Balkan Adventures

Zoran Matić is a journalist, passionate about his home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). He's recently published the definitive guide for travellers to BiH, not only in his native language but already English and others which will follow in the near future. When a foreigner looks for things to do in Bosnia and Herzegovina their first stop is Brandts Tour Guide. Zoran tells us how that is. Unlike many tourist guides, Zoran has actually visited all the places in his book., which was quite the undertaking. He also introduces some of the fun facts about Bosnia and Herzegovina such as There are some amazing facts such as there are more waterfalls in the country than France, Germany and Italy combined. To find out more about Zoran check out his instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/putnik.namjernik/ (https://www.instagram.com/putnik.namjernik/) If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://buymeacoffee.com/davidbailey (Buy Me A Coffee) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at anenglishmaninthebalkans@gmail.com Support this podcast

Recently I had the opportunity to talk to Jonathan Groubert, a journalist trainer and podcasting expert, who is based in the Netherlands. Jonathan has a connection to Banja Luka. I found him some years ago through an amazing podcast (docucast), that Radio Netherlands had produced. With his Balkan connection, I wanted to find out about his views and feelings towards the region and more importantly Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also talked about the power of narrative journalism and how podcasting has developed. To find out more about Jonathan check out his website at: grewbearmedia.com If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://buymeacoffee.com/davidbailey (Buy Me A Coffee) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

It seems that wherever I go in Bosnia and Herzegovina, traditional skills and cultural activities are slowly disappearing. From making instruments, to dancing and much more, the latest generations don't seem interested, and that could mean a massive impact on the heritage of not only this misunderstood country but also the wider region. I talk to Nemanja Knežević, to learn a little about the challenges he faces as the director of Banja Luka's biggest traditional dance ensemble. https://www.maslesa-folklor.org/# (Check out the website of Ensemble Veselin Mašlese. ) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrYoy9yza7k-h8jadcTV3Yw (Veselin Mašlese on YouTube.) https://www.instagram.com/anipmaslesa/ (Veselin Mašlese on Instagram). In the interview we mention Efie Derksen, a lady from the Netherlands who is also passionate about protecting local folklore and helping to promote its survival. https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/podcasts/folklore-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina (Check out this Podcast to find out more.) https://myborrowedheritage.webnode.nl/ (And this extremely informative film.) If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://buymeacoffee.com/davidbailey (Buy Me A Coffee) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

In this episode I talk to Nebojša Ruzicic from The Banja Luka Dajak Club. We talk about the history of Banja Luka's unique boat, how the boats are built, the present and future plans for the club and thoughts about traditional crafts and activities being under threat. You can find out more about the Dajak Club at: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs1oFN-let-TT_l8Y4bfQtQ (Dajak Klub Banja Luka) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nektardajak/ (Dajak Klub) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dajakklub/ (Dajak Klub) If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

This episode sees me talking to Ivy Sibincic a former journalist and chef from the Philippines who is now a Sustainable living evangelist. Ivy lives with her Husband, Slaven, and two daughters, In a small village in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina, close to the border with Croatia. Ivy tells me about embracing the culture of her new home country, finding a more peaceful life and growing asian vegetables in a Balkan Climate. You can find out more about Ivy at: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUAhjmO8jA3LpUsmqB3lhg (The Sibincic Family) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesibincicfamily/ (The Sibincic Family) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesibincicfamilyofficial/ (The Sibincic Family Official) If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

This past week I finally caught up with  https://www.instagram.com/lodelanegraa/ (Denise from Argentina) who lives in Banja Luka.  We discussed life as foreigners here.  Denise has her own https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1oTKyuco3EFVXtKbMwUtzA (YouTube channel) but also has a very dynamic https://www.instagram.com/lodelanegraa/ (Instagram account). If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

Serbian Orthodox Easter is behind us and it’s given Tamara and Myself, some time to reflect on how we see our documentation of our life here in the village developing. https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/davids-blog-posts/my-easter-2021 (READ ABOUT OUR EASTER) So in this short Podcast episode there’s an all round update of our life at the moment and where we hope things will go. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

