Europe - Bosnia & Hercegovina
This craggily beautiful land retains some lingering scars from the heartbreaking civil war in the 1990s. But today visitors will more likely remember Bosnia and Hercegovina for its human warmth and intriguing East-meets-West atmosphere born of fascinatingly blended Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian histories.
- gawp as young men throw themselves off Mostar’s magnificently rebuilt stone arc, Stari Most
- pad around Old Sarajevo’s fascinating Turkic era alleyways, on soft flagstones that feel like chilled butter underfoot
- discover more about the hopes and horrors of the 1990s civil war at the intensely moving Tunnel Museum
Coverage includes: Sarajevo, Mostar, Survival Guide.
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Driving the Trans-Siberian: The Ultimate Road Trip Across Russia
Black Sea Circuit: An Adventure Through the Caucasus
Carnival Express: A South America Adventure
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