Discovering the Hidden Charm of Kotor Montenegro

[@BIRMZE]

Looks a stunning place, would like to visit Montenegro in the future, all the best both

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks, you should you’d like it. 🍻

[@markopetricevic8805]

Thank you for presenting our country in such a warm, informative and rational way. Welcome to ancient place! P.S. I don't know if you're interested in archeological sites and history of art (I am naturally, cuz i'm painter and sculptor) but there's a ton of traces of ancient civilisations like Ilyrians, Roman and Byzantine E. medieval states and city-states. Those sites and artefacts are dispersed and secluded throughot the country (we don't have enormous museological experience as a state in transition) so keep exploring. The whole (though very small) country is like a natural-historical museum for those who know to appreciate heritage and aesthetics.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@jelenaivkovic3231]

It is GORGEOUS! Enjoy every minute of staying there!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊

[@frostflower5555]

The town was first mentioned in 168 BC and was settled during Ancient Roman times, when it was known as Acruvium, Ascrivium, or Ascruvium. During the Byzantine era it was called Dekatera or Dekadero meaning Ten Gates, from ancient Greek words "Deka + Thira" for "Ten" + "Gate".

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Yes, it’s got a very long history.

[@snezanarovcanin1589]

Greetings from my city of Kotor!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

Thanks for the tour. Binge watching your Montenegro playlist. What a charming little town. Greetings from the Orlando area. 🌞👍

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thank you for watching us 😃

[@raymonddersch4195]

This is one of the cities I'm considering for retirement. Thank you for walk around and information!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Glad you found it useful. 😁 here is a play list for our Montenegro videos Montenegro Expat Life kzbin.info/aero/PLkOobSSGsmh5vimyzZ1AERbEG5NemjrdH

[@youtubeperson9365]

Nice pad! Montenegro looks amazing I will definitely come out this summer!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

You’ll love it I’m sure. 👍

[@tylerdiedrich1947]

please keep these coming

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks we will 😁

[@DougJDoug]

Beautiful place and cute dogs 🐾🐶🥰

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊 and the dogs send you their ♥️

[@angelashelley2711]

Tha is for your video!!!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊

[@gregmertz1202]

Wonderful!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@fernandomilicich8160]

Congratulations of being in Montenegro or Crna Gora. Greetings from Argentina.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

@Igor Zlatkovic no, we are Americans.

[@robbiehughes8067]

Insightful gentleman sharing valuable knowledge. Very big thank you from myself and I'm sure many others for every video. PS, Like to see the costs associated so thank you, let's see the social life's of locals in the evenings while you both enjoy being around the local community. Kind regards from Robbie Hughes NZ

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We will try to cover as much as Covid19 allows 👍

[@Casper-zk2uc]

Thanks for showing your home, I am a bit surprised that US citizens made an effort to discover that amazing bay and medieval town of Kotor. I can say I know every mile of coast from there to Venice, dozen of places are to consider for retirement, but Kotor is at the top. I am most likely going to settle in west Istria, may be a bit more expensive and less medieval beauty, but less remote and well connected to the rest of Europe.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Nice, we like Croatia a lot also, we anticipate they may be added to the Schengen in a few years so that was a negative for us.

[@wanderingwarrior5626]

Im a American expat that moved to MNE over 11yrs ago. Been all over the world, lived in six other countries.

[@DarthDaddy-cg6ro]

Thanks.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

You're welcome

[@jaynebuck5163]

Geez I’ll never be at home with all these beautiful places I want to visit! TY

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks we are glad you liked it 😊

[@slobodantoskovic1354]

Church you see trow your window is not 1166 , but 809. It is Cathedral church and also Basilica. Sveti Tripun is older then Notre Dame : 354 years - 3 and half centuries.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

No this is 1166 built on the location of an older church from 809, the church has 1166 on it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotor_Cathedral

[@slobodantoskovic1354]

@@WarrenJulieTravel No , its not 😃😂😂😂😂.There is 809 on left side. Check better.

[@slobodantoskovic1354]

@@WarrenJulieTravel Look at the wall of the curch 😂😂..LOL..809 on left and 2009 on right side. Are you blind? I was born in Kotor. I.know history of my town.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

@@slobodantoskovic1354 if you’re around let’s grab a drink. I don’t doubt your knowledge, but sharing my understanding of the history. The current numbers on the towers do show 1166 on the Left tower and 2016 on the right tower. I knew people worshiped on the spot since 809. I’d send the photo here if I could.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I see an old picture on the internet with the dates you shared, they changed the dates for some reason.

