Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

... , it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it." - Blues Brothers As I write, we are sat outside a cafe in Banja Luka, a town in North Bosnia. In the background the Italy Australia game is five minutes in. We just got off a five hour train from ...

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... on the Bosnian leg of the trip, and as far as I can tell, there isn't a single other backpacker around. Banja Luka is the capital of that half of Bosnia known as Republika Srpska, but it sure isn't much of a tourist draw. It's not a terrible place, really ...

... fame and publicity. Banja Luka is an ancient city that is the administrative capital of the Republika Srpska.* Bosnia and Herzegovina is the internationally recognized conglomeration of the Republika Srbska (RS) and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

... worst holiday destination EVER. So it was. So back on the train to the real heart of the empire, Belgrade. Astoundingly excellent meal at the train station, against all conceivable odds. Worth going to Banja Luka for almost. Only almost.