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Archive for July, 2007

Hotels in Australia

Sydney is considered as the No 1 city of Australia, based on its population, its importance in Australia‘s politics and economy, as well as all the funs and noises.  It boasts beautiful sceneries, theOpera House, Darling Harbour Bridge, the romantic setting of the Darling Harbour itself, plus all the famous beaches like Manly, Bondi. The city of [...]

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Useful Information for Traveling to Medjugorje

Reader: Coming from the UK and wanting information on accommodation with local families, maps, etc.I don’t know much about living with the local there; however I am pretty sure this is possible. If you do, please advise. Thanks.br/>google_ad_client = “pub-9717212573299298″;google_ad_width = 468;google_ad_height = 60;google_ad_format = “468x60_as”;google_ad_type = “text_image”;//2007-05-05: BSBannerFirmagoogle_ad_channel = “1158224211″;google_color_border = “FFFFFF”;google_color_bg = “FFFFFF”;google_color_link [...]

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Grant for Youth from Bosnia, Kosovo and Serbia to Travel Europe

European Rails of Peace Project Remark: The deadline for this year has passed. If you are interested or know those who do, please pass on this information. According to first and second years, the deadline should be sometime in June. Prize: Students from Balkan Communities Win a Month’s InterRail Pass to Explore Europe. Mission: The [...]

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Real Travel Blog

The second best and most convenient guide for travel is the Internet. Here, you get up-to-date advice and tips wherever and whenever you want. I am not very good at organizing trips; many times I travel to a place without much planning. Thus, I have learned to rely on travel blogs and forums where travelers [...]

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Does Bosnia Really Exist?

I am not the one who asks the above question. Apparently, a techie working on a SEO Black Hat project needs help from people who live in Bosnia-Herzegovina. However, he starts having some doubt about the existence of this country. And No! This isn’t a philosophical question nor and this clueless techie is a Serb. [...]

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7 Bullets as in Sarajevo

Last Friday night, my colleagues and I went for beer at a pub in Vysehrad. I was chatting with the husband of my co-worker when I heard something like “jako Sarajevu” from the other end of the table. “It was strange,” I thought to hear anything about Sarajevo in this country. Then T., the husband [...]

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Job Listing – Research Assistant for a British Academy (Aug. 29, 2007)

Location: University of Kent, Canterbury Closing date: 12 noon Wednesday 29 August 2007 Salary: £22,332 – £25,889 pa pro rata (pay award pending) Starting Salary: £22,332 pa pro rata Contract: Fixed-Term from October 2007 to December 2008 & Part-Time (0.35fte) Brief description: We are seeking a Research Assistant for a British Academy Large Grant project [...]

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Germany Supports Bosnia’s EU Bid

The road to EU for Bosnia will be indeed a long one. I don’t think Bosnia has to worry about is the support from other EU countries—Germany and eventually many more. You belong to the European family of nations…your place is in the European Union and we will support your on your way to integration,” [...]

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Film “Behind Enemy Lines”

This movie chases after a hide-and-seek game between an American pilot and Serbs. Owen Wilson plays Chris Burnett, a witty and bored pilot who is sent on a holiday mission—just to practice I think. Dying for excitement, he convinces his co-pilot to change course and thus stumble into a no-fly zone controlled by Serbs. While [...]

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Photos from Dubrovnik

City Wall inside the city kids and pigeons Taken from the bus

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