Belgrade Paradox

That Belgrade is not really adjusted to international tourists visiting becomes clear from several things. But most obvious is the fact that its open bus tours are called ‘BS Tours’. “Wanna hear some bullshit? Come with us!”

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Belgrade Time-Machine

One man in Serbia understands how interesting Yugoslav history is. He turned his backyard into Yugoland. A reporter of Vice! Magazine went to to take a look and made this report about it. The BBC also showed interest.

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Crisis? What crisis?

Every last friday of the month cyclist in Belgrade get together in the centrer at republic Square to make a bike tour through the city centre. Apart from showing that cyclist deserve a place on the street, it is great fun. When in Belgrade, please join!

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The semafor metaphor

The ‘Semafor Metaphor’ is a way for me to explain the attitude of how people work in Serbia. Especially people who have a job behind a desk or a counter at a public institution and who have to serve clients face-to-face. In normal English that would be called ‘public service jobs’.

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