In this episode of the podcast I catch up with Hubert Nijmeijer, the CEO of Netherlands based "HiHi Guide". Hubert has a new take on travelling (not tourism per se), which he feels is the way to go, especially in what will be our new "Post COVID World". You can find out more about HiHi Guide https://hihiguide.com (HERE) If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina (https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

David talks to Arch Grieve a Mediation expert from Dayton Ohio. David and Arch talk about Arch's impressions of visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina and his work with a project helping Bosnian youth determine their future. You can find out more about Arch Grieve: https://www.dayton.com/entertainment/personalities/dayton-punching-above-our-weight-internationally-group-leader-says/Frlh58juuh9HAd7zBK719M/ (Dayton Dot Com) http://archandamandastravelblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/bosnia-herzegovina-trip-part-i-sarajevo.html (Arch's Blog) https://www.youtube.com/user/TheArchie5022 (Arch on Youtube) https://www.tiktok.com/@the_conflict_coach?lang=en (Arch on TikTok) If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina (https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

Today’s episode its a bit different. Today I talk to Tom Beck who’s originally from Watford in the UK but now lives near Potsdam in Germany. Tom has recently published a Book called “Goodbye Britain” I am a Brit who left and settled in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tom interviewed me for his book, and after reading it, I wanted to find out about the stories that others who have left Britain had to tell. Tom has also visited Bosnia and Herzegovina so I wanted to hear what his impressions of the misunderstood country were. You can get your copy of Goodbye Britain: https://goodbyebritain.co.uk (https://goodbyebritain.co.uk) Follow Tom on https://instgram.com/heytombeck (Instagram) If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina (https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

In this episode Tamara and I talk about International Women’s Day or Dan Žen, but simply referred to as osmi mart (8th March). So find out a little history and culture from not only Bosnia and Herzegovina but also the former Yugoslavia. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina (https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

Tamara and David answer some of your questions: 1. Are there many houses made of wood in BiH? Seems that most houses are made of bricks. In Norway 90% of the houses are made of wood. 2. Is Herzegovina a separate geographical area within BiH? 3. What are the various culture that made up Banja Luka and the various cultures in present day? What about the people living there. What are their occupations; industry, tourism etc? 4. How many dogs you guys have? 5. How did you guys meet? 6. What are the rules to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina at the moment? 7. What is your favourite place in Bosnia and Herzegovina? If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina (https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

Tamara and Me look at some Facts concerning Bosnia and Herzegovina. When researching somewhere to visit, I invariably land on links that say 5 fun facts about wherever, or 6 stunning places you must visit. So, on this episode we look at some fun facts from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Without giving too much away, a few of them are quirky and not well known at all. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe (https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina (https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

In this episode we’ll be finding out about folklore and in particular traditional dancing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Back in 2019 I became aware of a young lady from South Holland who had been dancing with a folklore ensemble in the nearby city of Banja Luka. She was, at that time starting to make a film about Bosnian Folk Dancing, because she felt that these traditions might be starting to disappear and she wanted, to preserve that experience for future generations. So, in the COVID world of early 2021, I catch up with Efie Derksen to find out more. You can support Efie with Funding her film at this link: https://www.doneeractie.nl/documentary-my-borrowed-heritage/-34103 (https://www.doneeractie.nl/documentary-my-borrowed-heritage/-34103) Or transfer via online banking yourself:  NL84 SNSB 8822 9397 78 HM Derksen If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/livinginbosniaandherzegovina (https://www.patreon.com/livinginbosniaandherzegovina) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com/ (Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina) Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina (https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina/ (lifeinbosniaandherzegovina) Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Support this podcast

A quick chat about what 2021 plans we might have here. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/livinginbosniaandherzegovina Read Our Blog at Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina Instagram: @lifeinbosniaandherzegovina Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/livinginbosnia/message

In this edition of the podcast, we play some eclectic Balkan music mixed with some Balkan gossip . The tracks we featured are: Goran Bregovic - Kalasnjikov Virvel - Brzi Svemir Ničim izazvan - O Tebi Svadbas - Tvoja Rebel Star - Drugi san If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/livinginbosniaandherzegovina Read Our Blog at Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/lifeinbosniaandherzegovina Instagram: @lifeinbosniaandherzegovina Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at info@livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/livinginbosnia/message

