Vlasin Lake: a cold plateau before autumn
At 1,200 meters, the lake is not heated like the others, and the islands on it literally swim — Vlasina is the coldest point in Serbia even in August.
16·09 / 3 minAt 1,200 meters, the lake is not heated like the others, and the islands on it literally swim — Vlasina is the coldest point in Serbia even in August.
16·09 / 3 minThere are two ways to get to the sea, and the difference is not in kilometers, but in how many times you will stop and where your brakes slacken.
24·08 / 8 minThe spa rock at noon is the line for the photo. At eight in the morning there is a cliff edge above Perućac and no one but you.
24·08 / 4 minDew that is lukewarm at noon is not a wine, but a poorly packed cooler. Here's how much ice it holds, what goes down and what goes up.
21·08 / 4 minThe last week of August on the plateau smells of dried thyme and jars of honey still warm from the centrifuge — before the students sit in their desks.
21·08 / 4 minOne day, two heights: 2900 meters of volcanic ash until noon, then a glass of Nerella from 700 meters until sunset. This is how it comes together.
20·08 / 4 minSpeed is selected before the curve, not in it. As he brakes to the apex, he reads the exit and drives the pass fast without fear.
20·08 / 7 minGreen meanders that twist as if someone were drawing, a griffon vulture overhead and silence that is not disturbed by a kayak — Uvac opens only to those who enter the water.
02·08 / 4 minThe ascent is easy — anyone can gas. The descent separates those who ride from those who ride. Sunday at Lovcen in third gear.
01·08 / 4 minThe old road from Kotor to Njeguš has 25 visible serpentines and a village at the top that smells of smoke and storm. Here's how to put the steering wheel and board together.
01·08 / 4 minCar to train through the Bohinj tunnel, Mohanta plate above the lake and Rebula in the hills — two days that connect the mountain and the border with Italy.
31·07 / 4 minOn the third serpentine descent, the pedal goes to the floor, and the brakes are working. The culprit is a three-year-old liquid.
28·07 / 7 minAmber wine that sleeps in a buried barrel for six months, a table that never gets emptied and mountains on the horizon — Kakheti is hedonism without a brake.
28·07 / 4 minAt half past five in the morning, the asphalt is still cold, the road is empty, and the air smells of hay. Ninety minutes that summer doesn't have to take away from you.
26·07 / 4 minA circuit of 215 kilometers: Ljig, the serpentines of Rudnik, Oplenac and a plate that is worth every revolution of the engine.
25·07 / 4 minWithout a fender to hide you from the wind, the naked engine makes you drive honestly. Here's how to plan mileage that you won't regret in one day.
25·07 / 7 minThe warmth of the plains, the coldness of the mountains and an altitude of 1,200 meters — three lakes that turn the weekend into three different states.
24·07 / 4 minSach does not tolerate haste. Here's how to distribute the heat, how long it takes to cook, and when to remove the lid so the meat falls off the bone.
23·07 / 4 minThe fatty meat under the iron bell and the tannin that cuts it to pieces — why these two go together like a serpentine and a brake.
23·07 / 4 minWithout electronics, without pretensions, with three differentials and a reduction gear — Niva goes where an expensive SUV is looking for towing service. Here's what to look for and what to avoid.
23·07 / 7 minNo air conditioning, no bar, no notifications: three places in Western Serbia where the extended weekend is measured in mornings, not hours.
23·07 / 4 minWhere the asphalt stops, what you bought a 4x4 for begins — five forest climbs to panoramas the bus will never see.
23·07 / 4 minThe Kadu waterfall falls thirty meters into a silence unknown to the city, and above it stands Gostuša, built of stone without a single nail.
23·07 / 7 minRipe cream from the top of the tub, honey that smells like a meadow and bread that is still cracking — a breakfast worth climbing 1,200 meters for.
23·07 / 4 minThe highest peak in Serbia, a waterfall that falls 15 meters and a stone village — all in two days, if you know in which order.
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