By ISA BELLE The Ottoman rule over Bosnia officially ended in 1908 when the country was annexed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They have left the Bosnia for over 100 years now, but their influence over Bosnian culture is hard to ignored. The famous burek was a traditional Ottoman food; Bosnians still drink a lot of Turkish coffee; [...]
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The Old Town of Mostar
By ISA BELLEThe Old Town, or Stari Most as the locals say, is the pride of Mostar. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list in 2005. The showpiece is the famous Old Bridge (Stari Most), built by the Ottomans in the 15th century and characterized by cobblestones, truly a beautiful place. The [...]
Read the rest of this entry »A day in the life of a student in Mostar
By ISA BELLE I was abruptly woken up by the alarm clock. My head was heavy, and I could not properly open my eyes or get out of the bed. Why should I anyway when the bed was so warm? But you know what? It was not even my alarm clock. Shit! I could have slept [...]
Read the rest of this entry »All Comrades United – Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar
By ISA BELLEPartisans or Yugoslav partisans were a communist-led resistance movement during the Second World War who fought both the Axis of power in Yugoslavia and their collaborators. Thanks to them, Yugoslavia was the only country in Eastern Europe not liberated by outside forces but by its own people. This led to a lot of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Run Forrest Run!
By ISA BELLE A student’s life is not the most active, thus I like to go for a run once or twice a week. Running keeps me fit and makes me feel healthier and stronger, but most of all after the exercise I feel an incredible surge of energy. Running gives me the opportunity to [...]
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By LISA DRITTENBAS My friend Yanush and I arrived in the pouring rain one cold, early December day in Mostar. We tried to find a couple of hostels but they were all closed. Finally we ended up at Hostel Miturno, the last hostel on our list, whose doors were also closed. The nice lady in [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Trebinje
By ISA BELLETrebinje is a city in the far south of Bosnia and Herzegovina, part of Republika Srpska entity. Only 10km from Adriatic Sea and 24 km by road to the jewel of Dubrovnik makes it a perfect day trip from there. It is a little bit longer by bus from Mostar for those who [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Update: Mostar Resource Pages
There are new resource pages with information about Mostar for the following topics: food & drink, museums, transportation and list of travel agencies. Hopefully more will be provided in the near future. Link is also available on the menu on the left sidebar. Thanks to Isa Belle
Read the rest of this entry »Football Madness
By ISA BELLEPeople in the Balkan love football, and Bosnia is no exception. They play, watch and support big clubs from the English Premier League and then fight about it. There have been several occasions when I was not allowed to leave my house in Mostar because the city’s rival teams were playing against each [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Hiking in Grabovica
By ISA BELLE 45 minutes north of Mostar is an area perfect for hiking, called Diva Grabovia. It is a perfect example of Karst landscape, defined by layers of bedrocks. If you are not familiar with this geographical term, it’s just incredibly beautiful nature with high mountains and the magical turquoise Neretva River flowing in [...]
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