Montenegro guides
Every Montenegro article on the Balkan eSIM blog, newest first.
Cetinje: Montenegro's Old Royal Capital as a Day Trip
Museums, a royal palace and a monastery in a town small enough for an afternoon. What Cetinje offers that simply passing through Podgorica doesn't.
Djurdjevica Tara Bridge: The Viewpoint, the Zipline, the Time
A wartime bridge over Europe's deepest canyon, a working zipline, and a stop most road-trippers under-budget. What each part actually involves.
Do You Actually Need a Car on the Montenegro Coast
Buses and boats cover the main coastal corridor well. What genuinely requires a rental car, and how the coast road actually handles peak summer traffic.
Driving the Full Loop Around the Bay of Kotor
The road hugs the shoreline almost all the way around Montenegro's bay. What the full circuit involves, and where the ferry shortcut saves real time.
Lovcen's Mausoleum: The Switchback Road Up, and the Summit
The old Kotor serpentine climbs to Njegos's mausoleum above the bay. What the drive actually demands of a rental car, and what's waiting at the top.
Is Podgorica Worth Basing Yourself In, or Just Transit
Montenegro's capital has no coastline and no dramatic skyline. Who actually benefits from staying here versus who should land, collect the car and move on.
The Verige Ferry: How the Kotor Bay Shortcut Works
A short drive-on car ferry across the bay's narrowest point, cutting out the long inner loop. How the crossing actually runs, and when driving around beats it.
Kotor Shore Excursions: Staying Online for a Few Hours
A Kotor port day is a short burst ashore with no home roaming and expensive ship wifi. The network traps in the bay, and what to arrange before you sail.
Podgorica to Stansted: Montenegro Has No EU Roaming
Montenegro pays in euros but is not in the EU, so EU roaming stops at the aircraft door. What to arrange before a Ryanair Podgorica-Stansted flight.