Bucket List 196: Bosnia & Herzegovina!
The Road Travelled · Tales From Bosnia & Herzegovina · Photos
Country 63/196: Bosnia & Herzegovina. Few European nations have undergone as rapid a transformation as Bosnia since the brutally dark days of war and genocide in the early 90s. Still fighting many a lingering unpleasant perception, the country has rebuilt and evolved into one of the most diverse and bustling corners of the Balkans. Sarajevo’s buzzing bazaars are sandwiched amongst spectacular synagogues, mosques, and churches, all of which have their doors wide open to returning tourists. For your cheapest night out since the Blair administration, head to Fenix in Mostar and befriend barman Marko.
The Road Travelled
Tales From Bosnia & Herzegovina
Mostaring Up Courage
May 4th, 2023 The more southerly region of Herzegovina, like so many others in the Balkans, has struggled to define its geographic, cultural, and historic borders over the years. Thankfully, for everyone concerned, this has never posed a problem as their northerly neighbours, Bosnia, don’t have any issues with the ambiguity. Despite the lack of a fixed perimeter,…
The Bright Lights of Sarajevo
March 24th, 2023 As a child of the late 90s, the news stories I faintly remember Moira Stuart drily informing me of were the unstoppable rise of a generation-defining girl group, the sudden death of a beloved princess, a greying man in a suit “not having sexual relations with that woman” (with no clue what that meant), and…
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
Country: 63/196 Visited: Winter ’22/’23
