Hi. I’m Marie and you are very welcome to HopsSkipsandJumps. If you are reading this you are probably like me – happiest when planning your next trip (or 2… or 3….!) I’m a very unlikely victim of a travel bug. Firstly, the gene pool – my parents were of that generation that only […]
Back in 2018, I drew up a travel wish list (now badly in need of an update!). Not exactly the most exotic item on the list, but one aim was to sleep in every county in Ireland – I’d 2 left out of the 32 at the time. The following year, a few pals gave […]
Yes! – another photogenic walled town on the Adriatic. But Budva possesses something Kotor craves – beaches! We’re still not talking stretches of golden sand but it’s a definite step up from the concrete shelves of its neighbour. The two towns aren’t far apart – just over 20km – so are often visited as short […]
Montenegro isn’t a big country – only the size of Connecticut or about one fifth of the area of Ireland – but journey times are relatively slow so many potential day trips to the interior of the country are impractical. It’s a great contrast, however, to leave the crowded coastline and head inland for even […]