MONTENEGRO: The Adriatic Riviera

Budva is a town on the “Adriatic Riviera” and is touted as Montenegro's most-visited destination.

It is one of the busiest and probably the most crowded towns on the Adriatic Sea.

It’s  nicknamed “the Montenegrin Miami” or the “Miami of the Adriatic Sea”. 

It attracts hordes of tourists intent on sunning themselves on the local beaches and partying until dawn at one of the many bars and clubs.

So we've been told. John and I are boring old retired folks, looking for the early-bird dinner specials, so we can’t personally speak to the busy night life.

ALBANIA: Plan B is Life on the Albanian Riviera

Plan B was quickly hatched. 

We were looking to tick the boxes: "relatively close" to Morocco, a warm climate on the Mediterranean, not a Schengen country, and, "close" to our next planned destination.

Sarande on the Albanian Riviera became our destination.

We scrambled to book flights and find accommodation.

As it turned out, it was an excellent choice!