http://www.beyondsarajevo.com about travel and culture experience in Sarajevo and Bosnia-Herzegovina Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:34:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 Dubrovnik makes it perfect day trip from there. A little bit longer by bus from Mostar for those ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/12/22/trebinje/ 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 http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/12/13/update-mostar-resource-pages/ By Isa BellePeople in the Balkan love football, and Bosnia is no exception.  They play, watch and support big clubs from 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 ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/11/12/football-madness/ Written by Belen What I am trying to do through this post is to give you basic information on how to get to Sarajevo. The best way to get to Sarajevo is by plane.  There are daily flights from a few European airports for example Franz Josef Strauss Airport in Munich or ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/11/10/best-flight-options-to-sarajevo/   Written by Isa Belle   Banja Luka is the capital of Republika Srpska, one of the two entities of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.  (Are you confused yet with one entity, the federation having "almost" the same name as the country?)  As you can see in the ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/11/03/banja-luka/ Written by Isa Belle 45 minutes north of Mostar is an area perfect for hiking, called Diva Grabovica.  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 and fierce mountains and ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/10/29/hiking-in-grabovia/ Written by Isa Belle For a school assignment, I interviewed an ex-Dutchbatter who served in Srebrenica during its fall. The interview was interesting, so I decided to translate and post it here. I encourage you all to read it; however it's best if you do a bit of research before reading ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/10/16/interview-with-a-former-dutch-soldier-who-served-in-srebrenica/ Written by Isa Belle In my last article you can read about the cross on the Hum, the hill dominating Mostar.  Although being a topic for argument, it’s one of my favorite places.  Not because it is a cross--I think it's ugly indeed--but because the space gives me a little ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/09/08/hike-to-the-cross-of-mostar/ Written by Isa Belle You cannot miss it when you are in or around Mostar: the huge cross (33 m tall) on the Hum Hill which dominating the city.  You can see the cross from most spots in Mostar because it is illuminated even at night.  It seems to stand ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/08/18/the-cross-over-mostar/ Written by Isa Belle Herzegovina is a region of incredible natural beauty with shaggy mountains, beautiful lakes and blue rivers. One of its gems are the Kravice waterfalls near the town of Ljubuški, close to the border with Croatia. It is here that the river Trebižat pours itself 28 meters down ... http://www.beyondsarajevo.com/2009/07/13/kravice-waterfalls-near-ljubuski/