An Englishman in the Balkans.

In this edition of the podcast I catch up with Alisa Teletović who is exhibiting her works in the Trogir City Museum. Alisa focusses on positivity and I just had to find out more from "An Artist Who Left and Came Back". Alisa was born in Bosnia Herzegovina in 1974. Fleeing the war, she moved to Australia where she completed Bachelor of Fine Arts and Advanced Diploma in Electronic design and Intera...

This episode is a somewhat collaborative episode between The Balkan Adventures Podcast and Balkan Stories. My good friend and Vienna based blogger, Christoph Baumgarten caught up with Nick Semwogerere, a Londoner and Musician to find out why Nick had somewhat "fallen in love" with Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans in general. Nick has had a passion for writing since a young age. Initi...

I like to seek out success stories from Bosnia and Herzegovina.   Why?  Because this beautiful country and it's everyday citizens deserve it. After all, just use your favourite browser and search Bosnia (or any combination theteof) and you'll see what I mean.   So in this episode I catch up with Nikola Galić from Banja Luka, who has turned his hobby of home brewing into what he hopes will become a...

In this episode I catch up with Sheila Savanović, who, I think, is the only Micronesian living in South East Europe. If I’m wrong here then please drop me a message or an email. Sheila's story is one of adventure, and in every adventure there are ups and downs. So, lets crack on and meet Sheila Savanović, a girl from the Pacific. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a fr...

In this episode, I talk to Dijana Tepšić, a Digital Entrepreneur in Banja Luka. Dijana is a former Broadcaster, Singer and Club DJ and is also, today, an advocate for a Healthy Lifestyle. We discuss launching a successful business in today's dysfunctional Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Dijana offers some practical advice for those who dream of, but are too scared to, launch their own companies. If yo...

In this edition of the podcast (and the final one for 2017), I play nearly an hour of Sevdah Music, a style thats allegedly the traditional music of Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe ( https://www.paypal.c...

On the 24th of March 2017, Eva left Amsterdam to hike for a while. "Walking back to the Balkans". Why? Because she can, because she likes hiking. Because it's slow, because it's a perfect way to really see a country. To feel and experience. Because she feels good, being "on the road". And because she thought it would be a good idea to (re)discover her own country, before heading off to the Balkans...

Dr Semir Osmanagić talks about the Bosnian Pyramids in Visoko 2017. On a recent trip to find out about the Pyramids at Visoko, we were pleasantly surprised to meet Semir Osmanagić, the man who discovered and introduced the pyramids to the world back in 2005. The opportunity to sit down with Semir and to find out more about this unique project, first hand, was too good to ignore. If you enjoy the p...

Finding out about the Amazing Dubioza Kolektiv from Vedran Mujagić. I recently managed to do something that I've been trying to do for quite a considerable amount of time. Years ago I stumbled across a band here in Bosnia and Herzegovina called the Dubioza Kolektiv, basically a bunch of guys back then from the towns of Zenica and Mostar and the city of Sarajevo, producing really great music, some...

The Funky Guerrilla Story. The story (so far), told by co-founder Predrag Borojević, about an innovative startup from Gradiška in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The idea, the obstacles. highlights and downslides, and the rocky creative road to success. In a country (Bosnia and Herzegovina) where success stories are really so far and few between, The Funky Guerrilla are, in way, trailblazers!...

Christoph Baumgarten and Balkan Stories Dot Net. As a Blogger/Vlogger it can sometimes be a bit lonely, trying to come up with topics and ideas for future content, either as Blog Posts or Vlogs for my youtube channel. Over the past 2 years I have become increasingly more in contact with a Blogger, also keenly interested in the Balkans, but from Vienna in Austria. His name is Christoph Baumgartner...

On this episode, I talk to Jelle, who is from Belgium and now lives in Konjic in Northern Herzegovina. I caught up with him to find out more about him and his mountain biking. So how did he end up living in Bosnia and Herzegovina? It's a long story. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffe...

In this episode I find out about why people like being on the Jahorina Mountain. I catch up with a few Brits and a Norwegian and ask why they decided to come to Bosnia and Herzegovina for their skiing. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbai...

In this episode Mustafa Panjeta a born and bred Sarajevan, tells us about being a tour guide and why Sarajevo is so special. Music from: Mostar Sevdah Reunion. Amira Medunjanin. Dubioza Kolektiv. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe...

In this episode I catch up with my good friend and "Jugophile", Bruce Foster. We chat about his view of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a little tease about a project we will be doing in Sarajevo. Music from Shaderwan Code: Shaderwan Code are a fusion of the heritage Balkan Rock Band "No Smoking" and Arabeske (the girls from the Zagreb Mosque Choir). Kad procvatu behari Lijepa Alma Dok čekaš sabah sa Š...

The Ferhadija Mosque comes alive again after some 23 years. 7th May 2016, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/livinginbosniaandherzegovina ( https://www.patreon.com/livinginbosniaandherzegovina ) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaa...

Living Your Dream in the Balkans - Balkan Life Back in the early "noughties" I directed a multi-cultural broadcast media project here in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Basically I ran a pop music radio station. Allied to the project was an "outreach" element, or community interaction component, where we would organise electronic music (read Trance, House, Techno) parties that formed a base to br...

My Life in the Balkans. Vesna Kerkez from the Balkan News Portal mondo.ba catches up with me to find out why I came (and stayed) in the Balkans and about Oksigen Radio (1999-2005). If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe ( https://www....

I reflect as I try and combat my terrible problems with height as I stand so very high above the Vrbas canyon in Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com...

I talk to Dirk Uhlig a "master bolter" about what bolting really means and some of the experiences he has had. If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe/follow and share with a friend! If you would like to support our podcast you can, by maybe buying us a coffee or a sandwich? https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe ( https://www.paypal.com/davidbaileymbe ) Read Our Blog at https://livinginbosniaand...

Drilling and Chilling. I find out about the "Drill and Chill" festival organised by David Lemmerer. It's a climbing experience and extravaganza, located in the wonderful Vrbas Canyon just to the south of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. To find out more the event and how to attend, check out the following links: https://www.facebook.com/drillandchillfestival ( https://www.facebook.com/drillandc...

At the recent Kozara Etno Festival held in Banja Luka I was introduced to an amazing Ethno-Fusion Group called “Iva”. I say introduced, when I should really say that I saw them perform, was amazingly impressed, and immediately the following morning started to find out more about them. As well as being dynamic and creative musicians they also hail from Doboj a town about 2 hours drive away. If you...

A few days ago I realised that I would be back in Banja Luka at the same time as the 2015 European Rafting Championships were being held at Rafting Klub “Kanjon“ on the River Vrbas to the south of the city. I knew that Team GB would be attending so tentatively asked the Ladies Team if I could come along and cover their attendance. Answer? “Of Course” Although I couldn’t get to a cool vantage point...

I recently covered the 2015 European Rafting Championships (for this blog) being held at Karanovac, on the River Vrbas, just to the south of Banja Luka. It was an overcast and rainy Sunday. On arrival I was looking out for the person I was to meet from the Great Britain Ladies Team, when I caught sight of someone wearing a Union Flag designed T shirt. I just had to go over and ask if he was Britis...

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