Sounds of The Balkans In this edition of the podcast, we play some eclectic Balkan music mixed with some Balkan gossip . The tracks we featured are: Balkan - Omiki I Daje - Sassja Baila Leila - Goran Bregović Lasting Kind of Love - Ana Popović Opa Cupa - Slavic Soul Party Trust - Bruhuuhu Cross the Line - Dubioza Kolektiv Samo Malo- Magnifico Na Na Na Na - Cubismo with Josipa Lisac Noć Noć - Brutal Protest Professor Jakov - Let 3 Siki Siki Baba - Kočani Orkester Duni Mi Duni Ladjane - Teodulija Banja Luka - Quincy Jones Go Marko Go - Borban i Marko Marković Orkester If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site at patreon.com/davidandtamara. Read Our Blog at Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina Facebook Page facebook.com/davidandtamara Instagram: @lifeinbosniaandherzegovina Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at anenglishmaninthebalkans@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/livinginbosnia/message

A quick explainer about our channel. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/davidandtamara. Read Our Blog at Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Facebook Page facebook.com/davidandtamara Instagram: @lifeinbosniaandherzegovina Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at anenglishmaninthebalkans@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/livinginbosnia/message

Sounds of The Balkans In this edition of the podcast, we focus on music from Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Croatia and Serbia. Some old tracks and some really up to date ones too. The tracks we featured are: Divanhana - Oj safete, sajo, sarajlijo Amira Medunjanin - Ajde Jano Kolo Da Igramo Ljiljana Buttler - Nocas Mi Srce Pati Šaban Bajramović - DJelem, DJelem Parni Valjak - Moja Je Pjesma Lagana Ekaterina Velika - Zemlja Vanja Mišić - Tu I Tu Sopot - Zovi Me Sunday Stories - Dišem Kanda, Kondža i Nebojša - SAT Killo Killo Banda - Vinska Pesma Detour - Proljeće i ja If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site at patreon.com/davidandtamara. Read Our Blog at davidandtamara.blog Facebook Page facebook.com/davidandtamara Instagram: @davidandtamarablog Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at anenglishmaninthebalkans@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/livinginbosnia/message

We have not created a podcast for sometime. We are now back :) Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/davidandtamara. Read Our Blog at livinginbosniaandherzegovina.com Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Facebook Page facebook.com/davidandtamara Instagram: @davidandtamarablog Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at excitingbosnia@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/livinginbosnia/message

Today it's a bit of a look back episode, to an interview I did in 2016, when the Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka was re-opened after some 23 years. The Ferhadija Mosque in Banja Luka was originally commissioned by, Ferhat Pasha Sokolovic and built in 1579. It stood near the centre of Banja Luka until the night of 6–7 May 1993, some 27 years ago, when it was destroyed by explosion. The Ferhadija's location remained destroyed for these years and some said that it would never be rebuilt, but rebuilt it was. There were a lot of people involved in the rebuilding, a lot of unsung heroes, and one of those unsung heroes is a Brit like me. His name is Donald Reeves and he has an NGO called the Soul of Europe. Donald came back to Banja Luka to attend the opening back in 2016. I caught up with him in a hotel coffee bar in Banja Luka and I wanted to find out more about how difficult it had been to get the mosque rebuilt and his thoughts on peace building and reconciliation here in the Western Balkans. But before I started talking to Donald, I really didn't know much about him apart from what I found on Twitter. It said he was a a maverick priest, a writer, a broadcaster, a peace builder, generally a nuisance, a visionary with attitude, and also a very dangerous man. So why a very dangerous man when it comes to something like peace building? READ OUR BLOGPOST ABOUT REBUILDING THE FERHADIJA Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/davidandtamara. Read Our Blog at davidandtamara.blog Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast. Twitter @davidtamarablog Facebook Page facebook.com/davidandtamara Instagram: @davidandtamarablog Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. E-Mail us at excitingbosnia@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/livinginbosnia/message

In this edition of the Podcast, I’ll be focussing on Spomenik. Spomenik are large monuments from the former Yugoslavia, and you see them across the whole of the Western Balkans and in particular here in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Normally, they're massive structures built out of concrete, and I think the architectural design is called “Brutalism” but they are very, very impressive. The spomenikdatabase can be accessed at https://spomenikdatabas.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

