Monthly Archives: April 2015

Sarajevo: More beauty and war

Posted on April 27, 2015 by helenanglin

Unlike Mostar, to walk around Sarajevo you aren’t immediately greeted with reminders of the war. You see banks, bakeries, shops just like any other high street, but if you look down occasionally at the ground you will see splotches of … Continue reading →

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Mostar: Beauty and War

Posted on April 17, 2015 by helenanglin

We’d met a few people on our travels who had expressed how much they loved Bosnia and Hercegovina, so I was excited to see what all the fuss was about. We spent a couple of days in Dubrovnik (will write … Continue reading →

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Montenegro: The Country that stole my heart

Posted on April 6, 2015 by helenanglin

Whilst in Budva we took a trip to Sveti Stefan, a gorgeous island off the shore of one of the beaches. Unfortunately, the whole thing is privatised and you can’t go on it unless you are staying there, which of … Continue reading →

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Falling in love with Montenegro

Posted on April 2, 2015 by helenanglin

We arrived in Ulcinj in mid-afternoon when the sun was shining and the wind was blowing. We headed down to the beach, where in the summer it’s packed with holiday-makers, mainly Albanian and Serbian, although also well known for German … Continue reading →

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