Ladies and gentlemen, I’m pleased to announce that this post officially marks the first time in almost two years that I’m actually writing about the country I’m in! Welcome, at long last, to Cambodia 😀
At long last, I made it to Petra. Petra is a place that’s intrigued me since before I even knew its name – since I first saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as a […]
Picture yourself looking up at a blue sky peeking through a huge canopy of leaves on a perfectly clear day in Kyoto. As the faint sound of Japanese flutes recedes softly into the background, it’s […]
The following is not actually a single narrative of one continuous evening, but a composite of many. It’s written as a representative summary of my average night out in Kyoto. Nothing is exaggerated. It’s Saturday […]
You know how I’m always seeking out new and interesting experiences? Well last weekend I went drift racing. One of my coworkers, Miki, is extremely into cars. He has a Limited Edition Impreza (one of […]
KaZantip 2011: Black Sea Paradise
Warning: This post contains a few NSFW photos. View only in good company 🙂 The Republic of KaZantip, the legendary Eastern European Shangri La of parties, lasts for just one month a year in a […]
Belgrade. One of the two cities I was most excited about on this entire trip.
When the minibus from Bosnia made its way into the city limits, the first words out of my mouth were “Wow, Belgrade feels REALLY different from Sarajevo.”
“Of course,” the driver replied. “Belgrade is a city.”
“…And Sarajevo?”
“A town.”
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Have I really still not paid my bad weather dues for this trip? Really??
The entire first day in Sarajevo it poured nonstop, as hard as it had in Budapest. The hostel lounge was filled with people playing cards, drinking beers, and watching movies – nobody wanted to set foot outside. The rain had even knocked out the Internet, preventing me from taking advantage of the down time and being productive.
Lovely.
But at least the hostel was social – I spent most of the evening chatting with other travelers, including a young backpacker from London who planned to end his round-the-world tour in Japan during the summer (boy did I have some tips for him) and a middle-aged guy who was about halfway through his goal of visiting every single country in the world.
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“That gypsy over there! She took your phone while you were getting off the tram!” said a woman next to me as I reached into my pocket and looked up with an expression of panic.
I’d been in Sarajevo for less than twenty minutes. It was pouring outside, I was covered in luggage, and suddenly I had no idea where I was supposed to go. My hostel’s address was written on my smartphone, now in the pocket of a Bosnian gypsy.
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During a quick stroll through Mostar’s old town district on my second evening there, I encountered The Friendly Tout who I’d met at the bus station several days earlier – the tout who was solely responsible for my getting off and visiting the city in the first place. I didn’t recognize him at first, but luckily he called out and invited me to join him and his friends at a little streetside cafe as I walked by. We spent half an hour or so chatting about my onward travel plans; although I was clearly taken by his little city, I’d decided a few hours earlier that the time had come to continue making my way North towards Serbia. He recommended that before doing so, I should squeeze in a quick hike to Kravice Falls – a “Mini Niagara” with a pleasant swimming hole at its base. It sounded like a great idea…until I awoke on my final morning to a sky that had once again turned cold and rainy. So I decided to plow straight through to the capital city of Sarajevo instead.
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Here are a few personal observations about Bosnia. Breaking my usual trend, I’m posting these prior to my departure because most of them were noted in or on the way to Mostar… Continue reading »
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