During our last holiday break in Montenegro, Tamara spotted a rather pretty looking, red bug flying around, which landed on my multi-coloured T shirt.   After talking about this rather fetching bug, we saw a young lady opening what looked like a big trap, which indeed she was    It was full of these red insects.   We found out she wears researching these insects.   On asking why they were being trapped, we quickly learned about how, and why, the many beautiful palm trees in Montenegro were dying, and who was responsible.   It's the red Palm Weevil or Surlaš.   CLICK HERE to find out more. We hope you find our podcasts interesting and we would love to hear from you, and, if you want to come and see this beautiful country, drop us a line at: anenglishmaninthebalkans@gmail.comHope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Read Our Blog:http://anenglishmaninthebalkans.com Follow on Instagram:http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

On this edition of the podcast Tamara and I visit the wooden church at Romanovci.Over the years, I have developed an interest in wooden chapels and churches, and mosques with wooden minarets, that are to be seen across Bosnia and Herzegovina.Today I travelled the short distance to Romanovci, to see the church of St Nicholas (Sv Nikola). Sadly it was closed but I will come back to see inside.This church is special, in that it is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Heres a link to find the church using Google Maps:The Wooden Church at RomanovciWe hope you find our podcasts interesting and we would love to hear from you, and, if you want to come and see this beautiful country, drop us a line at: anenglishmaninthebalkans@gmail.comHope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQAudacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/ Read Our Blog:http://anenglishmaninthebalkans.com Follow on Instagram:http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

Hello and welcome to this edition of the Podcast. In this episode, I catch up with Jose Angelo Gallegos a YouTuber and Filmmaker from California. Last year I interviewed Jose, who had arrived in Banja Luka, having previously produced and published "Bitter Sweet Bosnia", his first film about BiH on YouTube.   We talked about filmmaking, social media, the region, BIH AND much more. Especially what attracted a Mexican American to come to this part of the world.   I posted the interview here on my podcast, which you can hear HERE.   So it was a real treat, to find out that Jose (whose latest project is a film about Albania), was coming back to Banja Luka.   We met again, and spend a fast and furious 20 hour "Creativity Camp" in the village.   Discussing many Tech Tips and Tricks, and for me, the chance to fly a Pro Drone for the first time.   Some Rakija was consumed

Hello and welcome to this edition of the Podcast. In this episode, I catch up with Andy Dunn, a New Zealander who is visiting his parents in law in Banja Luka.We talk about his views and experiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Western Balkans and his off beat love with Uštipci.Andys Website is: https://flukeartist.weebly.com/I highly recommend following Andy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andynikoladunn/ We would love to hear from you, and, if you want to come and see this beautiful country, drop us a line at: anenglishmaninthebalkans@gmail.comHope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQAudacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/ Read Our Blog:http://anenglishmaninthebalkans.com Follow on Instagram:http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode I reflect on Remembrance Day and especially for this year as it's the centennial commemoration for the end of "The Great War" otherwise known as the "First World War" or "The War to End All Wars".It's just my personal observations.I mention the story of the Poppy, which you can find out more about HEREHope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQAudacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/ Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://anenglishmaninthebalkans.com Like our Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode I get to talk to Jose Gallegos from California, who is back in the Balkans making films. After a brief visit to Serbia, Jose gave up his job to travel and make films. To find out more about jose you can follow him on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/joseangelo/On Facebook at:https://www.facebook.com/ReturnTheFavor Joses Film " This is Serbia"   Joses Film "Bitter Sweet Bosnia". Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQAudacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/ Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://anenglishmaninthebalkans.com Like our Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this edition of the podcast I catch up with Alisa Teletović who is exhibiting her works in the Trogir City Museum. Alisa focusses on positivity and I just had to find out more from "An Artist Who Left and Came Back". Alisa was born in Bosnia Herzegovina in 1974. Fleeing the war, she moved to Australia where she completed Bachelor of Fine Arts and Advanced Diploma in Electronic design and Interactive media at RMIT, Melbourne. She lived in Sydney, Melbourne, Roxby Downs, Perth, and in 2011 re-settled in Sarajevo where she lives today. These places and experiences enrich her artistic style. To find out more about Alisa Teletović, check out: Facebook.Instagram.YouTube.Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQAudacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/ Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

