The morning of October 18th, 2017 was a cold morning in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kenric and I were at the Sarajevo Funky Tours‘ office to meet our guide,…
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Srebrenica Genocide, 25 Years Later
In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces massacred more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in Srebrenica within a few days. Ratko Mladic, “The Butcher Of Bosnia”, was finally convicted of genocide and…
Giving and Misgivings in Buntong Market
Not a few hours go by, even when I was busy at work, that I do not think about Buntong Market, its people and my life there. Buntong Market was where I…
A Taste of Missing Home
Kenric said dinner was soul-nourishing for him. This is far from authentic Mexican food, but it made the boy from California visibly happy. He ate it with pita bread instead of tortillas,…
A Visit to The Acropolis, Filled with History
Acropolis simply means “high city” in Greek. Many ancient Greek cities had an acropolis on a hill due to its natural defense. None was as impressive as the one in Athens, which…
Gregi, We Hope Somebody Saves Him
After six nights in Kotor, we left for Sarajevo on November 8th. While on the bus, I saw a post on Kotor Kitties’ Facebook page about “a large male orange cat with…
Lomo Saltado, I Find It A Little Odd
One of Kenric’s favorites dishes is Lomo Saltado. He usually orders that at Peruvian restaurants. I saw a photo of it on Facebook recently, and realized we have most of the ingredients,…
Bay to Breakers Will Never Be The Same
When we lived on Fell Street in San Francisco, one of the most awesome events in the city, Bay to Breakers, went right by our front door. It’s a 12 km (7.456…
Ftua and Kanun in Berat
Back to the time we ran out of the rat house in Berat, Albania on October 2nd, 2019. We had booked that house for a month, but we ran out once we…
Orthodox Easter in Athens
Orthodox Christians who use the Julian calendar for some of their religious purposes celebrate Easter today (Sunday, April 19, 2020). Catholics and Protestant Christians who use the Gregorian calendar celebrated Easter last…