Last month, Contributing Editor Jocelyn Carnegie traveled by car through Albania and Montenegro. This month, join him as he continues his road trip through Croatia and Slovenia.
The vegetation on Albania’s Ionian Riviera changes about four times from almost sub-tropical moonscape in the south through miles of ancient olive forest to cypress forest and miniature Grand Canyon landscapes. As you move north, the scrub terrain gives way to ancient pine forest. Villages are built on promontories perched high above the spectacular Ionian coastline; rugged mountains as their backdrop and turquoise bays their view. There are fewer islands here, but what Albania lacks in island life it more than makes up for in long sandy beaches and wild surroundings.
With low-cost airlines such as the new Czech Smart Wings offering discount travel, a large beer costing $1.50, plenty of “girly bars,” and a McDonalds on (nearly) every corner, Prague has certainly changed over the years. Still, downtown Prague seems to have been largely unassaulted by the times; the modern buildings fit in with the old, and the city is still among the most beautiful in the world. A maturing property market makes Prague the...
Sanja bought two apartments in Budapest—the first shortly after arriving in 1996. The apartment is in the well-heeled and fashionable area of the VIth. She could command a monthly rental of about $920 and could probably sell it now for more than $200,000. Sanja knew she was on to a good thing, and so in 1997 she bought a second apartment which she now rents out. Read on to find out more about business opportunities in beautiful Budapest.