Montenegro Travel Tips

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 5, 2008

Time to get out of the horror house! 3 stars

Montenegro Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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The doctor recommended that we return to the clinic we had been to before the hospital where my husband could be given a drip. The look on my husband's face was enough to confirm that there was no way in hell he was going to let anyone in Montenegro insert an injection into this arm! He took the... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 4, 2008

Get me a doctor!! 3 stars

Montenegro Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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At this point the two nurses tried to tie my husband down onto the operating bed..thankfully he is strongly built (!) and could resist their efforts. At this point it was clear we were getting no where. Somehow after huge communication problems we managed to indicate that we needed a doctor that... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 4, 2008

Horror nurses! 3 stars

Montenegro Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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Having knocked on the door of the building, we were let in by a hideous looking nurse. She was dressed in a green grubby laboratory coat, had dark features and her eyes were sunken into her face. This was not a good start..
My husband that disappeared off to the toilet. On his return he... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 4, 2008

Arriving at the horror hospital! 3 stars

Montenegro Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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We finally reached the hospital where the ambulance then left us to go in by ourselves. I parked the car and was relieved to see that my husband's condition had drastically improved while in the ambulance.
The hospital was located on what looked like an old military campus. All the... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 3, 2008

Time to call an ambulance 3 stars

Herceg-Novi - Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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I was in such a state that I could hardly drive properly but somehow we managed to get to the emergency clinic (the hopsital was in the next city and we ended up in a clinic in Herceg Novi). It... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 3, 2008

Trying to find the hospital 3 stars

Herceg-Novi - Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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My husband didnt seem to be getting any better and I was shaking at the wheel as we tried to find the hospital. It didnt take more than a few minutes and I had to stop the car again so that my... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 2, 2008

Screaming for help! 4 stars

Herceg-Novi - Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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In the street where we had stopped the car I could see a group of students drinking on their balcony. I yelled up to them in both German and English asking where I could find a hospital. To my... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 2, 2008

The gravity of the situation! 3 stars

Herceg-Novi - Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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It was at this point that I realised that this was something serious. My husband could no longer drive and had to stop the car.. He then reached over and placed his hand on mine and said, "Darling... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider Jun 2, 2008

The pain begins! 3 stars

Herceg-Novi - Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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Along the beachfront in Igalo are various restaurants that are open till late. They all looked much of a muchness so we settled for one of the first we came across. We ordered squid with garlic... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider May 30, 2008

A Montenegrean Horror Story! 3 stars

Herceg-Novi - Chapter of Travel Blog: A Montenegrean Nightmare!

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Overall Montenegro was not what I had expected. The country is exceedingly poor and what amazed me the most was that the tourism facilites are antiquated and unattractive. The coastal town of... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider May 28, 2008

The Promenade of Herceg Novi Old Town 4 stars

Travel Tip: The Beach Promenade

Herceg Novi is spread out along the coast and is a mixture of old and new architecture. Many of the buildings are in a dire state of repair and are exceedingly unattractive. Having said this the... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider May 28, 2008

One of the rare beaches we found! 3 stars

Travel Tip: Jaz

The beach that we can recommend the most from our trip to Montenegro is JAZ. The beach can be found on the south side of Lustica. The beach is long and sandy and backs out onto a promenade with a... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider May 28, 2008

Half Island Lustica 4 stars

Travel Tip: Montenegro

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We were quite dissapointed by the lack of beaches in Montenegro. We had taken our dog with us on holiday and we really struggled to find a long beach where he could run to his heart's content. Having looked at our guidebook and map we decided that our best bet would be to head over to the half... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider May 27, 2008

The first leg of the trip 4 stars

Montenegro Chapter of Travel Blog: Our Trip to Montenegro

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We left Munich, Germany at 3pm in a car loaded to the roof with dog, provisions, suitcases etc and headed off direction Montenegro for a 2 weeks self-catering holiday. The most efficient route was from Munich to Salzburg to Villach to Ljubljana to Zagreb to Split to Dubvronik and then finally to... [more]

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pensters2000

Insider May 26, 2008