Kolasin plateau

The silence

The solitude

The utter peace

Amazing that places like this exist in Europe.

Before climbing up to this amazing plateau I stop at a small brand new cafe in the middle of absolutely nowhere. A friendly young man walks out and shakes my hand. I get a drink to support this small place. On the wall is a race number jersey #85. It has Olympic rings and says 2026. It's his, he raced slalom for Montenegro. This Olympian is Branislav Peković, he trained in Kolasin and Austria. We shared excited talk about skiing of course. He showed me his Olympic pictures.

A local chicken farm where 'les poules' wander free and eat healthy. I bought eggs at the store and the hen poop was still on the shells. Talk about natural.

Then Kolasin, a small town that could almost double for Crested Butte in some ways. Biograd Natural Park is surrounded by four towns which includes Kolasin. There are a huge number of trails to hike and there is a ski area.

Cost of life is still low here. It's Friday night and it's very mellow. Even if new construction is taking place, this town is still a few notches below Zabljak. It's refreshingly natural feeling, I really like it.Read more