Undiscovered Emma
@undiscovered-emma.bsky.social
Co-founder of undiscoveredbalkans.com and Villa Miela Lake Retreat, Balkan Brit, nature addict, yoga lover, adventure mum, sustainable tourism practitioner. https://linktr.ee/echeywood
📍Norwich, UK & Virpazar, Montenegro
📍Norwich, UK & Virpazar, Montenegro
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Win a Christmas hamper of Balkan foodie treats + £100 for your next adventure! 🎄
We’ve teamed up with Pelagonia, the Macedonian food brand in Waitrose, for a festive giveaway. Enter by 10 Dec via the link below.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/xilwtluckh
#Giveaway
We’ve teamed up with Pelagonia, the Macedonian food brand in Waitrose, for a festive giveaway. Enter by 10 Dec via the link below.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/xilwtluckh
#Giveaway
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Win a Christmas hamper of Balkan foodie treats + £100 for your next adventure! 🎄
We’ve teamed up with Pelagonia, the Macedonian food brand in Waitrose, for a festive giveaway. Enter by 10 Dec via the link below.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/xilwtluckh
#Giveaway
We’ve teamed up with Pelagonia, the Macedonian food brand in Waitrose, for a festive giveaway. Enter by 10 Dec via the link below.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/xilwtluckh
#Giveaway
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"Our first holiday with Undiscovered Balkans and Albania has been amazingly beautiful. Our tour guide was brilliant... Definitely recommended!" - Hazza A., 2025 guest.
Early Bird Sale! Book 2026 now with £150 off pp.
👉https://f.mtr.cool/fcektqaoaa
Early Bird Sale! Book 2026 now with £150 off pp.
👉https://f.mtr.cool/fcektqaoaa
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Our first holiday with Undiscovered Balkans and Albania has been amazingly beautiful. Our tour guide was brilliant... Definitely recommended!" - Hazza A., 2025 guest.
Early Bird Sale! Book 2026 now with £150 off pp.
👉https://f.mtr.cool/fcektqaoaa
Early Bird Sale! Book 2026 now with £150 off pp.
👉https://f.mtr.cool/fcektqaoaa
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In the Balkans, UNESCO World Heritage isn’t a dusty relic behind some museum glass. It can be hiked in, listened to, watched and celebrated.
From crumbling Ottoman towns like Mostar to Albanian Polyphonic singing, read our roundup.👇
https://f.mtr.cool/zsocfuiwjv
From crumbling Ottoman towns like Mostar to Albanian Polyphonic singing, read our roundup.👇
https://f.mtr.cool/zsocfuiwjv
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In the Balkans, UNESCO World Heritage isn’t a dusty relic behind some museum glass. It can be hiked in, listened to, watched and celebrated.
From crumbling Ottoman towns like Mostar to Albanian Polyphonic singing, read our roundup.👇
https://f.mtr.cool/zsocfuiwjv
From crumbling Ottoman towns like Mostar to Albanian Polyphonic singing, read our roundup.👇
https://f.mtr.cool/zsocfuiwjv
Please sign & share the petition to save Buljarica beach and wetland in #Montenegro. Photos from my archive.👇
#natureprotection #environment
#natureprotection #environment
Heard about Montenegro's stunning coast?
Please sign the petition to save Montenegro's Buljarica. It's one of the last wild sections of beach backed by marshes. Utterly beautiful and home to countless species.
➡️ https://www.change.org/p/save-buljarica-protect-our-land-homes-and-heritage
Please sign the petition to save Montenegro's Buljarica. It's one of the last wild sections of beach backed by marshes. Utterly beautiful and home to countless species.
➡️ https://www.change.org/p/save-buljarica-protect-our-land-homes-and-heritage
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Please sign & share the petition to save Buljarica beach and wetland in #Montenegro. Photos from my archive.👇
#natureprotection #environment
#natureprotection #environment
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Bored of all the usual hiking destinations in Europe? Serbia is seriously underrated, so we’ve launched a hiking holiday here for 2026 🙌
Join us to explore Stara Planina (the “Old Mountain”) and the epic Iron Gates National Park.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/rbtxnpvqaw
Join us to explore Stara Planina (the “Old Mountain”) and the epic Iron Gates National Park.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/rbtxnpvqaw
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Bored of all the usual hiking destinations in Europe? Serbia is seriously underrated, so we’ve launched a hiking holiday here for 2026 🙌
Join us to explore Stara Planina (the “Old Mountain”) and the epic Iron Gates National Park.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/rbtxnpvqaw
Join us to explore Stara Planina (the “Old Mountain”) and the epic Iron Gates National Park.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/rbtxnpvqaw
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Our Super Early Bird special has just landed! Book your 2026 escape by 30 November and get £150 off per person on any of our multi-activity and hiking holidays in Montenegro, Albania or beyond.
