A day in Herzegovina
The conflict during 1992-95 had a devastating impact on the economy of BiH, and ended the once thriving tourism industry. By the time the war was over the physical infrastructure was almost completely destroyed, industrial activity fell by 90% and trade v... more
Mostar, Herzegovina and Bosnia [before the war]
Tito was still alive and Yugoslavia still existed. The Communist Party was less visible to visitors than in Italy! I don’t remember precisely where the tombs were and I can’t remember which of the places, other than Mostar itself, has been shelled. I wond... more
Yugoslavia dismembered
I have just arrived from a two weeks trip to all the ex Yugoslavian republics: first I travelled to Dubrovnik by boat from Bari, then I went down to Montenegro until the border with Albania, then in Ulcinj I took a bus to Pristina, in Kosovo. I continued... more
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