Sarajevo’s people moved us with their stories of what it was like to grow up in a city under siege. Pavement and buildings permanently scarred from mortar blasts and sniper fire stopped us in our tracks to reflect on the horrors that must have occurred in the very spot we were standing. Yes, modern warfare […]
Sarajevo’s War Tunnel
When Jen and I planned our trip to Sarajevo, we didn’t know much of the city’s history. I did a quick Google search of things to do in Sarajevo and the war tunnel came up. After more reading, we came to find out how the city was under siege for four years from ’92 – […]
Sarajevo: City Under Siege
Imagine living in a city that became a prison; a city with no escape where you fear for your life every second of every day. Imagine that hundreds of shells from machine gun fire raining down as rockets lit up the sky was part of normal daily life. That snipers were just waiting for you […]
Sarajevo’s Coppersmith Street
The heart of Sarajevo is the Baščaršija and one of the oldest streets of the Baščaršija is Kazandžilu, or the Coppersmith Street. Baščaršija comes from the Turkish language and means primary market. Walking in the Baščaršija transported us back in time to the 16th century when the copper craft guild of Ottoman Sarajevo made metalwork, […]
Bay of Kotor Blanketed in Haze
The Bay of Kotor is said to be Montenegro’s most beautiful bay and despite the temperatures reaching near 100 F during our visit, we were prepared to brave the scorching heat and climb the 1350 steps up to Kotor’s formidable fortress. But when we arrived in the bay, we could hardly see the fortress due […]
The Pink Sand Beaches of Sveti Stefan
Beaches aren’t always white sand and more often than not along the Adriatic, beaches are pebble beaches. But along the 2 kilometer stretch of Montenegro’s coastline that comprises Sveti Stefan, pink sand beaches frame the distinct blue waters. The pink sand beaches are made pink from a mixture of fragments of calcium rich shells and […]
Remembering 9/11 at Ground Zero
It’s been 11 years but I still remember the details of 9/11 as though it happened yesterday. Tim and I were living in Las Vegas at the time in an apartment just behind the Venetian (okay, I just realized that is a bit ironic). I was getting ready for work and had the radio on […]
The Dalmatian Coast: Better Than the Amalfi Coast?
The 28-mile narrow and winding road of the Amalfi Coast has tempted tourists by the droves for years and after nearly three years of living in Italy, we finally ventured south of Rome to the famed coastline earlier this year. While the Amalfi Coast was pretty and we thoroughly enjoyed our time in Ravello (and […]
How to Explore Dubrovnik in a Day
George Bernard Shaw once wrote “Those who seek paradise on earth should come to Dubrovnik”. We’d say ‘ol George was right. Walking the Walls of Dubrovnik The old town of Dubrovnik is completely surrounded by intact fortified walls, even including the Old City Harbor. The walls run for 1940 meters encircling the city and are […]
Sveti Petar: Peninsula of Love
The great advantage to a road trip is the freedom to stop off at places that might otherwise be overlooked when traveling by plane, train, or bus. So when we went camping at Tramonti di Sopra with our new Croatian friend Manuela and she raved about Makarska, we added it to our itinerary. As we […]
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