Arius van Tienhoven was a Dutch doctor who served during the Balkan wars and the First World War in several Red Cross missions. During these…
World leaders in the Friendship Park in Belgrade
When socialist Yugoslavia rose from the ashes of WWII it did not want to be part of any political bloc like the COMECON or NATO,…
20 years since the illegal NATO bombing of Yugoslavia started
It is 20 years ago that NATO started ( on the 24th March 1999) with the illegal bombardments on Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). Illegal, because…
A state which does not recognise its own documents: yes it is Serbia !
Today I went to renew my working permit for Serbia and since I have now a permanent stay I have a Serbian ID for foreigners.…
Joegoslavië / Yugoslavia / Jugoslawien express
When my father, who was working for more than 40 years for the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (= Dutch railways) , gave me some old Dutch railway…
Belgrade – Bar by train during autumn
Belgrade (the capital of Serbia) and Bar (a sea port in Montenegro) are connected by a 476 kilometres long railway. It is one of the…
The 100th anniversary of the end of WWI: unknown stories from Serbia
On the 11/11/2018 Serbia commemorate, with its allies (France, UK, USA, Italy, Belgium etc.), that it was 100 years ago that the First World War…
Morning walk through Kalemegdan
This morning I had to walk through Kalemegdan, the old fortress of Belgrade, on my way to my office. Definitely not a punishment as it…
Kajmakčalan
Kajmakčalan is a 2528 a.s.m.l. meters high mountain on the Greek-Macedonian border. This is the second time I climbed this mountain, the first time was in…
Belgrade’s main railway station.
Belgrade´s main railway station was moved 01/07/2018. I got a lot of questions from people abroad (but also Serbs are confused) about the current situation…