Bosnia & Herzegovina
Jajce & Travnik July 2019
This morning I ventured to Jajce and Travnik in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovnia. Jajce is about a 3-hour drive from Sarajevo and has been the
September 2, 2019
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This morning I ventured to Jajce and Travnik in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovnia. Jajce is about a 3-hour drive from Sarajevo and has been the
From Slovenia, I travel to another Balkan state formerly part of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, often known in short as just Bosnia. Like its neighbors,
About 90 minutes drive from Ljubljana is Piran, a Venetian seaside town in southwestern Slovenia, which was part of Italy until the end of WWII.
On our way to the Venetian seaside town of Piran, we stopped at a small church in Hrastovlje which has a very special fresco. Holy
Accompanied by Polish landscape photographer Piotr Skrzypiec who is based in Slovenia, I embarked on my short journey around Slovenia. We went from the beguiling
Lake Bled, located in northwest Slovenia, is one of the most photographed places in the world known for the church standing on the small island
From Albania and North Macedonia, my summer travels continued to Slovenia which is one of the successor states of former Yugoslavia. Like its other Balkan
I have always been curious about Ohrid, the city nicknamed the “Jerusalem of the Balkans” and so since I am only about 2.5 hours away
About 2 hours drive from the capital Tirana is the city of Berat which in old Slavic means white city. It is also referred to
My summer holidays this year began in Albania in the Balkans also known as Shqiperia, the Land of the Eagles. Albania was essentially the North
After our stay at Semeli Hotel in Mykonos Town, we moved down to the Branco Hotel on Platis Gialos which is the longest beach of
After a week of culture, sightseeing, and lots of driving in Romania, we flew to the Greek island of Mykonos for some R&R and for
Leaving behind the medieval Painted Monasteries of Bucovina, we returned to modern civilization in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It was once known as the
After our time in Translyvania, we headed northeast towards the region of Moldavia specifically to see the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina. The drive from Brasov
Sibiu is about two and half hours away from Brasov. Sibiu is one of the most important cultural and historical centers in Transylvania and was
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