by Aaron Lam | Apr 6, 2018 | Bosnia & Herzegovina, Epiphanies on the Road, Guest Posts, Post-travel Reflections, Uncategorized Stories, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, You're Going to Miss It...
To be honest, prior to this trip, I did not know much about Bosnia and Herzegovina and its history aside from the fact it was part of the former Yugoslavia and had been battled by war. Thus, heading into our bus ride from Split, Croatia, I had no idea what to...
by Lei Zhao | Jan 29, 2018 | August 2017: The Balkans, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Epiphanies on the Road, Guest Posts, Hungary, Montenegro, Post-travel Reflections, The Netherlands, What Dreams May Come
I embarked on a journey this past August that would take me through a diverse set of nations, cultures, and landscapes in Europe. The heart of this trip was a segment in Bosnia, Croatia, and Montenegro. Holland and Hungary were other destinations along the way. It had...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 16, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Bosnia & Herzegovina, How's the weather?, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come
After a sobering day in Sarajevo and recovering from a night of mayem, we woke up at 10am to catch an 11:30am Autoprevoz bus to Mostar. The bus ride went pretty smoothly although I felt bad for the other folks who couldn’t get a seat because...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 15, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Crisis, Fit for Foodies, Serendipitous!, The Nightlife, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
If it’s not already playing, press play. And then start reading. A Sarajevo Rose is a concrete scar caused by a mortar shell’s explosion that was later filled with red resin. Mortar rounds landing on concrete create a unique fragmentation...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 15, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Bosnia & Herzegovina, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
Coming from Belgrade via a detour to Srebrenica, we arrive in Sarajevo at 6:30pm at Travellers Home Hostel, where we dropped off our stuff and reunited with the 3 other monsooners Lei, Maria and Anthony. We would also be joined by...
by Calvin Sun | Aug 14, 2017 | August 2017: The Balkans, Border Crossing, Bosnia & Herzegovina, How Did You Do That?, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
I had first heard of the Srebrenica Massacre back in 2005, when I was a college freshman and busy running the first national undergraduate film festival at Columbia University (CUNUFF). One of our first film submissions was a short film and...
