BBC: Belgrade-Sarajevo railway reopens after 17 years - A rail link has re-opened between the capitals of Serbia and Bosnia, almost 17 years after it was cut during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. The line between Belgrade and Sarajevo was damaged in the fighting between Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims. The journey time is now two hours longer than it was before the war, as the track is in such poor condition…read whole article here

Times Online: Belgrade to Sarajevo express resumes service after 18 years - Eighteen years after its disruption by the ethnic fighting that ripped federal Yugoslavia apart, a symbolic link between the lost country’s two main cities was quietly revived yesterday. In its heyday the Belgrade to Sarajevo express was the gleaming pride of Josip Tito’s patchwork socialist republic. The two-carriage train that slipped out of Platform 3 at dawn yesterday … read the whole article here

Euronews: Rail link reunites Serbia and Bosnia – Nearly 18 years after war stopped it in its tracks, the train service between Belgrade and Sarajevo has resumed. It was one of the victims of the wars that erupted as Yugoslavia fell apart. The authorities concede the railway line has been re-established for political rather than for commercial reasons, to try to restore ties between Serbia and Bosnia… read the whole article here

SETimes: Direct Belgrade-Sarajevo rail link restored - The direct railway line linking Belgrade and Sarajevo began operating Sunday (December 13th), nearly 18 years after it ended, as the former Yugoslavia was plunged into wars in the early 1990s that eventually led to its disintegration. The train between the Serbian and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) capitals will run once daily, for 31 euros round-trip. The journey in one direction, which lasted about six hours in the past, takes more than eight today, due to the new borders along the 500km rail route via Croatia and the poor condition of the track… read the whole article here

Reuters video “Historic train rides again” @ Youtube is here

The article, titled ‘That’s Sarajevo – Bosnia-Herzegovina, Europe’ introduced readers to writer’s first ever arrival to Sarajevo and her impressions about the city and Bosnia & Herzegovina - Here is an excerpt from the article:

Welcome to Sarajevo, was the predictable announcement from the smiley British Airways flight attendant. His fixed grin was genuine and also genuinely understandable, this being the very first direct flight of British Airways’ new service — London Gatwick to Sarajevo in just three and a half hours — and he being of Bosnian decent, proudly conducted his bilingual announcements in Bosnian and English.

As the plane descended into a dramatic valley amongst the rugged Dinaric Alps, a new excitement replaced the usual blasé. It was already obvious to me that this wouldn’t, at least not yet, be a Milan, Barcelona or Prague, where Terravision coaches or their equivalent local transport affiliate wait for the cheaper-than-a-train-ticket flights to land. This was my first time in Bosnia-Herzegovina…

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An interesting article about Backpacking through Bosnia is recently written by Scott in his Travel Blog.

Scott visited Sarajevo and Bosnia and has some useful tips to say  – Here is an excerpt from the article:

So what is the first thing you think about when you hear of Bosnia? When I told my friends that I was planning a trip to Bosnia, they thought I was crazy. Unfortunately, when people think of Bosnia they still think of horrible images that they may of seen from the war that happened years ago. The truth is far from this stereotypical image that many people seem to have. I am convinced that Bosnia is one of the most beautiful places in Europe. It is also much safer than many people tend to think. Unlike many other parts of western Europe that people generally don’t associate with crime (like Paris), I never felt unsafe when I was there (for more information about crimes in Europe you can read my article about personal safety in Europe or my article about common scams). If I would have listened to my friends, I would have probably missed what turned out to be one of my favorite places in Europe to travel…

Thanks Scott for nice introduction to Bosnia and Sarajevo!

Read the whole article : Backpacking and traveling through Sarajevo Bosnia – Is Bosnia safe