.. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using them, we will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!  For me, the name Sarajevo has always evoked memories of the early-mid 90s. I was in middle school, Bill Clinton was president, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were making headlines ahead of the '94 Olympics. We were seeing snippets of Sarajevo on the news, but not really understanding the impact of what was going on. I was originally going to visit Sarajevo with some friends that were coming to visit me in Barcelona (one of whom is Bosnian), but we didn’t end up going. But the idea was planted and I wanted to go, so I went solo. At first, I wasn’t sure if it was safe to go alone to Sarajevo. Sarajevo didn’t exactly seem to be a top 10 vacation destination. But I started talking to people that had traveled to Sarajevo solo and had loved it. Now that I’ve been, I don’t know why I was ever worried. I suppose it was just fear of the unknown. But what I found was beautiful landscapes, cheap beer, great food, kind people, and of course, a tumultuous history. But as Neno the tour guide said, you don’t have to walk around wearing a bulletproof vest as the war’s been over for over 20 years. He laughed when he said it but it’s sad to think that was actually the reality such a short time ago. Sarajevo is a really interesting city because of the blending of cultures -  you can find cathedrals, Continue Reading