Private and shared tours

Pekara Spasa is the baker's shop, located amid the hustle and bustle of Belgrade but still tucked away on a small side street in the Skadarlija quarter. Situated right at the very beginning of the most famous Belgrade bohemian 'borough', right above the famed fountain, normally referred to as " česma" and right by the flagpole with the traditional banner of Skadarlija, it has opened its doors for the sweet toothed lovers of widely known 'lepinja' with 'baked in-house' go

In this day and age, sadly companies specializing in umbrella repairs are few and far between.

"Belgrade may not be the prettiest capital in the world, but it makes up for it with a gritty resilience all of its own. Reminders of past rulers are everywhere – from grandiose Habsburg boulevards to cafes that recall the bygone days of Communist Yugoslavia." Source: BBC "Some 115 battles have been fought over imposing, impressive Kalemegdan; the citadel was destroyed more than 40 times throughout the centuries. Fortifications began in Celtic times, and the Romans extended

What did you do in Serbia? Did you like it there? These are the questions everyone seems to be hearing invariably on their arrival back...

PUSTITI KORENJE this phrase literally means - to grow roots , to settle down in one place , to become set in one’s ways and resistant to move or change; pustiti means to let something grow , koren means a root and korenje is its plural form. POZNAVATI NEŠTO kao SOPSTVENI DŽEP this phrase literally means - to know something as if it were your own pocket . Its equivalent in English is to know something ‘inside out’ , to know something very well; poznavati means to know, nešt

Warm, welcoming and a hell of a lot of fun – everything you never heard about Serbia (Србија) is true. Exuding a feisty mix of elan and inat (national trait of rebellious defiance), this country doesn’t do ‘mild’: Belgrade rivals Berlin as a party destination, the northern town of Novi Sad hosts the epic Exit festival, and even its hospitality is emphatic – expect to be greeted with rakija (fruit brandy) and a hearty three-kiss hello. taken from Lonely Planet Picture every

ISPRAVLJATI KRIVE DRINE ★ The literal translation of this phrase would be to make the curving Drina river flow straight and not to let the river zig zag which strikes as a futile feat, Its real meaning is to right the wrongs, to try to remedy the situation. ’. This idiom is normally used when one finds themselves in an unfortunate situation to not be able to find an easy way out, improve the situation or circumstances or to change the ways of the world. It is normally used in

IZAĆI/IZBITI NA LOŠ GLAS ★literally means to gain notoriety, to have your reputation tarnished, to have bad press or to be famous and infamous in your line of work or in your private life. Izbiti or izaći in this context means to end up, to gain, na means on, loš means bad and glas means voice or in this context reputation SPAVATI kao TOP ★ literally means to sleep like a cannon, spavati means to sleep and top means a cannon ; it is similar to spavatikaoklada or kaobalvan

★ POBEĆI NA ZLATIBOR DA ČUVAMO OVCE This phrase literally means to run away to Zlatibor mountain in Serbia ‘to herd sheep’ i.e. to enjoy life as a shepherd. This is normally used as an expression of annoyance with the life ‘in the fast lane’, the life in huge cities or ‘the rat race’. One would say this: ‘Odoh/BeŽim na Zlatibor da Čuvam ovce! when they ‘want to get away from it all’ and the only solution to a problem seems to be ‘opting out of society’ OtiĆi means to leave,

VUĆI SE K’O GLADNA GODINA Literally means to drag your feet like ‘a hungry year ’i.e. a year of famine, to be tired and hungry and because of that to shuffle your feet listless with no energy in the way ‘a year of famine’ does as if it would never end, vuĆi se means to drag ‘yourself’, gladna means hungry, godina means a year. BITI BEZ KROVA NAD GLAVOM This phrase literally means ‘to be with no roof above your head’ to indicate not to have where to live or even to be hom

RADIO MILEVA Literal translation is radio by the name Mileva. Mileva is a Serbian name, though less common in this day and age, but with un

"Belgrade is one of those cities that you can never stop exploring; there are lots of secret corners and areas not very well-known to general public or not too obvious for visitors. Most tourists come here for nightlife and affordable hedonism, but there’s much more to see. Belgrade has a number of parks and small forests and it seems to me it’s a part of the city everyone takes for granted and somehow doesn’t value and explore enough. I’d recommend a visit to the Botanical G

SVUDA PODJI KUCI DODJI Wherever you travel to far away places and even perhaps off the beaten track at times, you are bound to feel homesick and to come back home at some point A related phrase to this one is DOME SLATKI DOME! Which means ‘ Home sweet home’ KOSA kao SVRAČIJE GNEZDO The literal translation of this phrase is to ‘that one’s hair is like a magpie’s nest’. Its metaphorical or idiomatic meaning means that one’s hair is tousled and disheveled and they need to c

Learn some of the most popular Serbian phrases - week 2

Learn some of the most popular Serbian phrases - week 1