Guca madness made in Serbia

The Guca trumpet festival, also known as the Dragacevo Assembly, is an annual trumpet festival held in the town of Guca, near the city of Cacak, in the Draga?evo region of western Serbia. Guca is a five-hour bus journey from Belgrade. We were there last year and already preparing ourselves for this year festival! 300,000 visitors make their way to the town of 2,000 people every year, both from Serbia and abroad. Elimination heats earlier in the year mean only a few dozen bands get to compete. Guca’s official festival... [Read the full story]

Banja Luka and its Beauteousness

We were on vacation in Banja Luka for the May holidays. For all of you who don’t know where Banja Luka is we prepared some basic guides and links where you will find interesting stuff about town. Being the town in which the headquarters of all the state institutions are situated, Banja Luka is the biggest town in the Republic of Srpska and the second biggest one in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Situated on both banks of the Vrbas River, it occupies more than 15.000 hectares and is inhabited by about 250.000 people. Banja... [Read the full story]

Papaya Beach Party – Zrce

Novalja with its famous beach Zrce on the island of Pag is a popular summer resort for youth. It is probably the only beach in Croatia and the whole Mediterranean coast with Ibiza sense. Situated in a warm cove between the groves of pine, Zrces near town Novalja maintained the archaic Mediterranean ambience and has become an important tourist centre. Its offer includes hotels, campsites, modern houses, the residential and tourist resort Gajac, sports and recreational facilities, gastronomic delicacies, cultural events -... [Read the full story]

Trip to Serbian Capitol Belgrade

It was that time of the year when we usually visit Belgarde which is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The first settlements in the area of Belgrade emerged in prehistoric Vinca in 4800 BC. The site of the city was settled in the 3rd century BC by the Celts, before becoming the Roman settlement of Singidunum. The Slavic name Beligrad (a form of Beograd, literally meaning White City) was first recorded in 878 AD. It first became the capital of Serbia in 1403 and was the capital of the various incarnations of Yugoslavia... [Read the full story]