tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102718502024-03-14T20:59:34.049+11:00jouljetTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.comBlogger465125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-64713502431472674882016-03-29T18:26:00.000+11:002016-04-07T22:21:22.802+10:00Responsibility For Srebrenica Genocide Determined
In July 1995, 8000 Muslim boys and men were killed in a genocide in a tiny town in Bosnia, close to the Serbian border, as part of the Bosnian war. This past week, the Bosnian Serb leader at the time has been found responsible for this crime, and sentenced to 40 year jail.
Driving through this tiny town, and stopping to pay my respects, was a powerful end to my time in Bosnia, as the memory Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-65938012288808964152015-11-10T09:39:00.001+11:002015-11-10T09:47:49.458+11:00Sunset Over Sarajevo
Setting over the old city, the sun put on a show for me each evening, from the hill where I was staying.
Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-39005209032256873662015-11-08T23:10:00.000+11:002015-11-08T23:10:15.787+11:00Top 5: Finds In Darwin
I have spent a bit of time visiting Darwin this year, and have discovered some gems in the city for escape, relaxation and beauty.
Now the tourist guides will mention a war museum, a couple of crocodile parks, and the new waterfront as places to visit. Although then they run out of suggestion, I found.
One of them is the view from the Darwin Trailer Boat Club. Family friendly, you can sit Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-51631359173713009712015-11-07T16:27:00.001+11:002015-11-07T16:27:56.089+11:00Ashes Test: Cardiff
The First Ashes test between England and Australia in the middle of this year was in Wales - at Sophia Gardens, in Cardiff.
The much anticipated tour after the last encounter in Australia, which saw the Aussies dominate, but then also the Aussies even performances against South Africa and then dismal showing against Pakistan in the UAE, and England's gaining as a top test nation again.
Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-26274304437278363842015-11-05T22:03:00.001+11:002015-11-05T22:53:17.716+11:00Views Of The Bay Of Kotor From The Old Wall
The views of the rooftops, the maze of little streets of Kotor below, and the stunning overview of this little corner of the Bay Of Kotor with the spectacular mountains all around, is the payoff for climbing the old city walls behind Kotor Old Town.
There are apparently two entry points to climb the wall, the one we found was a just another of many tiny street in Kotor after a courtyard from MrTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-23117456188730264252015-11-03T17:49:00.003+11:002015-11-03T19:30:41.773+11:00Wedding Cake-like Ornate Sarajevo Town Hall
One of the most prominent buildings in Old Sarajevo is the Town Hall, on the banks of the Miljacka River. Vijećnica, it's local name, housed the National and University library after World War II.
This building was set ablaze in 1992, in the Balkans War, which not only destroyed the building, but most of the library collection inside.
It was rebuilt, and re-opened in May 2014, and this Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-40972602479600879032015-11-01T11:27:00.001+11:002015-11-01T11:27:12.856+11:00Nauru Memory - The Fisher Boy At Sunset
Unbeknownst to us, this was to be one of our last memories on Nauru, before we were whisked off the island, and out of work. After arriving back on the island, Nat and I wandered down to the shore and the area of beach where we spent NYE, to take in the sunset.
Here, we encountered a couple of local kids, fishing for that night's family meal.
I am not sure that he caught anything - afterTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-42498896711898945562015-10-27T22:50:00.001+11:002015-10-27T22:50:34.855+11:00A Tram In SarajevoThe trams in Sarajevo is one of the oldest networks in Europe, as it was actually Vienna's test line! Part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was first opened in 1885, and they were horse-drawn.
Now they are quaint, old and rattly, but do the job with character. Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Belmont, Australia-38.1753468 144.3235706tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-5633892382917315252015-10-22T22:02:00.000+11:002015-10-22T22:02:38.393+11:00Exploring The Cobbled Streets Of Kotor
Kotor is the biggest village around the Bay of Kotor, but still the size of a village, really. It's grand entrance is moat and castle-like, as the Sea Gate was built when the area was under Venetian rule, and paints an initial impression that quickly vanishes from your mind once through the tunneled gateway.
After that first royal-like structure, the stature of the village is quite small, Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-47526711239565908912015-10-20T08:49:00.001+11:002015-10-20T08:49:02.166+11:00Twilight In Sarajevo Old TownThe old town of Sarajevo has charm and history, beauty and a diversity of architecture. An old feeling of a city with many stories to tell.Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Belmont, Australia-38.175355 144.3235781tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-42788883161530480632015-09-07T08:17:00.000+10:002015-09-07T08:17:00.131+10:00Family Gathering, Birthday Celebration, and Discovering Beautiful Montenegro
In June last year, all four sisters gathered in Montenegro to celebrate our youngest's 30th birthday. This was no mean feat, with the discussions and organising of this starting many months before.
Firstly we needed somewhere affordable for Katie, the birthday girl, to travel to and enjoy, given that she was living in London at the time, and was about to wrap up her time there. We also wanted Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-27541448247523258572015-09-01T07:51:00.000+10:002015-10-18T21:58:05.257+11:00A Sarajevo RoseThe scars of a mortar shell filled with red resin, to mark the site where more than one person was killed during the Seige of Sarajevo. Powerful reminders dot the city streets.
This one was in a square, in front of a church. The bombs falling on the city were so many, and so destructive. Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Belmont, Australia-38.1753298 144.323589tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-91010115804130776712015-08-31T08:01:00.000+10:002015-08-31T08:01:00.131+10:00Black Beach, Red Beach Of Santorini
You'd be forgiven if you thought that the Greek Island of Santorini was all white-wash buildings and blue domes - because that is mostly the images you get as standard travel photos of this popular island.
