Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Bradt Travel Guide

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• Author: Tim Clancy
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
• Publication Date: July 1, 2004
• Condition: New

• Price: $3.99

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Product Description

• Product Description

  This one-of-a-kind comprehensive guide to Bosnia and Herzegovina covers the natural wonders of the area, history and culture, Sarajevo festivals and nightlife, and practical information for travelers.
  

Customer Reviews

• October 1, 2009BiH

  Provides good insight into the rebuilding area of Bosnia Herzegovina. Use the web to update/support locales before going; many facilities are as stated, some areas will shock you with visible signs from the war. Found the people to be helpful & outgoing, especially if one didn't act like the all consuming, gregarious American. Use a few social phrases from the book & you'll find the people helpful. Native use of English is much more prevalent than expected. Natural beauty abounds. The miracle of Medrugorje is the number of people who flock to this religious site; the townspeople here are very receptive to tourists/pilgrims.

• December 10, 2007Excellent resource for an off-the-beaten-track location

  It is unfortunate that so few guides to BiH exist, but thankfully the Bradt guide is excellent enough to stand on its own. I lived in BiH for two years, and every expat I know had a copy of this book to help organize travel in the region. The historical overview and explanations of important customs are wonderful additions that help give travelers an inside look into Bosnian culture. Given that BiH is still recovering from the war in the 1990s, it can be extremely hard to plan a trip there without some inside knowledge; this guidebook provides that inside advantage to travelers who don't live in BiH or speak the language. An excellent addition to any travel library, this Bradt guide is a must-have for anyone planning to travel to BiH!

• September 24, 2007Bradt Guide: Clancy, T. (2007). Bosnia & Herzegovina (2nd ed.)

  Very comprehensive guide book with a succint and fair hihstorical presentation. The author maintaind neutrality while carefully presented Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian views of the wars started in 1992 that ravaged the country. However, it is inexcusable to still have (in the second edition published in 2007!) "Yugoslavia consiting of Serbia and Montenegro" (p.37). Furthermore, stating that "for all practical purposes, Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian languages are one and the same" (p.47) is either ignorant or preposterous and should be taken out of this, otherwise, well researched and presented book. Several outstanding details testify to the author's understanding of the local customs: on p. 89 the description of the workings in the post office is hillarious. The culture of coffee and the special way to drink coffee in Bosnia is described on page 81.
  Interestingly enough, the author had arbitrarily divided the country in six parts and dedicated one chapter to each, covering most of the interesting places, places to stay, and places to eat. I did expect a bit more about the town Pocitelj (p.176) which the Index erroneously locatesd on p. 177. Same for the town Radimlja, p. 179, shown in the Index on p.180. The map in the front calls Vetrjenica Caves, but in the text on p. 181 it is correctly spelled Vjetrenica!
  Overall, an indispensable guide book for anyone contemplating to travel to these lands.

• May 13, 2007Excellent Buy !!!

  This is an excellent book. Very well written and inspiring and funny. Bought a copy for myself adn loced it so i had to purchase another copy to give to a friend as a gift. Would highly recomend it. !

• February 12, 2007Extremely useful

  I made two trips to Bosnia and both times referred frequently to this book. Mr. Clancy provides a great mix of history, geography, tourist and cultural information. His love for this country and its people illuminate every chapter. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to learn more about Bosnia and Herzegovina