But during my two visits to Montenegro over the last year, I found Podgorica to be surprisingly pleasant, with lively cafes, intriguing neighborhoods and no shortage of charms and moving encounters.
Such creative programming as "Food & Film: Movies To Dine For", "Yoga & Film", and "Cafe Con Cinema" combines the intriguing and sometimes provocative aspects of our diversified local culture, supplemented by high quality merchandise that serves as educational souvenirs and reference material.
The Parisian-style cafe circuit, backed by an intriguing literary history, is paradise for bookish types and coffee lovers, and the edgy local fashion scene seduces design-minded travellers.
Where else can you find "Food & Film", "Yoga & Film", "Cafe Con Cinema" and other creative programming and products that combine the intriguing and sometimes provocative aspects of our diversified local culture, supplemented by high quality marketing materials that serve as educational souvenirs and reference material?
Cafe Steinhof has been a fixture on Seventh Avenue since 2001, but several intriguing, affordable restaurants have opened in nearby blocks in the past year.
The Neon Demon With Woody Allen's Cafe Society opening, it's looking to be a major festival for Amazon, who picked up this intriguing new horror from Nicolas Winding Refn.
But a more intriguing destination is downtown's labyrinth of lanes and arcades, in the vicinity of Block Place, for interesting clothing stores and European-style cafes.
Written and directed by Daniel Gallant, the cafe's executive director, it gives the impression of being less a reason than an excuse to gather all of these intriguing characters and a few new ones into the same room.
