Monthly Archives: May 2019

Croatia – Central, Međimurje (Zagreb, Karlovac, Lika-Senj) March, 2019 In March I came from Rijeka to see the most western sites of Central Croatia. The original plan was to go into the extreme west of Bosnia but the drives were … Continue reading →

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Fed. Bosnia (Sarajevo, Tuzla, Zenica) May 12-13, 2019 Observations on Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1. Buy gas in Montenegro at €1.15/litre compared to an average of €1.26 in B&H. 2. Museum and church costs. This is the … Continue reading →

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Srpska West (Banja Luka, Prijedor, Doboj) May 14, 2019 BANJA LUKA On a rainy cold day (4°C), it was necessary to wear shoes for the first time in months, – my feet in flip-flops couldn’t handle … Continue reading →

BACKGROUND Conflict in eastern Bosnia The multiethnic Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was mainly inhabited by Muslim Bosniaks (44 percent), Orthodox Serbs (31 percent) and Catholic Croats (17 percent). Following a declaration of national sovereignty on 15 October 1991 as the former Yugoslavia began to disintegrate, a referendum for … Continue reading →

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Srpska East (Bijeljina, Trebinje) May 13-14, 2019 After Goat Bridge just east of Sarajevo, I headed to the Goražde area with plans to continue onto Srpska East (Bijeljina, Trebinje) to see some of the sights there. … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 … Continue reading →

Montenegro – Northern (Kolašin, Bijelo Polje, Pljevlja) May 9-11, 2019 Observations on Montenegro 1. Buy gas in N Macedonia where it is €1.15 on average – in Montenegro, it is €1.25/lire on average. 2. English skills are poor. When in … Continue reading →

Kosovo – South, West, East May 8-10, 2019 TIPS for KOSOVO 1. Your vehicle insurance may not be valid in Kosovo. Mine wasn’t and insurance needs to be purchased at the border. 2. Google Maps doesn’t work well here. After … Continue reading →

Kosovo – North Kosovo (Kosovska Mitrovica) May 10, 2019 MITROVICA (pop 84,235 – 71,909 in the southern municipality and 12,326 in North Mitrovica) On the Ibar and Sitnica rivers., in 2013, following the North Kosovo crisis, the Serb-majority municipality of North … Continue reading →

SUMMARY Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a partially recognized state and disputed territory in Southeastern Europe. Defined in an area of 10,908 square kms, Kosovo is landlocked in the center of the Balkans and bordered by the uncontested … Continue reading →