I am sorry for the late comment but I have just come across this.
Also sorry, but I feel you covered this way too shallow and in need to make the article more dramatic that it actually would have been.
You were warned by the border police not to take pictures and not to hold down on the border....well, I what did you expect... almost any single (controlled) border would not allow that, I'm sure... it has nothing to do with BiH being a former war zone, nor some (alluded) tensions between the countries.
You had no single bad word or experience from the locals, yet you felt anxious - kind of prejudice reasoning, don't you think?
And for the Croatian waitress part, you should have asked her why thousands of Croatians keep coming over for shopping, or thousands of people from BiH go to vacation on beautiful Croation coast? Shallow exploring, mate.
I invite you any day to come to this country - scars from the war don't mean that it's a hostile country. And the invitation is comming from the "3rd" side of the country... if we were so hostile and full of tension, this side should not even try to defend the reputation of Mostar and Herzegowina.
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Great read! What an adventure. Brilliant shots of such a unique area.
Welcome to Drivetribe Traci!
I am sorry for the late comment but I have just come across this.
Also sorry, but I feel you covered this way too shallow and in need to make the article more dramatic that it actually would have been.
You were warned by the border police not to take pictures and not to hold down on the border....well, I what did you expect... almost any single (controlled) border would not allow that, I'm sure... it has nothing to do with BiH being a former war zone, nor some (alluded) tensions between the countries.
You had no single bad word or experience from the locals, yet you felt anxious - kind of prejudice reasoning, don't you think?
And for the Croatian waitress part, you should have asked her why thousands of Croatians keep coming over for shopping, or thousands of people from BiH go to vacation on beautiful Croation coast? Shallow exploring, mate.
I invite you any day to come to this country - scars from the war don't mean that it's a hostile country. And the invitation is comming from the "3rd" side of the country... if we were so hostile and full of tension, this side should not even try to defend the reputation of Mostar and Herzegowina.
You're welcome any day... way missjudged us.
Great article. Loved it.
Cheers!
Good on you.