Coffee and Rakija
An Englishman in the Balkans
Christoph Baumgarten and Balkan Stories Dot Net
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Christoph Baumgarten and Balkan Stories Dot Net

As a Blogger/Vlogger it can sometimes be a bit lonely, trying to come up with topics and ideas for future content, either as Blog Posts or Vlogs for my youtube channel.

Over the past 2 years I have become increasingly more in contact with a Blogger, also keenly interested in the Balkans, but from Vienna in Austria. His name is Christoph Baumgarten and he runs Balkan Stories, a blog in German.

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We have struck up an "online" friendship and recently during a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina we managed to catch up in Banja Luka. I had intended to video the interview I wanted to produce for my Podcast BUT, the camera decided to stop at the 16 minute point.

These things do happen, sadly. However, the audio recorded to the end :) Christoph's insights into the Balkans are extremely interesting and, I think, compliment my own.

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Coffee and Rakija
An Englishman in the Balkans
An Englishman in the Balkans is your gateway to exploring the rich culture, hidden gems, and captivating stories of Bosnia and Herzegovina and it's neighbouring countries.
I'm David, British, and someone who has lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the past 22 years.
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