Lots of the island is, of course, white buildings, blue church domes and church bells, bars and hotels, overlooking the caldera. But it is well worth the effort of heading to the other sideTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-6095867877617173982015-06-18T07:27:00.000+10:002015-06-18T07:27:00.136+10:00Sarajevo Tram Scene
The trams rambling around the streets of Sarajevo add to the city's charm. The network is actually one of the oldest in Europe because it was the test system for Vienna's trams.
Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-49844934365618846022015-06-11T21:32:00.001+10:002015-06-11T21:32:58.793+10:00Grand Building In The Heart Of SarajevoOld buildings like this line many of the main streets in Sarajevo. They have clearly been standing for such a long time - imagine what stories they hold.Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Brunswick West, Australia-37.75734 144.9506653tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-79010195864610627242015-06-03T21:12:00.001+10:002015-06-03T21:12:15.288+10:00The Fountain At Pigeon SquareAt the end of the coppersmith alley, in the Sarajevo Turkish quarter, is this little square with this ornate drinking fountain. The fountain was built in 1891, incredibly. The flocks of pigeons have probably been hanging around since then too!Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Brunswick West, Australia-37.7573307 144.9505181tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-19264505381148357592015-05-28T20:08:00.001+10:002015-10-18T21:58:05.238+11:00Where The Great War Began....
Looking down the Miljacka River to the point on the opposite bank that played such a significant part in the Great War. Here, at the Latin Bridge was were Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, which triggered the beginning of World War I.
Sarajevo is full of history, war, sadness, memories, and resilience. So interesting!
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Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-7051479032211707192015-05-21T18:44:00.001+10:002015-05-21T18:44:52.430+10:00Glimpsing The Santorini Windmill At Sunset
Sunsets on Santorini continued to impress, with the view from the edge of the land jut into the Mediterranean at the Oia end of the island.
The image of the iconic windmill at the sea's edge here at Oia was the symbol of the sunset we were about to enjoy, and gave the view a focal point.
After walking from Fira, I made my way through the small, cobbled laneways of Oia to the peak of the Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-42015401925255832472015-05-19T18:32:00.001+10:002015-05-19T18:32:44.694+10:00Gushing River NeretvaHaving walked through the cobbled market street of Mostar from the iconic Stari Most, I crossed another bridge over the Neretva River and caught this view.Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0St Kilda, Australia-37.8674101 144.9836278tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-701153145042866162015-05-18T15:08:00.000+10:002015-05-18T15:08:11.474+10:00Doors Of Oia: Santorini Photo Essay
As I made my walk down the hill from my walk from Fira to Oia, more of the iconic white buildings signature to the Island, appeared with each step. Claiming their space on the caldera edge towards the sea and the volcanic island in the bay, each was so pretty and unique.
As the light began to fade, the hues were made even more beautiful, combining with the pathways, the sea and the skyTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-54696843596321112282015-05-17T11:44:00.000+10:002015-05-17T12:16:58.954+10:00Fifty, Plus Four: Country Counting
As I crossed the border from Montenegro to Croatia last year, I reached my 50th country.
According to the map program above, I have now visited 24% of the world, being 54 countries.
In the past 12 months, I have added the Solomon Islands, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, the United Arab Emirates, and Taiwan.
The challenge now will be to keep the momentum of Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-41256136353388122972015-05-14T18:26:00.003+10:002015-05-14T22:02:56.786+10:00Caldera Walk From Fira To Oia, Santorini
Walking along the track on top of the volcanic caldera in Santorini provides contantly changing, spectacular views!
That top photo is the view looking towards Oia from the edge of the buildings and resorts in Fia. This one to the left is looking back to Fia. So dreamy!
Inspired by a post I read about the walk over on World Wandering Kiwi when I was researching the Greek Islands, I was Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-6745915025557045872015-05-12T16:58:00.001+10:002015-05-12T16:58:10.224+10:00A Dome In MostarWalking around the streets of Mostar, I was enchanted by the mosques. I was invited in to see the inside of the Karadozbeg Mosque, including the chance to climb the tiny, winding staircase to the top of the minaret. From here I got a good grasp of the town in Herzegovina, and also got a gorgeous view of the domes of the madrassa annexe below. Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Alfredton, Australia-37.5527285 143.8036177tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-33135721900071817232015-05-07T07:43:00.000+10:002015-05-07T07:43:00.044+10:00Drinking In The Sunset At Fira
I had expected the terraces of white dwellings, restaurants and bars, fancy hotels, and walkways and laneways along the sea edge of Santorini's Fira to be overloaded with people trying to take in the sight of the sun setting over the volcanic island in the bay and sinking into the water.
But after wandering through the cute little white lanes, taking a peek at the view across the bay at Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10271850.post-89816545763925618612015-05-05T16:19:00.001+10:002015-05-05T16:19:44.961+10:00Placa Dubrovnik Before SunsetThe view down the 300 metre Strandun in the Old Town in Dubrovnik is gorgeous at any time in the day, but as the sun starts to dip and hits the limestone-paved pedestrian street it is even more so. The main street in the walled city is the heart of the village-like life, and seems to never sleep. Posted via BlogawayTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852274995696256872noreply@blogger.com0Thornbury, Australia-37.7571062 145.00406