This episode is a somewhat collaborative episode between The Balkan Adventures Podcast and Balkan Stories. My good friend and Vienna based blogger, Christoph Baumgarten caught up with Nick Semwogerere, a Londoner and Musician to find out why Nick had somewhat "fallen in love" with Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans in general. Nick has had a passion for writing since a young age. Initially starting with poetry, this led on to writing song lyrics when he got into music.  During media studies and English literature at college he found he had a writing style that flowed nicely. Nick got an A* in oral English when he left high school as expressing himself verbally and creatively has always been something that he has really enjoyed, which upon reflection influenced him to transfer these skills into ESL teaching.  Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

I like to seek out success stories from Bosnia and Herzegovina.   Why?    Because this beautiful country and it's everyday citizens deserve it. After all, just use your favourite browser and search Bosnia (or any combination theteof) and you'll see what I mean.   So in this episode I catch up with Nikola Galić from Banja Luka, who has turned his hobby of home brewing into what he hopes will become a commercial success.   Nikola tells me about why he started, how he chose the name "Highlander" and what he does to overcome the pervading negativity in the country.   As a result of an Instagram post "teasing" this podcast, Nikola has already had an enquiry about his product from the UK.   How cool is that?   You can find out more about Gorštak Pivo at http://gorstak.beer. Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode Mustafa Panjeta a born and bred Sarajevan, tells us about being a tour guide and why Sarajevo is so special. Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode I catch up with Sheila Savanović, who, I think, is the only Micronesian living in South East Europe. If I’m wrong here then please drop me a message or an email. Sheila's story is one of adventure, and in every adventure there are ups and downs. So, lets crack on and meet Sheila Savanović, a girl from the Pacific.You can find out more about the Zen Restaurant in Banja Luka HERE Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

The Funky Guerrilla Story. The story (so far), told by co-founder Predrag Borojević, about an innovative startup from Gradiška in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The idea, the obstacles. highlights and downslides, and the rocky creative road to success. In a country (Bosnia and Herzegovina) where success stories are really so far and few between, The Funky Guerrilla are, in way, trailblazers!  Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode, I talk to Dijana Tepšić, a Digital Entrepreneur in Banja Luka.Dijana is a former Broadcaster, Singer and Club DJ and is also, today, an advocate for a Healthy Lifestyle.We discuss launching a successful business in today's dysfunctional Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Dijana offers some practical advice for those who dream of, but are too scared to, launch their own companies.Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this edition of the podcast (and the final one for 2017), I play nearly an hour of Sevdah Music, a style thats alledgedly the traditional music of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

Finding Out About the Dubioza Kolektiv. I recently managed to do something that I've been trying to do for quite a considerable amount of time. Years ago I stumbled across a band here in Bosnia and Herzegovina called the Dubioza Kolektiv, basically a bunch of guys back then from the towns of Zenica and Mostar and the city of Sarajevo, producing really great music, some radical lyrics describing the country and the area that they came from, and the problems that everyday people suffer. Heres my interview with Bass Player, Vedran Mugajić  Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

On the 24th of March 2017, Eva left Amsterdam to hike for a while. "Walking back to the Balkans". Why? Because she can, because she likes hiking. Because it's slow, because it's a perfect way to really see a country. To feel and experience. Because she feels good, being "on the road". And because she thought it would be a good idea to (re)discover her own country, before heading off to the Balkans. Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

Dr Semir Osmanagić talks about the Bosnian Pyramids in Visoko 2017. On a recent trip to find out about the Pyramids at Visoko, we were pleasantly surprised to meet Semir Osmanagić, the man who discovered and introduced the pyramids to the world back in 2005. The opportunity to sit down with Semir and to find out more about this unique project, first hand, was too good to ignore. Hope you enjoy the Podcast and if you did, then please share, like and of course Subscribe. Links to equipment I use: Rode lapel mic: http://amzn.to/2nN1kXSSound Reflector: http://amzn.to/2m8rRQHZoom Recorder: http://amzn.to/2Aza7SQBossJockStudio App: http://bossjockstudio.com/Audacity: http://www.audacityteam.org/Podbean: http://podbean.comSUPPORT ME ON PATREON HERE. Find out more about life in the Balkans at http://goo.gl/x7f9qz Ask us any questions or give a suggestion for a Podcast.http://twitter.com/DavidBaileyMBE Read Our Blog at Bloglovin':http://bit.ly/1J1St8a Like our Facebook Page and Join our Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/anenglishmaninthebalkans Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anenglishmaninthebalkans Come and visit us and holiday in Bosnia and Herzegovina.http://holidayinbosnia.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

