This is a busy week as we prepare to leave Montenegro and make our way to Greece, so I don’t have the time I usually like to spend refining this week’s blog. Instead, I’m leaving you with a visual parade of photos from our time in Montenegro. It is a gorgeous country, and I believe this little photo exhibition will be well worth your time. Next week, I’ll return to the regular blog. Thanks for understanding, and I hope you enjoy this beautiful visual tour of Montenegro.

Dubrovnik, Croatia is undeniably beautiful. Nearly every blog post or review about it is glowing, and it is easy to understand why. Its setting on the Adriatic is stunning, the old stone streets are striking, and the famous city walls are among the most intact and impressive in Europe, perhaps even the world. Walking those walls and looking out over the sea and the terracotta rooftops was a memorable experience. And yet . . .

Just beyond the town, the mountains rise quickly and sit close enough that you can’t ignore them. They’re steep, rugged, and always present. When clouds move in, the peaks disappear. When the sky clears, they return just as suddenly. After a storm, they feel even larger and their color shifts. Their presence changes how you experience the town. You’re constantly aware of the power of the landscape and how surprising it feels to find a place this small and gentle tucked right