Use code 2026UB150 when booking directly on our website 👇
https://f.mtr.cool/juxxmbctmp
Use code 2026UB150 when booking directly on our website 👇
https://f.mtr.cool/juxxmbctmp
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Our Super Early Bird special has just landed! Book your 2026 escape by 30 November and get £150 off per person on any of our multi-activity and hiking holidays in Montenegro, Albania or beyond.
Use code 2026UB150 when booking directly on our website 👇
https://f.mtr.cool/juxxmbctmp
Use code 2026UB150 when booking directly on our website 👇
https://f.mtr.cool/juxxmbctmp
Please sign this petition and help save one of Montenegro’s last properly wild bits of coast from development.
Buljarica, with its large sandy beach and rich marshes, is home to countless birds and other wildlife. It is natural heritage and its conservation matters.
👇
c.org/tMjGhVW9n7
Buljarica, with its large sandy beach and rich marshes, is home to countless birds and other wildlife. It is natural heritage and its conservation matters.
👇
c.org/tMjGhVW9n7
Have you seen this petition yet?
Save Buljarica: Protect Our Land, Homes, and Heritage
c.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Please sign this petition and help save one of Montenegro’s last properly wild bits of coast from development.
Buljarica, with its large sandy beach and rich marshes, is home to countless birds and other wildlife. It is natural heritage and its conservation matters.
👇
c.org/tMjGhVW9n7
Buljarica, with its large sandy beach and rich marshes, is home to countless birds and other wildlife. It is natural heritage and its conservation matters.
👇
c.org/tMjGhVW9n7
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Families who adventure together, thrive together!
Earlier this month, the de la Mares joined us in Montenegro for a week of canyoning, rafting, mountain biking, kayaking and mountaineering, before hiking into Albania via the dramatic Accursed Mountains.
A summer to remember!
Earlier this month, the de la Mares joined us in Montenegro for a week of canyoning, rafting, mountain biking, kayaking and mountaineering, before hiking into Albania via the dramatic Accursed Mountains.
A summer to remember!
August 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Families who adventure together, thrive together!
Earlier this month, the de la Mares joined us in Montenegro for a week of canyoning, rafting, mountain biking, kayaking and mountaineering, before hiking into Albania via the dramatic Accursed Mountains.
A summer to remember!
Earlier this month, the de la Mares joined us in Montenegro for a week of canyoning, rafting, mountain biking, kayaking and mountaineering, before hiking into Albania via the dramatic Accursed Mountains.
A summer to remember!
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We’ve just won the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2025! 🎉
It puts us in the top 10% of travel companies worldwide based on our guests' amazing feedback of their adventures in the Balkans. 💚
Find out what makes our trips different:
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/dlkcvjaueb
It puts us in the top 10% of travel companies worldwide based on our guests' amazing feedback of their adventures in the Balkans. 💚
Find out what makes our trips different:
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/dlkcvjaueb
July 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We’ve just won the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award 2025! 🎉
It puts us in the top 10% of travel companies worldwide based on our guests' amazing feedback of their adventures in the Balkans. 💚
Find out what makes our trips different:
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/dlkcvjaueb
It puts us in the top 10% of travel companies worldwide based on our guests' amazing feedback of their adventures in the Balkans. 💚
Find out what makes our trips different:
🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/dlkcvjaueb
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A stay at our Villa Miela in Montenegro is recommended in the latest issue of Food and Travel magazine! 🙌
We're chuffed to bits to be featured.
Thank you Rod and all at @foodandtravelhq!
We're chuffed to bits to be featured.
Thank you Rod and all at @foodandtravelhq!
August 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A stay at our Villa Miela in Montenegro is recommended in the latest issue of Food and Travel magazine! 🙌
We're chuffed to bits to be featured.
Thank you Rod and all at @foodandtravelhq!
We're chuffed to bits to be featured.
Thank you Rod and all at @foodandtravelhq!
If you haven’t visited #Serbia, it’s high time. Fantastic country, culture and people! Affordable too, and blissfully untouristy. #traveltips
Looking for a proper family adventure without the crowds? #Serbia is the answer!
Lyndsey, Neil and their teens just spent a week exploring this wildly underrated country, and had an amazing time.
Find out more. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/nxezvuztaa
Lyndsey, Neil and their teens just spent a week exploring this wildly underrated country, and had an amazing time.