Finding out about the Amazing Dubioza Kolektiv from Vedran Mujagić --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

The Funky Guerrilla Story. The story (so far), told by co-founder Predrag Borojević, about an innovative startup from Gradiška in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The idea, the obstacles. highlights and downslides, and the rocky creative road to success. In a country (Bosnia and Herzegovina) where success stories are really so far and few between, The Funky Guerrilla are, in way, trailblazers! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

Christoph Baumgartner and Balkan Stories Dot Net. As a Blogger/Vlogger it can sometimes be a bit lonely, trying to come up with topics and ideas for future content, either as Blog Posts or Vlogs for my youtube channel. Over the past 2 years I have become increasingly more in contact with a Blogger, also keenly interested in the Balkans, but from Vienna in Austria. His name is Christoph Baumgartner and he runs Balkan Stories, a blog in German. We have struck up an "online" friendship and recently during a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina we managed to catch up in Banja Luka. I had intended to video the interview I wanted to produce for my Balkan Adventures Podcast BUT, the camera decided to stop at the 16 minute point. These things do happen, sadly. However, the audio recorded to the end :) Christoph's insights into the Balkans are extremely interesting and, I think, compliment my own. Check out the Balkan Stories site as well as the FaceBook Page. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

On this episode, I talk to Jelle, who is from Belgium and now lives in Konjic in Northern Herzegovina. I caught up with him to find out more about him and his mountain biking. So how did he end up living in Bosnia and Herzegovina? It's a long story. It started as a volunteer for a youth organisation. It evolved afterwards in humanitarian work and somehow some kind of microbe bit me and I needed to come back and back all over again and more and more. At the end I just decided to give up my job and to go to live to Bosnia. Western Balkan lifestyle is certainly different from that in Northern Europe, so how difficult has it been to adjust? I was lucky to spend, maybe seven years in Bosnia as a frequent expat so I got the opportunity to get back to Belgium to consider the situation, to learn more about the country. So it was more like to move to France or Italy for me because I had already a lot of experience and I had good friends in Maglaj who warned me about a lot of situations and explained me more about difficulties maybe I would encounter. At the end it was even worse than they said, but okay. I somehow managed. Now being an expat always has its challenges. One of the most beautiful parts of the country is the people, but that's actually the hardest part also, for me, because I have to work with the people also on a professional base and it takes a while to get people to trust you and for you to trust them; to have some kind of relationship with them. What made him take up mountain biking and how does he plan his tours? I wasn't a mountain biker before. I had some sports experience, maybe with running, a little bit before. Then the thing is, Bosnia has an amazing nature and I have been hiking, with friends from Konjic, into surrounding mountains, but you always need some way of transportation to get there and to have a hike. To get really somewhere, you need a lot of time. I had an operation in 2014. Need to start with sports again. The doctor said he wouldn't advise me to start running and biking was a perfect sport to explore the mountains on a very easy way. They are close by, but with the bike you can get everywhere and to reach high peaks to get to the most beautiful parts of Bosnia somehow, which would be impossible to do by foot all the time. I can combine it with work because I'm a little bit time limited. Riding for hours at a time in the remote areas around Konitz must be lonely, so how does he cope with that? I have never actually I'm driving a lot of time alone, but you meet people. There's people hiking. I have one guy whom I met in Mostar while climbing to one peak on the Velež Mountain. We decide to go together and since we are riding some tours together also. It's a nice way to meet new people also. What have been the reactions to images he posts of his mountain bike tours on his social media? Depends. If it's one stranger, maybe from the West and from the European Union or whatever, they are amazed about the views, the tours, the nature of Bosnia and the achievements. People from Bosnia sometimes are sceptically they think. Not about the biking actually, they like it a lot too. They are amazed as well, but it's difficult for them to believe a Belgian is really willing to live in Bosnia. They want to go out. I want to go in. There's recently been an addition to his content creation with the addition of a GoPro camera. Well I've been thinking about it and I think it will bring my goals even on a bigger level. Now I have to get some good footage so I won't be able to please myself with a rather easy tour. So I will definitely try to find some better locations, better tracks, higher peaks. Recently, the disused Narrow Gauge Railway line from Čapljina has been opened to mountain bikers. Read the full interview at: http://anenglishmaninthebalkans.co/belgian-mountain-biker --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode I find out about why people like being on the Jahorina Mountain. I catch up with a few Brits and a Norwegian and ask why they decided to come to Bosnia and Herzegovina for their skiing. To find out how you can experience a cost effective snow holiday, check out: http://ski-sarajevo.com Disclaimer: This podcast has not been sponsored in any way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode I find out about Snowboarding on Jahorina Mountain. Sitting in the warmth of the Hotel San, I talk to Rade, one of the snowboard instructors with Ski Sarajevo. It seems that learning to snowboard is a relatively easy thing to do. At least thats what Rade says. So, I am planning to go back to Jahorina at the start of the next season to give it a go :) To find out how you can experience a cost effective snow holiday, check out: http://ski-sarajevo.com Disclaimer: This podcast has not been sponsored in any way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode Mustafa Panjeta a born and bred Sarajevan, tells us about being a tour guide and why Sarajevo is so special. Music from: Mostar Sevdah Reunion. Amira Medunjanin. Dubioza Kolektiv. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

