After several years of waiting and two failed attempts, I finally managed it: I reached the Balkans. Over the course of two weeks, I backpacked across Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Croatia with two friends.
I have a lot to write about after the trip, but while I put metaphorical pen to paper, here are a couple of my favourite shots which show the highlights of the fortnight.
Along the Neretva river in Mostar
Pigeon Square, Sarajevo
Fountain in the courtyard of Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Sarajevo
A ruined building in Mostar
Final resting place of Marshall Tito
The martyr’s memorial cemetery, Sarajevo
Church of Saint Sava
Inside Diocletian’s Palace in Split
Zindan Gate at the Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade
The domes of Dubrovnik’s old town
Trinkets in Kazandziluk / Coppersmith Alley, Sarajevo
View over Sarajevo
Stari Most in Mostar
Dubrovnik from the city walls
The sunset from Split’s promenade
Austro-Hungarian architecture in Sarajevo
View of the Adriatic from the island of Šolta
Kravice waterfalls
Sets from Game of Thrones filming in Dubrovnik
Live music in the centre of Split
Rooftops in Dubrovnik
The Sun Salutation in Zadar, Croatia
Remains of the fortress at Počitelj
If this leaves you hungry for more, check out my Balkan posts on instagram here.