Find out more. 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/nxezvuztaa
July 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If you haven’t visited #Serbia, it’s high time. Fantastic country, culture and people! Affordable too, and blissfully untouristy. #traveltips
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“Our guide Alfie was simply a legend.” 💫
Huge thanks to Simon & Marie for this glowing review of their North Albania trip! Wild swims, epic hikes, amazing food – what a week.
Join us this Sept/Oct or from spring 2026:
👉 https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/7-day-north-albania-activity-holiday/
Huge thanks to Simon & Marie for this glowing review of their North Albania trip! Wild swims, epic hikes, amazing food – what a week.
Join us this Sept/Oct or from spring 2026:
👉 https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/7-day-north-albania-activity-holiday/
July 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Our guide Alfie was simply a legend.” 💫
Huge thanks to Simon & Marie for this glowing review of their North Albania trip! Wild swims, epic hikes, amazing food – what a week.
Join us this Sept/Oct or from spring 2026:
👉 https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/7-day-north-albania-activity-holiday/
Huge thanks to Simon & Marie for this glowing review of their North Albania trip! Wild swims, epic hikes, amazing food – what a week.
Join us this Sept/Oct or from spring 2026:
👉 https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/7-day-north-albania-activity-holiday/
Just about now, 20 years ago, I ended my longest ever shift as a government press officer, working in the UK crisis communication centre to feed a fact-hungry global media with the latest awful updates on the 7/7 bombings. It was multiple-agency, cross-governmental true team work. And very sad.
July 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just about now, 20 years ago, I ended my longest ever shift as a government press officer, working in the UK crisis communication centre to feed a fact-hungry global media with the latest awful updates on the 7/7 bombings. It was multiple-agency, cross-governmental true team work. And very sad.
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From Sarajevo’s buzz to the banks of the River Buna in Blagaj, last week’s Bosnia adventures didn’t let up.
Via Ferrata, canoeing, canyon scrambling, and that turquoise water!
Join us next time 👉 https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/bosnia-multi-activity-holiday/
#BosniaandHerzegovina
Via Ferrata, canoeing, canyon scrambling, and that turquoise water!
Join us next time 👉 https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/bosnia-multi-activity-holiday/
#BosniaandHerzegovina
July 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
From Sarajevo’s buzz to the banks of the River Buna in Blagaj, last week’s Bosnia adventures didn’t let up.
Via Ferrata, canoeing, canyon scrambling, and that turquoise water!
Join us next time 👉 https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/bosnia-multi-activity-holiday/
#BosniaandHerzegovina
Via Ferrata, canoeing, canyon scrambling, and that turquoise water!
Join us next time 👉 https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/bosnia-multi-activity-holiday/
#BosniaandHerzegovina
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So many smiles on our first cross-border hike of the season – from Montenegro to Albania, through the epic Balkan Alps.
Fancy it? More details below.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/fzlplpuskt
Fancy it? More details below.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/fzlplpuskt
June 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
So many smiles on our first cross-border hike of the season – from Montenegro to Albania, through the epic Balkan Alps.
Fancy it? More details below.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/fzlplpuskt
Fancy it? More details below.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/fzlplpuskt
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Jakov Medić and Vladan Kovačević have both joined Ante Crnac at our hometown UK football club, giving the Canaries a distinct Balkan flavor this month.
Dobrodošli momci, u Norič Siti!
#NorwichCity #ncfc #norwichcityfc #Balkans
Dobrodošli momci, u Norič Siti!
#NorwichCity #ncfc #norwichcityfc #Balkans
June 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Jakov Medić and Vladan Kovačević have both joined Ante Crnac at our hometown UK football club, giving the Canaries a distinct Balkan flavor this month.
Dobrodošli momci, u Norič Siti!
#NorwichCity #ncfc #norwichcityfc #Balkans
Dobrodošli momci, u Norič Siti!
#NorwichCity #ncfc #norwichcityfc #Balkans
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Looking for your next hiking fix? 🥾
These 8 Balkan trails are packed with adventure (and not crowds) 👇.
https://f.mtr.cool/hmlwdontug
#balkans #undiscoveredbalkans #mountains
These 8 Balkan trails are packed with adventure (and not crowds) 👇.
https://f.mtr.cool/hmlwdontug
#balkans #undiscoveredbalkans #mountains
The 8 best hikes in the Balkans - Undiscovered Balkans
From Albania's Valbona Pass to the Via Dinarica, the Balkans is home to some of the best (and under-the-radar) hikes in Europe.
