The 1st runner up of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, “Lane Moje” representing Serbia, was written and performed by Zeljko Joksimovic, one of the most popular performers in the country.As you are listening to the music and watching the clip, your head might start to wonder about the country hidden behind the song and murmur, [...]
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Daily Photos from Tuzla
If you ever taste salt in Bosnia, chances are it’s made from Tuzla. Check out Tuzla photoblog for daily pictures from this salty city. Tags: BeyondSarajevo, Bosnia, Tuzla, Photos
Read the rest of this entry »Search for Hotels in Melbourne, Australia
I found an Australia hotel booking website which might be a useful resource for this site’s visitors if they ever plan to travel to Australia. What I like about this website is it allows users to sort hotels by Price and Star Rating and view prices in various currencies. There is more. The website provides [...]
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Choose and watch news from hundreds of videos. http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/pages/videos.php For now, the videos are sorted by relevancy. In the future, they might be sorted by date, thus allowing fresher videos to be up front. Tags: BeyondSarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Videos
Read the rest of this entry »Dialogue #1: I Heard You Speak Croatian!
One morning two years ago at a romantic chalet on a beautiful mountain in Poland, I was woken up from my sleep by buzzing noises from outside the window and from another bunk bed in the same room. Apparently, Peter was complaining to Raquel about her annoying gossip which disturbed his sleep. Who cares about [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Joke – 9 Countries
In the late 1980s, the following joke made the rounds in former Yugoslavia: Question — How many countries will there be in Europe in 2010? Answer — Nine: Europe, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosova, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, and Vojvodina. The joke has become almost a reality. [link]
Read the rest of this entry »Photos: Local Crafts in Bascarsija
Photos by Motoyen Tags: BeyondSarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Bascarsija, Old Town, Souvenir
Read the rest of this entry »The Cellist of Sarajevo
Middle-aged, longish hair, great bushy mustache. He is dressed in formal evening clothes. Sitting in a cafe chair in the middle of a street. In front of a bakery where mortar fire struck a breadline in late May, killing twenty-two people. He is playing his cello. As a member of the Sarajevo Opera Orchestra, there [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Open Society Institute – Returning Scholars Fellowship Program 2007/2008
Application deadline: March 23, 2007 The Returning Scholars Fellowship Program (RSFP) invites applications from talented scholars who seek university positions and academic careers in their home countries after studying abroad. The program is open to citizens of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Video: Mostar Sevdah Reunion
Sevdah is a form of Bosnian traditional folk music, strangely and surprisingly are played everywhere in Sarajevo. It looked so odd to me to see teenagers humming along Sevdah tunes. Visit www.mostarsevdahreunion.com Lyrics C(udna jada od Mostara grada, sve od lani pa evo do sada. Kako Biba, C(elebic’a zlato, bol boluje nikom ne kazuje. “Kc’eri [...]
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