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 »September 4 – 8, 2024 Winery Friends

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 »August 31, 2024 Budva Montenegro

August 30, 2024. We went out for some late night cocktails at Atos 2.0 and met some travelers that were visiting from Switzerland. They were here to visit with their friend from Bar, Montenegro and had met up in Budva.  The 2  guys pictured were Oleg and Sirhan. They were involved in the Hookah businessRead More »August 30, 2024 Budva

August 28, 2024. We went to Atos 2.0 for cocktails and some salads. We ended up drinking with a group of  lovely young ladies. Many were from Montenegro but some were from other places like Moscow and Albania.  Fitz was smoking the hookah and shared it with those who wanted, and they shared their homeRead More »August 28, 2024 Budva Montenegro

August 9, 2024, Tonight was an Expat meeting in Tirana.  Everybody hung out and had a great time. James and Grace from The USA, but have been and continue to be world travelers. This is Terri, she currently serves as ship's crew on All types of vessels worldwide. She is studying to be a ShipsRead More »August 9, 2024 Tirana Albania

August 8, 2024 We went to Oborri bar for some cocktails on Fitz's birthday.  Our server was Dennis. We had been to the same place about 2 weeks prior and he remembered both of our names.  We were impressed. We gave him one of our bracelets, and told him that he earned a spot inRead More »August 8, 2024 Tirana, Albania

August 6, 2024. We had a wonderful evening, drinks and dinner with James and Roxanne, fellow Expats, originally from Nashville, but more recently from The Cayman Islands and Nicaragua. They have traveled extensively and have lived in very interesting places. They are a very engaging couple with a lot of fantastic experience and opinions.  WeRead More »August 6, 2024 Tirana, Albania

July 20, 2024, Bitter Bistro Bar, Tirana, Albania.  We actually went to this Expat hangout quite a few times. Sometimes just for meals and sometimes for Karaoke. This is Kelly, the owner and manager of Bitter Bistro Bar. He is from Texas and is now living full time in Albania. His bar is a wonderfulRead More »July 20, 2024 Tirana Albania

June 10, 2024. We went over to our favorite (and the best) Tapas Bar in Lisbon, Tapas 52.  While enjoying our tapas there we struck up a conversation with Sharon and Mike, who were visiting from California, and had been staying at a nice hotel nearby.

June 8, 2024. The festivals in Lisbon were in Full Swing!  We went to many of the locations throughout the city, but our favorite was the festival at the top of the Gloria Funicular.  The music was non-stop, canned, DJ, and live.  People danced, ate, and socialized. Everyone sat at long tables that were sharedRead More »June 08, 2024 Lisbon