Sausageduft

Yum yum, the car smells like Würstchenbude now that I leave from Mom's place in direction of Yugoslavia's former mine fields.
Kaputt?

Ha, what the heck is going on with my good old Passat? Shorty after Hamm I notice a rattling sound coming from the front left wheel. Something with the tyre, or the axle bearing?? I stop and do aLue lisää
Tswishen Stop

Surfing the biggest couch I ever surfed on, with the tiniest kittens I ever snuggled with, at the place of the vikingiest sailor I ever sailed with. My beloved Carsten is immer gut für ne Nacht! AtLue lisää
SLO rock!

In Germany I always complain when leaving Lower Saxony because this also means stopping to receive great rock "Radio21" in the car. NRW offers just crap as radio stations and even in Bavaria I couldLue lisää
Plitvička turistička

After bathing and coffeeing in river Korana I proceed to Plitvička Jezera where I dive into a flow of tourists to examine the indeed pretty lake formations with crystal-clear, turquoise water. ALue lisää
Traces from the past

Quickly leaving the tourist hot spot, I spend the late afternoon on the deserted military air base Željava which has been built into the rocks! There are hangars leading into the mountain. TheLue lisää
Una river trout

I think about wild camping at Una river but spontaneously stumble across live-saving Chefik who prepares me a fresh trout for dinner. Argh! It's the best trout I had for years! Crisp skin, soft flesh,Lue lisää
Getting ready for action

Two deliciously home-made pite/burek with spinach and cheese and a Bosnian coffe. Let's start into the hills!
There I will visit Matej and Leon whom I met in 2018 on my motorbike trip.
Welcome to "Valmar"

Wahoo, good to be back to Foijnica! Matej and his brothers Leon and Anton run the local veggie and fruit distribution business "Valmar". They work hard, day and night! They get the best tomatoes. TheyLue lisää
I get picked up

I park my Passat somewhere in the backyards of a residential area of Mostar and get my things ready when my German fellows appear within 5 minutes on their bicycles! Lukas, André, Craig and Karl.Lue lisää
Buna spring

We spend the night sleeping in someone's garden near the spring of river Buna in Blagaj. Apparently the boys do not value a more idyllic random camping spot or are too lazy to move 2.5 km further outLue lisää
Hot and steep beginning

The day starts very warm, the sun burns and the 800 m ascent to Nevesinje combined with the previous evening's heavy meat platter kills one of us who hitch-hikes the last bit on the back of a lorry.Lue lisää
First peeks spotted

Starting from Gacko we want to reach Montenegro's border today. Around national park Sutjeska we get great views on the first higher peeks. The main road leads along rivers through deep and steepLue lisää
Re-energising

We cool down in the confluence of rivers Tara and Piva at Šćepan Polje. The surrounding area is overfilled with rafting camps. We dine at one of those because it looks cosy and offers a great viewLue lisää
1750 m upwards

Where most other blind, ignorant and motorised tourists follow the main road south, it's time to push the group to take the panoramic route easterly to Trsa because it’s just a feast for the eyes. ILue lisää
Durmitourista

Early start. Great landscape! Most of us carry 3-4.5 litres of water and “the lightweight” just 1.5. But after yesterday’s refilling and cooking we have only little left. Craig separates fromLue lisää
We just ask her for water …

... when the old lady invites us for coffee, freshly made lemonade and cookies!
Reunion

Further down in Šavnik we meet up with Craig and share a great dinner. The town’s children’s playground with bathing place in bathtub-clear water becomes our place for the night. Evening bath,Lue lisää
Into the smoke

From Šavnik to Danilovgrad Lukas the routing minister leads us across a wonderful plateau landscape. We stop in Nikšić for Burek, pita Sirnica and Zeljanica. What a deliciousness!! The city is aLue lisää
Danilovgrad

In Danilovgrad we again have discrepancies about the sleeping location but I have to admit that the chosen meadow north of river Zeta just opposite of the city centre proves to be an awesome place.Lue lisää
From smoke to spring

We bypass Podgorica on narrow and badly paved tertiary roads and head towards the beautiful river at Rijeka Crnojevića! The descent south of the highway is brutally steep and offers great views whichLue lisää
Bye boys

At 8 we are on the bikes and ready for the crazy breakfast ascent of 660 m to Cetinje via a lovely old and bumpy road full of serpentines. The view back into the river valley is just amazing! TodayLue lisää
Oh boy, what a day

In Resna north of Cetinje there are just 3 houses at the junction. I find 7 people drinking beer. I ask for coffee, get a tasty Turkish one and don't have to pay. Even though I resist to marry theLue lisää
Home-made

For breakfast the same home-made awesomenesses as for dinner. The two boys Kristo (11) and Bogdan (12) are well-entertained by my presence and act as translators to their grandparents Rudmilla andLue lisää
Illegally legal

Down, down, down with refreshing breeze and little rain. Perfect final ride! The lake is a nearl empty and rather ugly water reservoir but at its eastern shore I follow a perfectly even gravel path onLue lisää
MatkaajaWo geht's überall hin?
Michi, derZiel: Meinen Fahrradboys in Montenegro den richtigen Weg weisen.