[@frostflower5555]

So nice!!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊

[@djekna]

Great video! Compared to Auckland (NZ), we calculated around 2400 Euros (for a family of 4) to maintain the NZ standard. Depending on the month, you can certainly go by with less.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I think you’ll probably live very very well as a family here on that budget. 👍

[@lucijakampic564]

fabulous

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊

[@andre1987eph]

I have a strong feeling that I’m looking at my future home (Kotor).

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

It’s a wonderful place. I highly suggest you visit.

[@andre1987eph]

@@WarrenJulieTravel Most definitely. 👍

[@ComradeSava]

Im from Kotor!🇲🇪Great video

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks for watching ❤️🇲🇪

[@joelfaulk]

Love the videos. We want to travel for retirement in Eastern Europe. I wished your Ohrid deal would have worked. Could you give us an idea on the smoking conditions in restaurants in the countries you have been recently? We would like to avoid countries where it is allowed in restaurants.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

In Europe it’s notorious for smokers everywhere, that said there are many places with outside seating where it’s much more tolerable. I googled this recently and found that Serbia is one of the highest smoking populations in the world 😢 We found the population overall was fit and active, we surmise their lower life expectancy is probably related to the high smoking. This said when we were in Cuenca Ecuador smoking was almost non existent. If your focus however is Europe, it’s going to be hard to escape. You can search out Vegetarian or health restaurants which skew towards healthy customers, or eat outside as we often do. Ukraine has laws for smoke free restaurants and Bulgaria does also, we have yet to visit them though. worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/smoking-rates-by-country

[@rubytuesday9539]

You're living pretty much like how we are planning to live, hopefully starting later this year. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊 good luck on living the dream.

[@Mustardhills]

Beautiful! What’s it like working with trades people in Montenegro? Is it an ‘on time’ culture?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

😂😂😂, it’s the same everywhere I think.

[@WeierOuttaHere]

We are looking forward to visiting Montenegro. We really appreciate your video. It feels like we’re there w/you!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We’ll look forward to watching your video on Montenegro when you visit. 😊

[@estrador5795]

Wow, I'm surprised to find that you guys actually have an apartment in CG. You didn't mention it before, was it because you wanted to surprise your viewers? :D

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Lol, no nothing like that. We just focused on the countries we’re in. Since we bought our dreams evolved, and after adopting Arya we didn’t think this home would work for us. We started to look at it as an investment. Arya has done great here, and we’re now thinking of it as our home base, but the vast majority of the time we’ll be exploring other countries.

[@usa2394]

Hi, great videos about Boka Kotorska! We have house in Kumbor and planning to remodel it and to start new life. Enough of Houston 😊 how are opportunities there what you think?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Nice, up near Herceg Novi? Are you asking about investing opportunities, residency or work etc?

[@usa2394]

@@WarrenJulieTravel yes Kumbor is near Herceg Novi, 7 miles. I would like to now about working and renting opportunities? One&Only resort is just open. Thank you, all the best!

[@eldinadzurlic1985]

Have you visited plav?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Plav? I'm not familiar

[@amitribadiya6876]

Hello sir. How are you?!.. I think all is going good..How many people's are known English language in Montenegro

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Many do in the coastal areas where tourists are.

[@alvaroalvarez5009]

1 year visa. Won't you be taxed as resident after 6 months?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Montenegro will generally only tax you on the income you earn inside their country. If you have interest and further questions, please check out our Residency video on Montenegro. We can put you into contact with the attorney if you need further clarification.

[@alvaroalvarez5009]

@@WarrenJulieTravel I'm referring to Albania..1year visa any good if you are forced to pay taxes after 6 months?

[@Michael-4]

You just said something that's a deal breaker for me. Only one month out of the country for residency.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Yes, that’s why we didn’t do Residency. You can do a company which gives you more freedom, there is a minimum tax which includes medical coverage though.

[@Michael-4]

@@WarrenJulieTravel I'd be starting a business. I'm in the UK, personal tax can be 45% here!

[@Michael-4]

@@WarrenJulieTravel Yeah I want to build a company there.

