Any Excuse to Travel

Stories from travels in

Bosnia and Herzegovina

View from Park Princeva restaurant Sarajevo

When the lights come on in Sarajevo

I doubt there’s a village, town, or city in the world that doesn’t look good when the lights come on. There’s something magical about dusk

Alifakovac Cemetery Sarajevo

A grave difference

Some people are good at spotting celebrities; others are good at spotting bargains. Me? I can spot a cemetery from miles away. And in a

Coffee in sarajevo

Converted to coffee

A mate of mine once told me that you know when you hit the Balkans: the coffee gets good. Finding myself in the old town

Eating in one of Mrs Safija’s four rooms

Sunday night. Sarajevo. Dinner. The restaurant was already booked by our hosts – we had an address and a taxi and assurances that our table

Sarajevo window box

No Bosnians in Bosnia

I met a woman once who had survived the concentration camps. I was in awe of her. She was old and frail, but feisty. It

Shopping in Sarajevo

Since I started to boycott products made in China, my shopping habits have been severely curtailed. I loathe high streets and shopping malls with a