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We hopped (hobbled) a flight from Podgorica, Montenegro to Rome. We transferred to the train station (crazy busy) and then got on a train from Rome to Florence. A quick taxi ride brought us to our B&B, where our friend and traveling companion was waiting. She had arrived just a few hours earlier and weRead More »

10/10

How to get Schengen residency?

by Fitz
Know How

Do you want Schengen residency? I don't know why YOU would want Schengen residency, but I know why we want it. Nicke and I are in our 70's, that means our time is running out. We would like to live, at least some of our remaining years, in Europe. It is a different culture thanRead More »

10/10

How do we know when our Schengen time is running out?

by Fitz
Know How

Holy Crap, are we out of Schengen time? So what's the deal with Schengen's 90 out of 180 day stay requirement? The Schengen countries of Europe, which currently (09/2024) number 27 impose a tourist visa restriction by country to their tourist stay time. We are from the USA, and the automatic tourist visa extended byRead More »

September 16, 2024 Florence

September 16 2024, We bumped into Sabra at a nice little cafe in Florence. She is a mortgage banker in South Carolina. But she is looking to split the US for a wonderful life in Italy. We gave her a few tips and hope she checks out the other tips on our website . HopefullyRead More »

September 2024, Travels with Ali in Florence

by Fitz
Hook-ups, Travels with Ali

September 14-18 2024, We all met up in Florence Italy, Yeah. Ali flew from the USA to Florence directly while we flew from Podgorica, Montenegro to Rome, Italy and then took a train from Rome to Florence. We finally connected at our shared AirBNB in Florence. We immediately went out for cocktails. We stayed inRead More »

September 10, 2024 Pensions – Podgorica, Montenegro

Mathew, Sammy, and Jonathan Mathew, Sammy, Jonathan and Fitz September 10, 2024, we are staying in a quiet BnB in the rural area of Podgorica, and we ended up being next door neighbors to 3 backpackers from Belgum. Mathew, Sammy, and Jonathan are long time friends who enjoy a good hike. We traded a lotRead More »

September 4 – 8, 2024 Winery Friends

September 4 - 8 2024, We split Budva for a Winery in the highlands of Montenegro. We stayed at the Djonovic Bed & Wine, and it was a slice of heaven. The host and his wife, Sasha and Aleksandra, were unbelievably friendly, hospitable and helpful. As soon as we got there Sasha gave us theRead More »

8.5/10

2024 World Trip Montenegro (Part 2)

Montenegro Part 2 was mostly slow travel. We spent two and a half weeks in Budva, Four nights at a winery in Virpazar, and four nights in Podgorica. We were there from August 12 2024 to September 13 2024. Montenegro Part 2 Our Review of Montenegro August 12 2024 to September 13 2024 Overall 8.5/10Read More »

10/10

How do we pack for Long Term Travel?

by Fitz
Know How

How do you pack for long term travel, anyway? We get this question from fellow travelers and tourists all the time. We watched plenty of online videos on this subject but found our own take on it. We only travel with 1 carry-on bag and another smaller bag (Nicke) or a backpack (Fitz). We bothRead More »

August 31, 2024 Budva Montenegro

August 31, 2024, Nicke and I went out to lunch at Atos. After lunch I got a Hookah and Nicke went back home. After she left, a couple from Turkey stopped in and we conversed 100% by google translate. They were interesting, Ugur works as a construction superintendent and was scouting for possible building sitesRead More »

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