Think back to a time when you visited a family member that you had never met before. You might have to dig a little deep. Remember the feeling of walking through the doors, the warmth of the environment, the unexpected yet sudden familiarity. Maybe you were a child, playing with […]
To jump or not to jump? This is the question almost every backpacker asks themselves when they arrive in Mostar. “Those young Bosnian guys are doing it, so why can’t I?” It’s a mindset that makes the age-old statement “Just because someone jumps off of a bridge, doesn’t mean you […]
There is something about being Turkish and mountains. In our songs, stories, legends and other cultural elements, we live in them, ascend them, go beyond them, pierce through them (“dağlari delmek”), and so on. During a 22 day road trip with my two close Turkish friends, we constantly found ourselves climbing […]