This article was submitted by ISA BELLE, a Dutch student studying in Mostar, Herzegovina.
Herzegovina is a region of incredible natural beauty with shaggy mountains, beautiful lakes, and blue rivers. One of its gems is the Kravice waterfalls near the town of Ljubuški, close to the border with Croatia. It is here that the river Trebižat pours itself 28 meters down to a pool of brightest blue water where you can fish and swim in the summertime. The waterfalls are situated in a half circle of 120 meters wide and through green trees offering an immensely beautiful sight.
This article was submitted by ISA BELLE, a Dutch student studying in Mostar, Herzegovina.
The Initiative of the United World Colleges (UWC) and International Baccalaureate (IB) in Bosnia and Herzegovina aims to support the peace process in the country and the region by implementing a recognized model of post-conflict education.
This article was submitted by ISA BELLE, a Dutch student studying in Mostar, Herzegovina.
Are there still people who do not know there was a war in Bosnia from 1992 until 1995? Are there still people who haven’t heard of terrible things that happened during that war? No, there is no need to tell those stories again since they have been retold countless times. However, who knows what that war was like? Who knows how war looks like? In Mostar, signs of war are still seen everywhere, especially along the former front lines with the remains of more destroyed houses than standing ones. Unless you have been living in a wonderland or are unaware of the invention of television, you can guess that a war happened here.
This article was submitted by ISA BELLE, a Dutch student studying in Mostar, Herzegovina.
Bihac is a town of approximately 50,000 inhabitants in the north-west of Bosnia, cut in twice by the Una River and close to the border with Croatia. A few people that I talked to made me really excited prior to my trip. They told me that it was a beautiful town with astonishing nature, and they mentioned Una a lot.
A blog reader asked me to find the all the music played in the movie Grbavica, a film about “the life of a single mother in contemporary Sarajevo in the aftermath of systematic rapes of Bosniak women by Chetniks’ troops during the war.” “I hope that you will add this to your website because it is a great help for people who are looking for the titles from the music of GRBAVICA….I LOVE BOSNIA I HERZOGOWINA. [sic]”
This article was submitted by DENIS, a traveler in Bosnia.
An “Obama” suit, manufactured in the textile factory Borac meaning Fighter, has become a fashion trend in Bosnia-Herzegovina and been spreading all over the country.
This article was submitted by ISA BELLE, a Dutch student studying in Mostar, Herzegovina.
“Do you want to go for a coffee with me next week” is what people in Holland like to say. In Bosnia, no one will ever say this to you. Going for a coffee here is not something you plan to do. You go for a coffee when you meet a friend, acquaintance or someone you have not seen for years on the street. Furthermore, according to Bosnian culture, going for a coffee means so much more than just going for a cup of coffee.
This article was submitted by ISA BELLE, a Dutch student studying in Mostar, Herzegovina.
With approximately 7000 inhabitants, a few cozy coffee bars serving good cakes and cheap coffee Prozor itself is not that interesting; however, the surrounding nature is amazing, especially Ramsko Jezero (Ramsko Lake), where two of my friends and I visited this Monday.
Finally finally….
I was searching the net, preparing for my trips to Berlin when Honza skyped me “Karadzic was arrested. I’m watching it on CNN.” “No, I can’t be. I’ve just surfed that site.” I objected and refreshing CNN home page, still nothing. I googled around but came up empty. Then there it was, the familiar breaking news yellow banner with the large text “War crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic has been arrested, AP reports quoting the office of Serbian President.”
The Mehmed Paša Sokolovic Bridge over the Drina River in the town of Višegrad was recently added to Unesco Hermitage List. This historically significant bridge is featured in Nobel Prize-winning author Ivo Andric’s “Bridge over the Drina,” a novel describing century-spanning stories and
events taking places in Bosnia, affecting the lives of multi-ethnic Bosnians: Muslims, Turks, Serbs and gypsies.
My name is Cindy, also rhymes with travel junkie. A friend said I was probably a gipsy in my previous life. One of my many secret missions in life is to convert you to run off every once in awhile.
