http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Bosnia & Herzegovina , South , Mostar en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:02:27 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:02:27 +0000 Mostar was described by a World Bank colleague as the most integrated Yugoslavian city before the war and now is one of the most divided along a number of lines. The famous Mostar bridge which we both vaguely remember being destroyed has been fully rebuilt using local expertise and money from the international community. A great deal of effort was expended in getting the bridge to look someth http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-443805.html I took a bus from Sarajevo to Mostar. The bus kept stalling as we were going up hill it was pretty disturbing. Finally after enduring this for 4 hours another bus came and took us the last 20 minutes to town. It was pretty funny. I had booked a room at Nina's Guesthouse and was so happy. It was close to the old town and super cute. Nina and her Mom were so kind. I had booked a private room fo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-442531.html Oh wow......Caught the early morning bus from Dubrovnik to Mostar. The scenery along the journey was great first up along the Dalmation coast going in and out of the Bosnian coastal enclave in Nuem before turning inland over the border again to the mountains of Bosnia. We arrived in the valley of Mostar checked into the hostel near the bus station before heading into town.There's just one mai http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-442270.html After having such an amazing time in Croatia we were so sad to leave but excited to be travelling to Bosnia and seeing something that wasn't actually on our original plan. Norm was still parked in Split eagerly awaiting our return. So up at 6.30am to catch the 8am bus to Mostar. Yuk Over the 3 hour journey we had to stop 3 times for passport control Kirra and Lauren left the day before us a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-434871.html We travelled to Mostar for a couple of reasons. I really loved Bosnia and wanted to see another city besides Sarajevo. I was also interested in seeing the region of Herzegovina. Our friend Tina in Serbia recommended Banja Luka and Mostar and we had also met a Dutch traveller in Sarajevo who told us a little about the history of Mostar the seige ethnic cleansing and the city's division between Cr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-428770.html Bosnia is not the first place one thinks of when planning their holidays but Sarajevo and Mostar are rather striking and beautiful cities. I arrived in Belgrade Serbia on the morning of Tuesday last week after spending a unrestful night on the train from Budapest. I shared my sleeping compartment with three other men who all spoke German. We had a 2 am wake up call to cross the border firs http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-427008.html DAY 106Dubrovnik to Mostar to Split VIA MakarskaWe have decided to take the 800 AM bus to the Split this morning via Mostar Bosnia Hercegovina. It's about three hours to Mostar. We drive along the coast of Croatia is the most beautiful of all coastlines. The little villages tucked into the valleys and the small marinas scattered along make this such a scenic picturesque drive and we then http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-424432.html En routeTrentes petites heures de car.Dpart sous les pluies torentielles de Lyon mais on sait qu'on va vers le soleil. Premier changement Zagreb on prend le petit dej' avec Margot et Alice tudiantes franaises venues en Croatie pour un moi de vaccances et on poursuit la route avec Lucas lycen francocroate rejoignant sa famille direction Split. L on a le temps de boire une mousse et d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-418788.html Well im finally back on the road again and it feels great if you exclude the incredible pain I have when walking with an extra 20kg of luggage. A few days ago I caught a ferry back to split and then a 4 hour bus ride to the town of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina Mostar is the capital of Herzegovina. Arriving at the bus stop I was greeted by a mate I had met back in Hvar and a lady from the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-418747.html MostarAfter a 6 hour bus journey going through many boarder controls we finally made it into Bosnia. Once in Bosnia we had a rest stop but weren't allowed to go to the loo becasue some old woman wanted paying before letting us in considering we had just come from montenegro which uses euros and coratia which uses kuna we couldnt quite understand how she expected us to pay her she wouldnt acc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-411104.html hello from bosniayes bosnia. currently in mostar its raining but that shant dent spirits had a lovely few days since last written busy but not busy at all and the weather has been glorious oh yes. so a general recapstayed in zadar for another day and spent the evening by the sun disk. the sun disk is a big cylindrical thing on the sea front pretty unassuming in the day but at night it tur http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-394564.html Stunning landscapes. Thinking of sending my parents to Jablinica for a vacation. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-357000.html So after our beautiful bus ride from Sarajevo we finally arrived in the Mostar bus station and were bombarded by soba ladies. There were so many of them selling rooms that we could barely get off the bus and no matter how many times I told them I already had a room they persisted. It was only until one of them noticed another bus pull into the station that they stopped. One of them would notic http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-356992.html All these photos are made in 2003. IT IS A GOOD DOCUMENTATION.During too much timeI was looking for these photos in my room. I needed some days for to mend it and to preparate it. The quality is low but to me have a big value. When I stood in Bosnia the wars signal yet they was alive.In Mostar there was blues helmets from Spain Italy and France.In Sarajevo area there was americans french and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-356423.html We took a bus from Split to Mostar in Bosnia Herzegovina. Upon crossing the border we immediately noticed the damage done to this region in the fairly recent war. There were plenty of abandoned buildings covered in bullet and bomb holes. Mostar itself was one of the hardest hit cities in the country and was under siege for about 3 years. All of the medieval bridges were destroyed and many of th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-350336.html Started out quite rainy and last minute I decide to stay another night in Mostar and just do a day trip to Medjugorje I could not get hold of the GH owner so i left her a note in my room then hurried to the bus station. It took about 40 minutes to get to Medjugorje. In town I asked around where I can change TCs and the guy at Paddy travel referred me to Unicredit bank across the sreet. 1.3 commi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-342915.html 2 Police stops we had driving through Croatia and Bosnia until we came past the Croat city of Metrovic then the proper border control where both Croat and Bosnian patrol is in the same spot being boarded by different police force one after the other we only got checked for ID or passport no stamps. The drive through was beautiful from gorgeous coasts to picturesque orange groves.Arriving at t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-341959.html Warsaw PolandKrakow PolandSighisoara RomaniaBelgrade SerbiaSarajevo Bosina HerzegovinaMostar Bosina HerzegovinaCroatia is next... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-338975.html Look at the silly tourists wandering around confused with their big backpacks let's go and scam the fuck out of them was what went through a taxi driver's mind as he pulled up next to us as we contemplated the long walk from Mostar train station to the Hostel Nina. After we agreed a five euro ride he first asked if we were Swedish must be my flowing blonde locks before dropping us at a plac http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-338381.html Moin Leuteheute sind wir von Ulcini nach Mostar gefahren die Stadt duerfte dem einen oder anderen aus dem BosnienKrieg und vor allem durch ihre mittelalterliche damals zerstoerte Bruecke bekannt sein.Der Eintrag faellt leider etwas kuerzer aus da der bloede Internetbetreiber keine USBSticks erlaubt.Hochachtungsvollj. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina/South/Mostar/blog-325651.html