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Miran With The Mostest In Mostar

Miran With The Mostest In Mostar

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...
Mostar With The Mostest

Mostar With The Mostest

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...
A Rose For Sarajevo

A Rose For Sarajevo

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...
From Belgrade To Sarejevo Via Srebrenica: Memories Of A Massacre

From Belgrade To Sarejevo Via Srebrenica: Memories Of A Massacre

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...
From Split, Via Bosnia-Herzegovina, To Dubrovnik

From Split, Via Bosnia-Herzegovina, To Dubrovnik

by Calvin Sun | May 14, 2014 | Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, May 2014: Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy

 Just took a 5 hour bus fSplit to Dubrovnik for 125 kn. If you’re doing this route, make sure you sit on the right side of the bus to get the best views:  - At time of posting in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was 14 °C - Humidity: 47% |...

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