Mostar? Most Art.

I know the last post was a bit of a bummer. (But TBH, #sorrynotsorry – I didn’t want to gloss over such an important part of Mostar.) The city is definitely still healing. And one major way that...

Mostar: A City Divided

Mostar is a city divided. As I mentioned in my last post, the Bosnian War was an inter-ethnic conflict between Serbs (Orthodox Christian), Bosniaks (Muslim), and Croats (Catholic). The war was super complex, and played out differently in...

Bosnia and Who’s-a-Govina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina was a wonderful surprise. It’s beautiful, rugged, challenging, and charming. In short, I absolutely loved it. But since it’s pretty off the beaten tourist path, and most people have only seen worn-torn images from 20+...

I Like Things

Today is a short post. I just wanted to direct your eyeballs up to the top of your screen real quick. (Or within the lil hamburger menu bar, if you’re on your phone.) Because there’s a new page...

100th Post Celebration!

This is The Travel Medley’s 100th blog post! WOOOO!!! 🎉   I wanted to celebrate the best way I know how – with Dubsmashes, OBVIOUSLY. Enjoy!     20 dancing Dubs, 12 countries, and lotssss of cheesy dance moves. Y’all,...

Sweet Talk (Plus Chalk!)

Hey y’all! I’ll try to keep this post short and…   But Sweet is the name of an *adorable* bakery in Split, Croatia. And one day, as I was walking down the sidewalk, I happened to notice it. (Okay,...

My Quest To Spread Picigin to the Masses

Dearest readers, Ever since learning about picigin, I’ve felt it’s my duty – NAY, my quest, to tell the world about it.     Please mentally prepare.     Picigin is a Croatian beach sport. And it’s basically the secret love child between handball and hacky...