Belgrade Photos

I haven’t done too much sightseeing in Belgrade, unfortunately, because it’s been too cold and I’m just not prepared for it. After spending seven months in the 95 degree heat of Southeast Asia, my body starts shivering when it gets below 70. I’ve been able to get out some, though, and so I [...]

About Last Night

For those that don’t know, which I’ll assume to be most of you, rakija (pronounced rok-ya) is the Serbian equivalent of moonshine, and is generally distilled from apples, pears or plums. It smells like fruit and tastes like burning; it also has a variety of other amazing uses, like removing paint, degreasing engines, and [...]

The Balkan Express Part 2

I have done no less than fifteen border crossings in the past nine months. Of those, the first fourteen were a breeze. Landing in Singapore, I got a stamp and was on my way; in Greece, the immigrations officer didn’t even look at me. So why the hell is Serbia, of all [...]