Bosnia Blog Posts
Notre Dame – A glitch in the matrix
Notre Dame (the one in Paris, AKA Notre-Dame de Paris) is an incredible structure, a marvel. A historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of one of two remaining natural islands in the River Seine, Notre Dame [...]
Sarajevo Hostel Recommendations
So you're thinking of heading to Sarajevo eh? Or maybe you've booked flights to Bosnia already, and now you're wondering where you should stay. Well, if you looking for a quick guide on the best [...]
Sarajevo to Mostar – my favourite train journey ever!
Sarajevo to Mostar by train, as suggested by the title of this post, is one of my favourite train journeys ever! As a rule, I enjoy most train journeys, even those on the London Underground. [...]
Sarajevo under siege: 800 metres of tunnel, 800 metres of hope
Secret tunnels, lost lovers and one of the longest sieges in modern day history, learning all about Sarajevo under siege wrecked my head in terms of trying to understand the pain and suffering inflicted upon the [...]
A war tour of modern day Mostar with Miran
Miran, who is Miran? Miran is a man from Mostar, a man who has seen worse things than I dare imagine, who has suffered loses I cannot comprehend, a man with a beautiful family and [...]
Sarajevo: Budget snowboarding in Bosnia
Snowboarding in Bosnia, that didn't quite go according to plan. Due to a lack of snow and my timing, 4 days snowboarding in the mountains surrounding Sarajevo ultimately turned into just the one day. Ah [...]
Revisiting the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics on its 30th Anniversary
The Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics the first winter Olympics to be held in a communist state. It ran its course peacefully, with no indication of what troubles lie ahead in the not too distant future. For all [...]
Bosnia, and a return to solo backpacking in Instagram photos
Solo travel, and/or solo backpacking, to tell you the truth I've almost forgotten what its like. I'm struggling to think of the last time I travelled for any length of time on my lonesome. Maybe [...]