedules.
Modern Serbian Art at the Muzej Zepter (Zepter Museum) Muzej Zepter (Zepter Museum) On my first trip to Belgrade, I must have walked past the Zepter Museum a dozen times and didn’t even notice it was there. Situated on Kneza Mihaila (Knez Mihailova Street), Belgrade’s most famous pedestrian-only…
Храм светог саве/Hram Svetog Save (Church of St. Sava) On my first visit to Belgrade, my points of interest revolved around Serbia’s place within the former-Yugoslavia, with special interest given over to The Museum of Yugoslavia, The House of Flowers and the rule of Josip Broz Tito, who…
Daily stash of pastries and burek from Пекара Трпковић (Trpković Bakery) Who says that the sequel is never as good as the original? Returning to Belgrade marked a homecoming for me to the Balkans, the place where the seeds of my solo backpacking journey took root. My first…
The National Museum of Serbia has been closed for renovations for well over ten years now. There apparently used to be a countdown clock ticking down to the museum’s re-opening, but even that glimmer of hope was removed several years ago. The outer facade has been restored,…
That Will Have You Asking for Second Helpings I was recently reading one of my favorites travel blogger’s posts on the decline in quality of Lonely Planet guidebooks over at Nomadic Matt and I found myself agreeing wholeheartedly. As a vegetarian of over two decades I find their…