ZAGREB & PLITVICE LAKES We arrived in Zagreb early in the morning after a hideously early start in London. We weren’t joining the group until the evening so we wandered around the city. Quite nice old part of the city but we did discover that very little is open on a Sunday. As a citizenContinue reading “The Balkans part 4: Croatia – A Natural Gem”
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The Balkans part 3: Sarajevo – A City Under Siege
One of the main reasons I was interested in the tour we took was the focus on the 1992-95 war while we were in Sarajevo. We were extremely fortunate enough to be guided around by a veteran of that war and the siege of Sarajevo. What follows are my take on it all and someContinue reading “The Balkans part 3: Sarajevo – A City Under Siege”
The Balkans part 2: Bosnia & Herzegovina – A Tortured Beauty?
Back in 1984 Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics and it was a great success. During the war the infrastructure was severely damaged and today it has been left damaged and abandoned. However, the part ruined concrete structure of the bob sled track has been graffitied with some pretty cool art. And what is really coolContinue reading “The Balkans part 2: Bosnia & Herzegovina – A Tortured Beauty?”
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