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Sarajevo – Siege City, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The first time I remember Sarajevo coming to our screens in Australia was for the ’84 Winter Olympics. The second time was for a long and bloody siege that mocked any notion of human rights and dignity.
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Lost and Found in Translation, Balkans
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I often find it funny how people who speak English as a second (third, fourth or fifth) language habitually use phrases that English people don’t. I am sure there are people all around the world right now saying the exact same thing about English speakers who learn their languages.
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The Zastava 750 ‘Fica’, Serbia
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During the time of the former Yugoslavia, a thriving motor industry produced some interesting, cool and just plain shithouse cars.
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Red Cross Concentration Camp, Serbia
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Visiting the Red Cross Concentration Camp was unsettling, confronting and heart-wrenching.
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Skull Tower, Serbia
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Skull Tower in Nis, Serbia, is a stark and poignant reminder of a violent chapter in Serbian history.
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Leaving Kosovo
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Sometimes leaving a country is a straight-forward, stress-free exercise. Other times, it is anything but.
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Searching for Black Forest Cake, Germany
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When I was a kid, I loved Black Forest Cake. When I visited Germany’s famous Black Forest, I went to see if I could find one in the wild
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A Walk in the Black Forest, Germany
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The Black Forest. The name conjures images of dark, mysterious mountain woods, inhabited by wild animals and supernatural creatures straight from the pages of classic fairytales. I was in the neighbourhood, so thought I’d spend some time exploring this place of legends.
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Technology Museum Sinsheim, Germany
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I have a penchant for historic aircraft and vehicles, and will spend hours contentedly poring over exhibits until the cleaners throw me out. When I found out that the grandaddy of all engineering museums was located at Sinsheim, Germany, it wasn’t a question of if I would go, but rather…
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Exploring Pristina, Kosovo
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Brutalist architecture, monuments, and a whole lotta Bill Clinton can be found in Pristina, capital of Kosovo.