The Danube river and the Iron Gates – a small history
In the last weekend of June we visited with good friends the Djerdap National Park, with in it the Iron…
Category: Yugoslavia
A video from 1977 about a trip on the Belgrade-Bar railway
After I wrote an article for the NVBS (a Dutch train hobby club) I got some nice replies. One person,…
Most beautiful train journey through the Balkans: Belgrado – Bar
I wrote an article in Dutch about the ” Most beautiful train journey through the Balkans: Belgrado – Bar ”…
The forgotten extermination camp in the Balkans: Jasenovac
I wrote earlier already about Jasenovac (here), but this time I wrote an article about this extermination camp in Croatia…
Early autumn colours of the Belgrade- Bar railway
Last weekend I travelled again the Belgrade – Bar railway as I was invited to guide a group of wonderful…
Yugoslavia’s most iconic car: the Zastava 750, the ” Fica “
Yugoslavia’s most iconic car was by far the Zastavo Fica (Fica 750) . The country doesn’t exist, but the car…
10 things you need to know about the Belgrade-Bar railway.
The Belgrade-Bar is one of the most scenic railways in Europe and it is becoming every year a more popular…
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…
Mythical locomotives for Tito’s blue train.
Dinara, Kozara, Sutjeska and Neretva are names of famous battles which the Yugoslav partisans fought against the Germans during the…
Joegoslavië / Yugoslavia / Jugoslawien express (2)
I write earlier about the Joegoslavië / Yugoslavia / Jugoslawien express (link), the direct train between the Netherlands and Yugoslavia (-Greece/Turkey)…