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June 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Looking for your next hiking fix? 🥾
These 8 Balkan trails are packed with adventure (and not crowds) 👇.
https://f.mtr.cool/hmlwdontug
#balkans #undiscoveredbalkans #mountains
These 8 Balkan trails are packed with adventure (and not crowds) 👇.
https://f.mtr.cool/hmlwdontug
#balkans #undiscoveredbalkans #mountains
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Thrilled to be in the Sunday Times for our intrepid new South Albania adventure!
Read it here 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/aaxbwhmudp
With thanks to writer, Laura Sanders, and the team at Times Travel.
#Balkans #Travel
Read it here 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/aaxbwhmudp
With thanks to writer, Laura Sanders, and the team at Times Travel.
#Balkans #Travel
June 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thrilled to be in the Sunday Times for our intrepid new South Albania adventure!
Read it here 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/aaxbwhmudp
With thanks to writer, Laura Sanders, and the team at Times Travel.
#Balkans #Travel
Read it here 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/aaxbwhmudp
With thanks to writer, Laura Sanders, and the team at Times Travel.
#Balkans #Travel
Over the moon to see Undiscovered Balkans trips recommended by National Geographic Traveller UK!
We’re thrilled to have our Albania and Kosovo tours recommended in @natgeotraveluk.bsky.social 's new article, "Why the Balkans should be your next summer destination”! 🥳
Read it here: https://f.mtr.cool/lqzwnfguom
Read it here: https://f.mtr.cool/lqzwnfguom
June 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Over the moon to see Undiscovered Balkans trips recommended by National Geographic Traveller UK!
Pics by yours truly - out of possibly 100 taken. 🤭
We've got some snazzy new kayaks in #Montenegro! 🛶 Perfect for pelican spotting at Lake Skadar and exploring its remotest waters (pics from our inaugural Easter tour).
Fancy paddling here? Join us this June. Full info below.👇
undiscoveredmontenegro.com/tours/multi-...
Fancy paddling here? Join us this June. Full info below.👇
undiscoveredmontenegro.com/tours/multi-...
April 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Pics by yours truly - out of possibly 100 taken. 🤭
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For the birds—and the people who endeavor to save them, including @julianhoffman.bsky.social, my story for the @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
Jared Kushner Targets Albania’s Adriatic Coast for Luxury Tourism
Two major proposals led by Jared Kushner and a new airport championed by the Albanian government focus on an area prized for its biodiversity. Are they a sign of things to come?
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
For the birds—and the people who endeavor to save them, including @julianhoffman.bsky.social, my story for the @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/t...
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We missed posting for #EarthDay yesterday, but shouldn't every day be Earth Day? In the Balkans, our immense wild spaces are sadly at threat. For 15 years, we've made our mission to champion nature here, and wish we could do more.👇
https://f.mtr.cool/cqjnumynaj
https://f.mtr.cool/cqjnumynaj
April 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We missed posting for #EarthDay yesterday, but shouldn't every day be Earth Day? In the Balkans, our immense wild spaces are sadly at threat. For 15 years, we've made our mission to champion nature here, and wish we could do more.👇
https://f.mtr.cool/cqjnumynaj
https://f.mtr.cool/cqjnumynaj
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Just wrapped up our Montenegro birdwatching week with a rare Wallcreeper sighting!
Our birders were thrilled to spot 110 species in all, including Three-toed Woodpecker. Scroll for the full list. Love birds? Join us next year!
https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/birdwatching-holiday-montenegro/
Our birders were thrilled to spot 110 species in all, including Three-toed Woodpecker. Scroll for the full list. Love birds? Join us next year!
https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/birdwatching-holiday-montenegro/
April 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Just wrapped up our Montenegro birdwatching week with a rare Wallcreeper sighting!
Our birders were thrilled to spot 110 species in all, including Three-toed Woodpecker. Scroll for the full list. Love birds? Join us next year!
https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/birdwatching-holiday-montenegro/
Our birders were thrilled to spot 110 species in all, including Three-toed Woodpecker. Scroll for the full list. Love birds? Join us next year!
https://undiscoveredbalkans.com/tours/birdwatching-holiday-montenegro/
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April 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Our 2025 season has started, and it's already moved guest Sabine to tears of joy spotting rare birds like Dalmatian Pelican and Rock Nuthatch on our #birdwatching holiday in #Montenegro!
Love birds and adventure? Get in touch!
Love birds and adventure? Get in touch!
April 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Our 2025 season has started, and it's already moved guest Sabine to tears of joy spotting rare birds like Dalmatian Pelican and Rock Nuthatch on our #birdwatching holiday in #Montenegro!
Love birds and adventure? Get in touch!
Love birds and adventure? Get in touch!