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Entries from June 2009

Visiting Dubrovnik, Croatia

June 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

This is my second day of being in Dubrovnik, Croatia and have been lucky enough to have great weather for my stay. Last week, it was apparently awful weather and other backpackers I ran into only stayed on day and wanted to get away from the weather. Here I am in 75° (24° celsius) weather [...]

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Review of Sarajevo and Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

I spent a week in Bosnia and Herzegovina visiting Sarajevo (4 nights) and Mostar (2 nights). I didn’t know what to expect when visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina but didn’t come with any preexisting expectations. Like many Americans and other travelers that I came across, all we knew about Bosnia was the recent war. Today, Bosnia [...]

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Mostar Area Tour

June 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I feel like this is turning into one big picture gallery. I did however go swimming at the beautiful waterfall and jumped 4 meters (about 13 feet) into the water. I took the tour with Hostel Majdas, as the tour is organized by her son. From Hostel World: Very popular things had shown to be [...]

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Pictures from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

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1 Month Review on Europe Backpacking Packing List

June 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I am now just over my one month mark out of 3 months and thought I would give a quick review of what I have brought with me to Europe and what I might have wanted to bring with me. Be sure to read about everything that I brought with me for my 3 month [...]

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