I’m David, a British-born broadcaster and storyteller who has made his home in Bosnia and Herzegovina for more than two decades.

I arrived here in the late 1990s, and over the years Bosnia has become far more than simply the place where I live. It has shaped the way I see the world, the stories I’m interested in, and the pace at which I now choose to tell them.

Through An Englishman in the Balkans, I share stories from everyday life in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the people I meet, the places I wander through, the conversations I have, and the small details that can easily be missed when you are only passing through.

Much of that storytelling happens through my podcast, alongside the occasional written reflection in my Sunday Edition.

I’m not interested in trying to explain Bosnia, speak for it, or reduce a complicated country to easy conclusions. After all these years, I still find myself learning, noticing and being surprised.

My background is in broadcasting, media and audio storytelling, but these days I’m less interested in chasing headlines or keeping up with the noise. I prefer slower stories: conversations allowed to breathe, footsteps on a village road, the sound of a river, an unexpected encounter, or a memory that leads somewhere I hadn’t expected.

This website is simply the home for that work.

If any of it resonates with you, you’re very welcome to stay.