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Bosnia and Herzegovina | The Travel Medley

Bosnia and Who’s-a-Govina?

July 17, 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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+...

Gegants | Barcelona | The Travel Medley

Dancing Grandmas & Bonus Catalan Culture

March 31, 2016 Spain

Backstory: Barcelona is in a region of Spain called Catalonia. This area used to be its own empire and political entity back in the day, but Catalonia essentially got jacked in the early 1700s by Philip V. Catalan institutions were...