It’s not a secret that I love the Balkans. This region is one of my most beloved regions worldwide. It’s also the region where I have the most experience comparatively. I technically live where the Balkans begin. Although the question ” Is Slovenia a Balkan country?” is quite triggering to many, getting to the topics…
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2022 overall wrap up
Happy New year to all my readers! I hope 2023 gives y’all peace and lots of exciting travels and other pleasures you find. I don’t subscribe to the good year/ bad year thing. Years are not collectively good or bad. It’s subjective to each person. Also, when the official year starts is not that relevant….
The picture-perfect day plan for Sarajevo
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of my favorite cities worldwide. It has been for about a decade. I always keep returning. I even spent a couple of months there one summer. Sarajevo is the city that sparked my love for the Balkans. I’m not sure why exactly. It could be because my first experience…
Scrutinizing Slovenia part 2: Cute day trips in Slovenia.
In this episode of scrutinizing Slovenia, we will look at some cute towns about an hour from its capital city, perfect enough to take a day trip. Which, to be fair, is most of the country. But I will stick to some places that are 1)Accessible by public transportation, 2) NOT Bled. Lake Bled is…
Scrutinizing Slovenia: Part 1
Hello fellow cadets! It has come to my attention that I should write about my current ” host country,” Slovenia. I’ve been here for over six months now. Although I expected to move on to another place, Europe’s various lockdowns and restrictions, and a couple of other external factors have decided for me that I’m…
A tale of two cities
Welcome back to the spaceship:) This week I am going to stick to Kosovo again. Well according to 112/197 members of the UN, the other 85 will say it is still Serbia. You can call it whatever you like. The Kosovo-Serbia topic, debate, discussion, pissing contest has been going on for nearly 20 years. The…