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Bosnia might feel a bit isolated, since few airlines operate to the cities of this magnificent country. Furthermore, neighboring country Croatia owns much of the Adriatic sea shores, from which Bosnian territory is not far away. But if you travel to Split or Dubrovnik in Croatia, you might take part in an organized bus trip to Bosnia. In those cases you probably travel to the picturesque towns of Mostar or Pocitelji. The landscapes are harsher and hillier than in neighboring Croatia.   

Bosnia feels exotic, because the tourist sees mosques and minarets in the middle of Europe. If you as a tourist feel that there are special characteristics in the Balkan countries, you might not necessarily see that the Bosnians would be very different from the other nationalities of former Yugoslavia. The Balkans hardly agree with that since the differences have lead to recent wars in the region. The tourist can see through the bus window houses that have been destroyed by war but never re-built. Furthermore you can see road signs were the obligatory Cyrillic names (from the neighboring country) have been covered by graffiti. Also the border crossing from EU to Bosnia might feel exciting.  

Bosnian food does not stand out particularly from other Balkan cuisines. Also in Bosnia you can find burek pies with meat or cheese fillings, and cevapcici, which are grilled minced meat bars. In Mostar we tried trout that had been fished from the Neretva river flowing through the city and under the famous bridge. For starters we had Bey’s chicken soup but the real treat were the desserts: hurmasice date pastry drenched in syrup and smokvara pastry with fig jam. You might also wish to try Bosnian wine, which can be a nice surprise! 

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