Posts Tagged with "southern-bosnia-and-hercegovina"

Herzegovina: The Flip Side of Bosnia

Sunday, May 16, 2010

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Herzegovina: The Flip Side of Bosnia

Most people skip the mouthful of words that is Bosnia & Herzegovina, instead going for the shortened form of Bosnia. The two territories have had an on again/off again relationship over the past thousand years, sometimes grouped together sometimes not. Since gaining their independence from the former Yugoslavia the two have forged a permanent bond [...]

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Mostar: From the Ruins

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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On Sunday I told you about Sarajevo, a beautiful, cultured city still rebuilding itself after almost total obliteration. The vivid dichotomy between beauty and destruction was visible throughout the country, but nowhere was it more apparent than in Mostar, the biggest city in the southern region of Herzegovina. Teeny tiny history lesson: Mostar, a gorgeous [...]

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