Tag: Serbia

  • Official Name: Republic of SerbiaEstablished: 1217 (Kingdom)Population: 6.6 million (2022 census)Religion: 86.8% Christian (81.1% Serbian Orthodoxy), 4.2 Islam Language: SerbianCurrency: Serbian dinarCapital: BelgradeOrder of Visit: EightiethFirst Visit: 21 April 2024Last Visit: 24 April 2024 (planned)Duration: 4 DaysHighlights: Petrovaradin Fortress (Novi Sad), Belgrade Fortress, Yugo Car exerience, buildings bombedby NATO in 1990s, Josip Broz Tito Memorial, Semlin Concentration Camp (or…

  • Wednesday 24 April 2024Highlights: The mountains of Bosnia, Exploring the history of Sarajevo Today we left Belgrade at 8.30 am for a long travelling day to Sarajevo and visiting a new country Bosnia and Herzegovina with a complex and bloody history with their neighbour in Serbia.

  • Tuesday 23 April 2024Highlights: Yugo Car Tour, Semlin Concentration Camp, Genex Tower, Learning about Josip Broz Tito leader Yugoslavia, Nikola Tesla Museum Today we had booked two optional activities, a Yugo Tour (6,000 Dinars / 50 Euros) and a tour of the Nikola Tesla Museum (500 Dinar). These activities would take most of the day…

  • Monday 22 April 2024Highlights: Exploring Novi Sad, Exploring Belgrade, The bombed NATO buildings, Statue of Gavrilo Princip (starter of WW1), Belgrade Fortress We had a late departure from Novi Sad today at 1 pm which meant time to explore the city a little more. Probably the biggest highlight was Eparhy of Backa, which is a…

  • Sunday 21 April 20224Highlights: Exploring the Petrovaradin Fortress, discovering Novi Sad. Today we left the relative comfort of Eastern Europe and moved further east into the Balkans. G Adventure had upgraded the transportation today from public bus to private minivan which was very welcomed.