Hello! Welcome back! Now that we’ve gotten thoroughly soaked in the waterfalls together, please follow me! We’re going into a fort from the 1300s, perfect to play Dragons and Castles and Princesses with! After I finished my hot chocolate, had a long conversation with Hemingway profusely apologizing for my negligence in his care, and wrung … Continue reading Jajce Fort and History
Hi all! The day after my exam here (one of the primary reasons I had to purchase a laptop) I took a bus to Jajce, one of the oldest Bosnian towns. Bosnia is smaller than most people think and it’s easy to get places by bus if you buy the tickets in time (we’re an … Continue reading Jajce Waterfalls
So I left you on a hilltop pretending to fly over a ravine that is allegedly home to a dragon. The only thing I was lacking was the LOTR soundtrack, but if you know me you know that’s really not an issue, since I can hum the whole thing to myself as I please. Which … Continue reading Lukomir Pt. 2
Hi all! I’m going to break this excursion into two, mostly because I have so many photos that I want to share, and I don’t want it to be overwhelming in one go. Last Thursday I took a bus ride to Lukomir, an “ethno-village” in the mountains about two hours from Sarajevo. I met the … Continue reading Lukomir Pt. 1
Some days on any trip, especially research-oriented trips, mean no excursions, no crazy adventures, and a day in a cafe or meetings that you can’t necessarily share all the details of. This is fine – indeed, to spend a day as a local is to learn in some small measure what it is to be … Continue reading A Day in Sarajevo
After the Eiffel Tower, I went to one of the only places I’d actually “scheduled” time to go to in Paris: The Shakespeare Book Company. Located directly across the Seine from the Notre Dame, The Shakespeare Book Company is a bookstore originally opened by American Sylvia Beach in 1919. During the 1920s, it was a … Continue reading Paris Pt. 2: Musee d’Orsay and Tour Eiffel
Hello all, and sorry for the delay! In case you hadn’t heard, I had a slight laptop snafu and had to purchase a new one here. I arrived in Sarajevo a little over a day ago, but I’m going to start at the beginning. It turns out that to fly to Paris and then to … Continue reading Paris Pt. One
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Guess who’s traveling again? *looks around* *raises hand* Me, me! I am! And I’m bringing back the blog so you all can travel with … Continue reading The Road Goes Ever On and On
I’m back! I’ve gotten over being sick the first two weeks of being home, and used to a new schedule, and after multiple people telling me they looked forward to reading this blog, I’ve come back. I spent a solid five hours the other day downloading and editing all of the remaining photos I had, … Continue reading Back At It: The Tunnel of Hope
After the first cicchetti stop, we lost ourselves in the canals of Venice to find another. If you’re ever in Venice, lose yourself. I know a lot of people (most people) that think they’re going to hate Venice because it is so touristy, muggy, and hot- yet every single one of them leave in love with … Continue reading A Bumper-Boats-Meets-Lazy-River-Carnival-Ride
Traveler at the Edge 