Camilla Bell-Davies

Belgrade, London, Tirana

Travel and Features Journalist at Freelance

Travel & mischief in the Balkans ON BLUESKY NOW @camillabd.bsky.social Journalist @FT @1843mag @Guardian @TheTimes @TheMoscowTimes @KyivIndependent

Articles

My tour of Serbia in ‘the worst car in history’: from medieval castles to brutalist classics

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Camilla Bell-Davies

‘Jump in, comrade,” my driver honks and calls out the window of the smallest, boxiest car I’ve ever seen: the communist vintage Yugo. I’m setting off on a tour of Yugoslav-era Belgrade with driver Vojin Žugić from Yugoverse tours, a company in the business of cold-war nostalgia. The car is a time capsule, with its little cube headlights, cranky gear stick and cassette player. Its horn sounds delightfully cheeky, and the smell of diesel and old leather seats is strong.
Migrants are returning to this Romanian city. Tourists should consider joining them

1 month ago | msn.com | Camilla Bell-Davies

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Migrants are returning to this Romanian city. Tourists should consider joining them

1 month ago | msn.com | Camilla Bell-Davies

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Migrants are returning to this Romanian city. It's not difficult to see why

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Camilla Bell-Davies

Blending rich history with a modern, youthful energy, the Transylvanian city of Brasov is enjoying a resurgenceTake a walk around Brasov's four layers of fortress walls, each two metres thick, and you're pulled back into the time of empires, invaders and legendary fighters. This fortified medieval town in Transylvania was one of Europe's key lines of defence against marauding Mongols and Ottomans.
Serbs descend on Belgrade: ‘It’s time for the regime to end’

2 months ago | ft.com | Marton Dunai |Camilla Bell-Davies

Hundreds of thousands of Serbs have defied fears of a violent crackdown to protest against the alleged oppression and corruption of...
3 Years Since Leaving Russia, Emigres Seek to Memorialize the Diaspora Experience

2 months ago | themoscowtimes.com | Camilla Bell-Davies

When she and tens of thousands of other Russians moved to Serbia following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, St. Petersburg-born museum curator Ulyana Dolmatova started sharing photos of migrants’ belongings on Instagram. Most of the objects were handed down through generations, such as a pendant made from a grandmother's wedding ring, a grandfather’s watch and a Soviet boot dryer. These items “symbolize consistency amid huge changes and the unknown,” Dolmatova wrote under the boot dryer.
As protests engulf Serbia, President Vucic looks for support East and West

2 months ago | kyivindependent.com | Camilla Bell-Davies

Editor's Note: Following a number of attacks against peaceful protestors in Serbia, the Kyiv Independent agreed to not publish the last names of people who gave comments for this story. BELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of protestors walked 300 kilometers on March 1 from Belgrade to the southern city of Nis to rally support for an anti-corruption protest that took aim at the ruling party.
As protests engulf Serbia, President Vucic looks for support East and West

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Camilla Bell-Davies

Editor's Note: Following a number of attacks against peaceful protestors in Serbia, the Kyiv Independent agreed to not publish the last names of people who gave comments for this story. BELGRADE, Serbia — Thousands of protestors walked 300 kilometers on March 1 from Belgrade to the southern city of Nis to rally support for an anti-corruption protest that took aim at the ruling party.
The 100-day 'bloody hands' protest against Belgrade's property boom

2 months ago | thetimes.com | Camilla Bell-Davies
Mardi Gras the Balkan way – alternatives to Venice carnival

Jan 26, 2025 | msn.com | Camilla Bell-Davies

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