Serbia: The Top Ten List

Somewhere over Europe As I sit on a Jat Airways flight, flying away from Belgrade, I am reflecting on the past two weeks and thinking about my favorite things about this experience. In no particular order I will share my top ten list: The beds at Hotel Moskva (seriously, they are heavenly) Neda, our wonderful [...]

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The Final Countdown

Belgrade, Serbia The last week of our Serbian experience has been a whirlwind. With our client presentations fast approaching we spent the majority of the week working on our marketing plans. Late nights and group meetings dominated our days. On Wednesday, the first group (of which there are five) presented to their client. The response [...]

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A brief history of Belgrade

Today we took a bus tour of Belgrade. Up to now, we have learned quite a bit about the Serbian culture and business environment, what was missing from our experience however, was our understanding of the country’s history. We learned today that Belgrade holds the distinction of being the most rebuilt city in the world, [...]

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I love the nightlife

Belgrade, Serbia Travel guides say that Belgrade is the #1 party destination in Europe. They’re not kidding. The Serbs definitely know how to have a good time. On Friday night after a long day of team presentations our group decided to go out on the town. In Belgrade, there are several clubs that are floating [...]

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Where’s the Beef?

Belgrade, Serbia Answer: It’s in Serbia… …Along with lamb, chicken, ham, pork, and veal (yes, I know that’s also beef). We were told repeatedly while preparing for this trip that Serbs eat alot of meat. That is an understatement to say the least. The picture you see to the left is an example of a [...]

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The wheels on the (Serbian) bus…

Belgrade, Serbia The past three days have been non-stop. We have seen a good portion of the country from the windows of our giant touring bus that has transported us from Belgrade to Southern Serbia and Northern Serbia and back again. With the help of our translator, Dragan, and trip coordinator, Neda, we have had face to [...]

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An adventure already

Belgrade, Serbia After 20 hours of travel my travel partners and I have finally made it to Belgrade. We left Dulles Airport May 7 at 10:00pm full of excitement and energy. That excitement quickly came to a halt when our pilot told us that our flight to Paris would take an hour longer due to [...]

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