A Dangerous Faux Pas

Stumbling through various cultural faux pas whilst travelling might seem harmless enough, but in Bosnia & Herzegovina, adopting one person's symbol of cultural pride may also be the cause of another person's pain. This poetic binary finds its form in the three fingered Serbian salute.

Novak Djokovic, celebrating with the three finger Serbian Salute

The Forgotten

The pervasive ‘Eastern Essence’ of Bosnian tourism cannot be missed, whether this involves images of corseted folk dresses, traditional farms or a tray of afternoon tea vodka shots. Symbolic references to a nostalgic past might make a great tourism campaign, but do they really represent the people of Bosnia & Herzegovina today? 

Roma settlement near Sarajevo, 2011

Debunking Konjic

Everyone loves a secret. Especially one that has been hidden deep underground for 40 years, and I don't mean that figuratively.

Konjic, BiH