In this episode I catch up with my good friend and "Jugophile", Bruce Foster. We chat about his view of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a little tease about a project we will be doing in Sarajevo. Music from Shaderwan Code: Shaderwan Code are a fusion of the heritage Balkan Rock Band "No Smoking" and Arabeske (the girls from the Zagreb Mosque Choir). Kad procvatu behari Lijepa Alma Dok čekaš sabah sa Šejtanom --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

The Ferhadija Mosque comes alive again after some 23 years. 7th May 2016, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

Living Your Dream in the Balkans - Balkan Life Back in the early "noughties" I directed a multi-cultural broadcast media project here in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Basically I ran a pop music radio station. Allied to the project was an "outreach" element, or community interaction component, where we would organise electronic music (read Trance, House, Techno) parties that formed a base to bring disparate young adults together. Multi-cultural re-binding might be a better description. God that sounds pompous! As usual I digress. We used to bring club DJs from the UK to recreate the "music scene" that young people across Europe at that time were experiencing. The music of Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Tijesto to name but a few. Lights, Lazers, Dancers .... You know the thing. Local youth here in BIH, were feeling isolated and ignored, but had a desire to feel "normal" and connected. Those feelings are still prevalent all these years later sadly. They came to our parties in droves. I used to feel immense happiness to see our audiences just having a blast wherever and whenever we organised these events. Electronic music can be quite uplifting even for an "older" chap like me. Back to the story. It must have been back in 2002ish, when I remember noticing two young guys who came to our gigs and kept hanging around the DJ booth, observing intensely, how these DJs we brought from the UK operated. At the time it looked, to me, I have to say, quite sweet. I had no idea at all back then, that many years later, both these young men would have developed into amazingly successful DJs in their own right and not just in their home town and country, but globally as well. So here I am some 14 years later, talking to Mladen Tomić, one of those young men, and finding out, that contrary to local popular negative thought, that you CAN live your dream if you come from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He plays today in locations in Mexico, the United States, across Europe and is looking forward to performing in India and Japan. That's quite something. It's so hard to find dynamic, positive role models in the Balkans these days. They are the exception not the rule. Mladen Tomić is, in my humble opinion, a role model. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

My Life in the Balkans. Vesna Kerkez from the Balkan News Portal mondo.ba catches up with me to find out why I came (and stayed) in the Balkans and about Oksigen Radio (1999-2005) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message

I reflect as I try and combat my terrible problems with height as I stand so very high above the Vrbas canyon in Bosnia and Herzegovina --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/davidandtamara/message