Thank you Dave and your good lady for the interesting talks about a wonderful country which I grew to fall in love with. My experience of Bosnia began in 1993 in Gorazde where I served with the UN, then again in 1994-1995 in Gorni Vakuf as UN then NATO. All in all I served a total of 2,5 years with my last tour 2000 in Banja Luka in the metal factory. The country has left an ever lasting impression on me that I will never forget. It great to hear your stories of you living there wish I had done the same many years ago.
Good day David, hope this finds you well. I was in Bosnia, the winter of '97-'98, as a soldier in the U.S. Army field artillery. Though conditions at the time could not have been worse for tourists, I came away with a positive view of the people and culture of the Balkans. Once, we had to do a walking patrol in the surrounding country side. In a small village we encountered a group of school age children who challenged us to a snowball fight. We gave a good accounting of ourselves, but ultimately abandoned the field in an orderly retreat. To think that all of those kids are in their 30's now...I'd like to get back there sometime. It was beautiful before the war, and indeed (judging by your pictures and abundant other evidence) seems to have returned to its ideal state. Would you recommend it as a tourist destination for Americans?
Hello Ian. @signifer Great to hear of your positive memories from your time here back in the late '90's. I arrived here in September '98 with SFOR as well . I am a UK Vet. I would definitely recommend visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina to Americans to visit. In fact we have a holiday apartment upstairs (there's a link in the navigation bar) and there's another US vet that was here during the same time as you I think, who comes to stay with his family. They love it here. Ian, drop me a line at: david@anenglishmaninthebalkans.com. I'd like to gift you a subscription where you can access everything. In the meantime thanks for following my continuing journey from this part of the world. Bests, David
Thank you Dave and your good lady for the interesting talks about a wonderful country which I grew to fall in love with. My experience of Bosnia began in 1993 in Gorazde where I served with the UN, then again in 1994-1995 in Gorni Vakuf as UN then NATO. All in all I served a total of 2,5 years with my last tour 2000 in Banja Luka in the metal factory. The country has left an ever lasting impression on me that I will never forget. It great to hear your stories of you living there wish I had done the same many years ago.
Richie, we're glad you like what we publish here. Its so nice to get feedback. I was in BLMF at the same time as you!
If you ever wanted to come back and see things when the weather gets warmer just let us know.
Good day David, hope this finds you well. I was in Bosnia, the winter of '97-'98, as a soldier in the U.S. Army field artillery. Though conditions at the time could not have been worse for tourists, I came away with a positive view of the people and culture of the Balkans. Once, we had to do a walking patrol in the surrounding country side. In a small village we encountered a group of school age children who challenged us to a snowball fight. We gave a good accounting of ourselves, but ultimately abandoned the field in an orderly retreat. To think that all of those kids are in their 30's now...I'd like to get back there sometime. It was beautiful before the war, and indeed (judging by your pictures and abundant other evidence) seems to have returned to its ideal state. Would you recommend it as a tourist destination for Americans?
Hello Ian. @signifer Great to hear of your positive memories from your time here back in the late '90's. I arrived here in September '98 with SFOR as well . I am a UK Vet. I would definitely recommend visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina to Americans to visit. In fact we have a holiday apartment upstairs (there's a link in the navigation bar) and there's another US vet that was here during the same time as you I think, who comes to stay with his family. They love it here. Ian, drop me a line at: david@anenglishmaninthebalkans.com. I'd like to gift you a subscription where you can access everything. In the meantime thanks for following my continuing journey from this part of the world. Bests, David