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Not to be confused with Romanians, an unrelated ethnic group and nation, nor with modern or ancient Romans, also unrelated. SUMMARY The Romani (also spelled Romany), colloquially known as Gypsies or Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally itinerant, living … Continue reading →

SERBIA Serbia – Vojvodina (Novi Sad, Subotica, Pančevo) May 20-22, 2019 I entered my 110th country on May 20. The Serbian side asked lots of questions and seemed surprised that someone would travel as much as I do. I decided … Continue reading →

The Jasenovac concentration camp was an extermination camp established in Slavonia by the authorities of the Independent State of Croatia(NDH) during World War II. The camp was established and operated solely by the governing Ustaše regime rather than by Nazi … Continue reading →

Croatia – Slavonia and Baranja (Osijek, Sisak, Bjelovar) May 19-20 2019 JASENOVAC Jasenovac concentration camp was an extermination camp established in Slavonia by the authorities of the Independent State of Croatia(NDH) during World War II. The camp was established and … Continue reading →

Slovenia – Eastern (Maribor, Celje, Novo Mesto, Postojna) May 17-19, 2019 Mokrice Castle, Jesenice. Just across the Croatian/Slovenia border, this stone/plaster manor house is now the Hotel Grad Mokrice with rooms surrounding a nice courtyard. A golf course surrounds the … Continue reading →

Croatia – Central, Međimurje (Zagreb, Karlovac, Lika-Senj) March, 2019 In March I came from Rijeka to see the most western sites of Central Croatia. The original plan was to go into the extreme west of Bosnia but the drives were … Continue reading →

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Fed. Bosnia (Sarajevo, Tuzla, Zenica) May 12-13, 2019 Observations on Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1. Buy gas in Montenegro at €1.15/litre compared to an average of €1.26 in B&H. 2. Museum and church costs. This is the … Continue reading →

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Srpska West (Banja Luka, Prijedor, Doboj) May 14, 2019 BANJA LUKA On a rainy cold day (4°C), it was necessary to wear shoes for the first time in months, – my feet in flip-flops couldn’t handle … Continue reading →

BACKGROUND Conflict in eastern Bosnia The multiethnic Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was mainly inhabited by Muslim Bosniaks (44 percent), Orthodox Serbs (31 percent) and Catholic Croats (17 percent). Following a declaration of national sovereignty on 15 October 1991 as the former Yugoslavia began to disintegrate, a referendum for … Continue reading →

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Srpska East (Bijeljina, Trebinje) May 13-14, 2019 After Goat Bridge just east of Sarajevo, I headed to the Goražde area with plans to continue onto Srpska East (Bijeljina, Trebinje) to see some of the sights there. … Continue reading →