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Chats from the "Shire"Listen now | The pilot episode for audio storytelling from the village

May 11

Bosnia and Herzegovina has one of the world's iconic train journeys

May 6

The First of May - Prvi maj Watch now (4 min) | Join me for a short walk down the valley

May 2

"Knock" - Kucanje Watch now (1 min) | In English "The Knock" is the excise man visiting, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it's something totally different.

Apr 29

Last weekend was the first of Two Easters for Me - Yes, I am the Guy that gets to celebrate Two! 👍

Apr 22

The Banja Luka Market Watch now (10 min) | Walk with me through the Banja Luka Market on a Sunday

May 10

A People's Hero of the former Jugoslavija, had a club named after him.

May 4

Today has seen the first "Real" day of typically spring weather as far as the Western Balkans are concerned. We took the opportunity to go for a walk to…

May 1

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