The Living in Bosnia and Herzegovina Podcast

The Ferhadija Mosque comes alive again after some 23 years. 7th May 2016, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Living Your Dream in the Balkans - Balkan Life Back in the early "noughties" I directed a multi-cultural broadcast media project here in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Basically I ran a pop music radio station.

Allied to the project was an "outreach" element, or community interaction component, where we would organise electronic music (read Trance, House, Techno) parties that formed a base to bring disparate young adults together. Multi-cultural re-binding might be a better description.

God that sounds pompous!

As usual I digress.

We used to bring club DJs from the UK to recreate the "music scene" that young people across Europe at that time were experiencing.

The music of Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Tijesto to name but a few. Lights, Lazers, Dancers ....

You know the thing. Local youth here in BIH, were feeling isolated and ignored, but had a desire to feel "normal" and connected. Those feelings are still prevalent all these years later sadly.

They came to our parties in droves. I used to feel immense happiness to see our audiences just having a blast wherever and whenever we organised these events. Electronic music can be quite uplifting even for an "older" chap like me.

Back to the story. It must have been back in 2002ish, when I remember noticing two young guys who came to our gigs and kept hanging around the DJ booth, observing intensely, how these DJs we brought from the UK operated.

At the time it looked, to me, I have to say, quite sweet. I had no idea at all back then, that many years later, both these young men would have developed into amazingly successful DJs in their own right and not just in their home town and country, but globally as well.

So here I am some 14 years later, talking to Mladen Tomić, one of those young men, and finding out, that contrary to local popular negative thought, that you CAN live your dream if you come from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He plays today in locations in Mexico, the United States, across Europe and is looking forward to performing in India and Japan. That's quite something. It's so hard to find dynamic, positive role models in the Balkans these days.

They are the exception not the rule. Mladen Tomić is, in my humble opinion, a role model.

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My Life in the Balkans. Vesna Kerkez from the Balkan News Portal mondo.ba catches up with me to find out why I came (and stayed) in the Balkans and about Oksigen Radio (1999-2005).

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I reflect as I try and combat my terrible problems with height as I stand so very high above the Vrbas canyon in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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I talk to Dirk Uhlig a "master bolter" about what bolting really means and some of the experiences he has had.

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Drilling and Chilling.

I find out about the "Drill and Chill" festival organised by David Lemmerer.

It's a climbing experience and extravaganza, located in the wonderful Vrbas Canyon just to the south of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

To find out more the event and how to attend, check out the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/drillandchillfestival

https://www.facebook.com/events/1607144349567426/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/1607144349567426/)

http://drillandchillfestival.com/

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At the recent Kozara Etno Festival held in Banja Luka I was introduced to an amazing Ethno-Fusion Group called “Iva”.

I say introduced, when I should really say that I saw them perform, was amazingly impressed, and immediately the following morning started to find out more about them.

As well as being dynamic and creative musicians they also hail from Doboj a town about 2 hours drive away.

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A few days ago I realised that I would be back in Banja Luka at the same time as the 2015 European Rafting Championships were being held at Rafting Klub “Kanjon“ on the River Vrbas to the south of the city.

I knew that Team GB would be attending so tentatively asked the Ladies Team if I could come along and cover their attendance.

Answer? “Of Course”

Although I couldn’t get to a cool vantage point to take any video, I did manage to snap a few shots and more importantly, find out more about their team from coach Deb Cook.

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I recently covered the 2015 European Rafting Championships (for this blog) being held at Karanovac, on the River Vrbas, just to the south of Banja Luka. It was an overcast and rainy Sunday.

On arrival I was looking out for the person I was to meet from the Great Britain Ladies Team, when I caught sight of someone wearing a Union Flag designed T shirt. I just had to go over and ask if he was British.

That’s how I met Steve Lodge, adventurer, rafter and “non boring” person.

Oh, and author too.

Steve was here at the championship to support his son, who is the captain of the GB1 team.

So, here is part of the amazing chat we had. Enjoy!

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