Backpack Serbia

From a canoe ride on the Danube river to new flavours at the local market, Heather explores the sassy side of Serbia's second largest city.

While exploring the ruins of a powerful Roman settlement in Viminacium, Heather stumbles upon the remains of a million-year-old female woolly mammoth.

Heather explores Serbia's largest national park, the Djerdap National Park, where she finds herself transfixed with the astounding Iron Gates gorge.

Heather visits the site of the first mass escape in occupied Europe at Ni, where she comes to know the story of an impossibly daring prison break.

From the murals of a monastery in Despotovac to a 19th century experience in Zlatibor, Heather soaks in Serbia's cultural vivacity.

Heather visits the stunning Uvac canyons, where she encounters the rare griffon vulture and takes a boat ride to a secret cave.

While exploring Belgrade, Heather goes on an underground tour where she stumbles onto some mysterious old tunnels.

While exploring Belgrade, Heather goes on an underground tour where she stumbles onto some mysterious old tunnels.