Picture everything you want from a classic European country, then add a level of quirk that you won’t find anywhere but the Balkans. Serbia is one of Europe’s more sizeable countries, and yet it remains largely overlooked by travellers who tend westward rather than venturing east. Sure, there’s the infamous, ambiguous history that hasn’t quite […]

Every January 19th, on Orthodox holiday Bogojavljenje (Epiphany) a swimming race for Cross of Honor is organized in all bigger towns in Serbia. Usually made out of wood or ice, Cross of Honor is placed 33 meters away from starting line, which symbolizes number of years Christ spent on Earth. Traditionally, since 1940′s, most courageous […]