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Monthly Archives: June 2022
Sarajevo in the time before humans (Sarajevo and Me supplement one)
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Oy! Just oy! One reason I have a geological addendum for each location on this Olympic host cities tour (aside from the China pun, of course) is my general interest in the forces that have shaped our planet. Another is …
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Sarajevo: Olympics (and aftermath) of Contrasts (Sarajevo and Me – addendum two)
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As always seems to be the case anything that happens in the Balkans has distinctive layers of complexity that all but demand deeper exploration than one might normally apply in describing similar circumstances elsewhere in the world. Costs are always …
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Notes on the XIV Winter Olympiad – Sarajevo 1984 (Sarajevo and Me addendum one)
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I think it borders on impossible to write about any important event in the Balkans without encountering layers of complication and the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo are no exception primarily because there are the Games and there is the …
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Sarajevo and Me part two
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The history of Sarajevo and my memories and emotions about the city proved too vast and full to condense into a single short post so I’ll ask your indulgence. Spend a few more minutes with me before we revisit the …
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Sarajevo and Me
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Sarajevo: City of Contrasts : As this series demonstrates, I’m fortunate enough to have traveled extensively although I know there’s much more of the world I want to see. I’m frequently asked a question along the lines of, “What’s your …
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