[@Hunters61]

Great video! Can foreigners get a mortgage or is it expected to always pay in cash? :)

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

It’s mostly cash, some builders may let you make a couple payments over a year or two.

[@jgm3620]

Nice video and nice dogs We live in Tivat and enjoy live in Montenegro It will plesant to meet you and have a beer

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

If you see us say hello. Feel free to contact us through our email on the video description.

[@katherinepickett9946]

Thank you for the video! How hard it is to rent an apartment or a home with a 🐕 in Montenegro?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Good question. I have not encountered this need because I own my flat. I don't think it's difficult.

[@andre1987eph]

8:13 This is actually one of the nicest houses I have seen of Montenegro. 👍 (Location, price, etc) Alas I messed up my Tesla shares in 2020 so won’t be buying any home for quite some time. 😢 😂 10:44 you can tell the air is clean there by this daytime shot of moon. I don’t remember seeing the moon during day too often here in Los Angeles

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

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[@WarrenJulieTravel]

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[@lifeengine4635]

So I'm confused... Are you required to live 11 months out of the year there? Can you clarify. It seems like your saying you can just leave every 90 days and then return?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Here’s the link to the residency video we did. We are not doing residency, we are opting to come and go without exceeding 90 days every 180 days. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r37He5WNjat1d5o

[@ЉВЈ]

It's bordered by Croatia, Bosnia, Albania ... Have you heard of Serbia? :-)

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

As mentioned we drove in here from Serbia... We only did 20 videos in Serbia...Loved it by the way...

[@ЉВЈ]

@@WarrenJulieTravel Most of us here will be familiar with it, but most of those from other countries will be non-assuming ...

[@charlesdavis7461]

Did you show that you can live there on $2500 as good as you could for $4900 in Florida? I could not live in Tampa for $4500 no offense.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Well I think the take away is that you can live in Europe for about half of the cost you would have in an average priced American city. It’s even more stark compared to San Diego or New York.

[@PetarMi]

€ 95,000 is too much. How much does it cost per m2? For the attic ...

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

€20,000 of that was renovation and remodeling. It’s also an income producer if you choose to rent to people on Holiday. The home is also located in the tourist area of Kotor old town where there is no new construction, so supply and demand makes the area coveted and worth more.

[@Misstree62]

Lucky you it looks fantastic 🙂

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊

[@antonycepernic6906]

Nice home guys👍

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks 😊

[@FrankieZG]

Great video, thanks for posting ! I am from Croatia and I have been in Montenegro numerous times always enjoying in this beautiful country. Who knows, maybe I do the same in future like you guys. I wanted to ask you about expats community in the Kotor area. I know Montenegro is very attractive for russians and many of them are living in the coastal area. So I am just curious are there in Kotor area more westerners or russians ? Thanks !

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I think there are more Russians in Budva, but I think more British in Novi Sad and Tivat, and the Kotor Bay Area is very international in my opinion.

[@dd-sp9jy]

It's Crna Gora after all

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

♥️🇲🇪

[@elterrifico9522]

Gorgeous. And I love your apartment. I’m a bit confused: do you now have to stay 11 months to maintain your residency?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

No, we are not doing residency. We just can’t stay more than 90 days every 180 days here.

[@elterrifico9522]

@@WarrenJulieTravel Ahhhh. Got it.

[@abc-eq9so]

If you have your personal economy sorted the Balkans is the perfect spot to live. I mean it's all near, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Greece etc etc.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

This is true, but by being affordable more money will come in and support more jobs. It’s a win win.

[@m77ast]

I’m trying to buy a place in Tivat. A bit sad to see that tourists are less because of covid. But now putin with his madness.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Crazy world we are living in 😢

[@anneofgreengables1619]

Thats way overpriced at 95k. You can get much more for your money in many other places. Its basically a studio apartment nothing more.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

You need to see Kotor, it’s about location and history. It’s a limited supply and high demand area. It can produces income from tourism, if you see our recent video you’ll see we sold at a profit and bought a two bedroom 95 SqM for a little more than we sold this one.

[@anneofgreengables1619]

@@WarrenJulieTravel Each to his own, if you're happy but I'd prefer Greece.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

@@anneofgreengables1619 I guess my point is not all properties are in equal locations. You can get a property 1/4 of the price in another area, but it doesn’t serve as an investment or produce income. Does a studio in Beverly Hills cost more than Oakland? You can’t compare the two as equal beyond size.