http://www.beyondsarajevo.com about travel and culture experience in Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:38:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm seeking for co-bloggers and writers for Beyond Sarajevo, a wannabe directory of many wonderful (and sometimes not so wonderful) things about Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina. IF YOU Currently live in Sarajevo or Bosnia (you're the golden angle.) Know Sarajevo well and have deep insight into Bosnia culture. Are tourists, travelers, foreigners or expats who ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/01/07/classified-sarajevo-and-bosnia-bloggerswriters-needed/ Finally finally.... I was searching the net, preparing for my trips to Berlin when Honza skyped me "Karadzic was arrested. I'm watching it on CNN." "No, i can't be. I've just surfed that site." I objected and refreshing CNN home page, still nothing. I googled around but came up empty. ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/07/21/bosnian-serb-war-crimes-fugitive-radovan-karadzic-was-caught/ SwimmersGuide is an excellent, well-kept user-collaborate database of swimming pools around the world. Click on Bosnia-Sarajevo to find a list of pools. Hours and prices might not be precise, but you have the address and most importantly link to the pool's website.Bosnia currently has only two regions listed: Sarajevo and ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/05/31/how-to-find-swimming-pools-in-sarajevobosnia-and-everywhere-in-the-world/ The Mehmed Paša Sokolovi? Bridge over the Drina River in the town of Višegrad was recently added to Unesco Hermitage List. This historicallysignificant bridge is featured in Nobel Prize-winning author Ivo Andric's"Bridge over the Drina," a novel describing century-spanning stories andevents taking places in Bosnia, affecting the lives of ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/05/11/bride-over-the-drina-added-to-unesco-list/ If you need to send presents overnight to friends or relatives living in Prague or Sarajevo, he [didn't get his name] is the man. No need to worry about packages being lost or broken sending via European Post either Czech or Bosnia. I failed to send and received packages thrice in ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/05/07/man-driving-people-and-things-between-prague-and-sarajevo/ Update: Some facts are corrected. Thx to La Banda's pianist Misko!At the end of the 1980s La Banda were one of the best known bands on Sarajevo's alternative rock scene. The musicians were just about to complete their debut album when their plans were dramatically changed by war. This personal ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/03/26/documentary-film-graffiti-street/ Two weeks ago I arrived at The Hague, Netherlands to visit a friend of mine, N., who interned at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. She and I taught at the same high school in Sarajevo in 2006. I flew at 6:20 a.m., thus all I wanted to ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/03/03/a-visit-to-the-hague-international-criminal-tribunal-for-the-former-yugoslavia/ On Sunday, 17 of February, 2008 Kosovo' parliament declared independence from Serbia with back up of the USA, Britain, Germany and France. [BBC] http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/02/20/kosovo-declared-independence/ Frenchman, a Cuban, a Bosnian and an American are stranded in a lifeboat fighting to survive after their ship has gone down. They are trying to show bravado in the middle of a bad situation. The Frenchman pops open a bottle of French wine he's saved from their sinking ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/01/18/balkan-joke-what-being-thrown-off-the-boat/ A friend of mine visited Sarejevo during her Europe's tour last year. She stayed at Hostel Haris and wrote a short review about it after much "pressure" from me. H's review Basically it is a small hostel for backpackers that has 14 beds in 3 rooms, and 2 bathrooms that everyone shares. ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2008/01/16/sarajevo-hostel-haris-review/