Man I hope Bald does a former Yugoslavia set of videos so people can get detailed and accurate history lessons because he does research and only records when he has all the facts. This “well i’m making videos for tourists that don’t do research and just pop into random places unprepared and expect things to go smoothly like they would in Paris or London” is just not doing these places any justice. Especially in a country that is full with interesting history and nature.

@mracer8

2 жыл бұрын

I thought Mr. Bald was arrested in Kazakhstanand and put in the Black Dolphin Prison, the current one you see on youtube is a replicate from FSK making fake social video!??

@matthewstaffhorst2393

2 жыл бұрын

There is literally no country in the world that doesn't have interesting history and nature. It's only a different approach. They are both great, in their own ways.

@deecoyjaj6847

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewstaffhorst2393 so true

@paulwilliams2663

Жыл бұрын

I have place and go Bosnia regularly, love it. The Westerners in UK and Ireland are aware, it is access that causes problems. If it had an airport it would be inundated, I love Mostar because it is not inundated.

@ShejtanVrbaski

3 ай бұрын

"Bald" (And Bakrupt). ? That guy is sleezy and contraversional, seems to have former-Sovjet fetisch and has very little knowledge of dynamics of Balkan countries. I've just got a hunch that he's quite pro-Serbian and I wouldnt like to see him on streets of Bosnian cities (and probably Croat neighbours would agree).

There he goes again about that darn Sim card. “Bosnia has no internet”. The place is backwards. No dude you just don’t know how to find the BH telecom store where they have English speaking customer service to help you set up your phone - you walked straight past the BHT store at 21:45 into your video. Like anywhere in the world, you go to the local network provider store to fix up your service. Or simply ask the waiter at any cafe you go to for their wifi code.

@gd366

2 жыл бұрын

He also walked past next to tobacco store as well. He could have gotten a tourist SIM card there. I believe there was a WIFI at the place where he stayed but I guess he’s just not adroit enough.

@gd366

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe stingy as well. The SIM card lasts for 30 days but it doesn’t mean you need to use it for 30 days. It’s very affordable too.

@MrBalkanian

2 жыл бұрын

Thought the Same! He seems to be a Lot of times "too fast, but really slow" ;-) This is what my Granny always said. (Mixed family Bosnia/Macedonia/Greece) And his judgements IMHO are often really way off. Especially the political/geopolitical ones.

Wow, Mostar is truly a beautiful city. Some areas, like the old town, remind me of Budva in Montenegro, the river is somewhat similar to the Ribinica river with the stone buildings. Thanks for sharing this experience. While in Bosnia and Herzegovina sadly we only had time to visit Sarajevo. Hopefully next time while there we will have time for Mostar as well. The Balkans are underrated and so colourful culturally. I had mostly positive experiences through my Balkan roundtrip.

@dylanbaggott2404

2 жыл бұрын

I am near budva now on herceg novi is it worth a vist?

@djdox2425

2 жыл бұрын

Mostar, city with a soul. Come to Serbia, Belgrade, Nis, Uzice 😊

Literally buy a sim card anywhere, add credit to it and buy like 10gb of data. Not even expensive. I have no idea how he´s having so much trouble with it

@Friluftsbaba

2 жыл бұрын

I agree hahah

Thank you for visiting and posting this video of my hometown. I left the city because of the war and have been living in the USA almost 30 years now. Mostar was the city that suffered most of the damage in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the civil war. I appreciate your channel and your videos, and have been following you for the long time!

There is a lot of History there and the fact that your shedding some light on it and people are educating you and your willing to learn is to be admired. Like you said, not to many people know about Herzegovina and maybe thats a good thing.

I knew a family who fled Bosnia during the war. The trauma on the young boys face I will never forget. Thank you Johnny for a peaceful Bosnia now but never forget what happened there. Peace. ✌

@SimpleGraffiti.

2 жыл бұрын

Not Bosnia!!! Correct name is Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar is city in Herzegovina!

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleGraffiti. He's using it for simplicity. Don't be a brat about it. Maybe those people were from the region of Bosnia and not Herzegovina. Ever thought about that?

@SimpleGraffiti.

2 жыл бұрын

@@BosnianBornBeast Dear friend of my country, if u want simplicity, say B&H, but never bosnia! 😉

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleGraffiti. ja sam rodzen u bosni jarane haha 😂

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleGraffiti. ali ako sam bijo rodzen u hercegovinu, vajda bi rekao da sam iz hercegovine.

i don't think that u should try to politically analize things and make comparisons with anything knowing only the half of the half.

@newreast3904

2 жыл бұрын

of the half.

@rays7970

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@nicka1833

2 жыл бұрын

I think you shouldn't worry about how people live their life

@zuska168

2 жыл бұрын

You are wronq aqain.Ser8s were Occupa ors in w ole ex Yuqoslawia.Like Russia .Please don speak apaod polidiks.

@svenmance5736

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. I wrote up a long response to him precisely about this. He's essentially been fed one sided propaganda and never even bothered to talk to Bosnian Croats or Serbs. In Mostar at least, half of the city's population or slightly beyond that, are Croats. He went to the Croatian side, bought the frickin sim card and turned around. Then people wonder why the Croats and Serbs of Bosnia are sick and tired of this and don't feel as tho Bosnia and Herzegovina is their country.

That is really such a beautiful place and props to u Jonny the girls seemed to have really taken a liking to u... good for u buddy thank u showing us that beautiful place with that view I would have never known

I enjoy your vids. You are doing something you love and doing what other's wish they could do. The lav helps with the dialog, even a little shotgun mic for your phone will help. All the best👍🏻

This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!

Nice video man and thank you for sharing my country on your channel.

@mahirzuko

Жыл бұрын

Cocta is made from hearbs and it is not unhealthy like Coke it is made in Slovenia. But still not healthy like water :)

Mostar is a true gem in the Mediterranean. I was born in Sanski Most and it’s a beautiful little town situated on 9 rivers in the northwestern part of Bosnia. Incredible video sir. Liked and shared!

@skotis1982

2 жыл бұрын

Since when Bosnia is located in Mediterranean??? Italy, Spain, Greece, France, Turkey, Malta, Cyprus and all northern African countries are located in the Mediterranean region.

@DeniJasmina

2 жыл бұрын

@@skotis1982Ever since.

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

@@skotis1982 The southern region of the country Herzegovina has Mediterranean climate. Did you ever look up the climate map of the world instead of assuming countries are only based on ideologies?

@skotis1982

2 жыл бұрын

@@BosnianBornBeast so u r saying that Mostar has mild wet winters and warm and dry summers? Because this is the typical mediterranean ecosystem. PS: who said anything about ideologies???

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

@@skotis1982 Mostar indeed has wet winters and warm summers. You can even grow grapes down there. I went to Herzegovina before and it looks a lot like certain parts of Mexico. It's just that people think because of an Islamic background, people think Bosnia is not Mediterranean (I know that Turkey is also Mediterranean as well) and assume that it's not close to the Mediterranean. They think it's close to Russia or something. I had people in America ask me is Bosnia located in Africa 😂!

looks a nice place that johny, thanks for sharing it

Managed to visit mostar on a day trip from dubrovnik, so cause of length of journey didn't arrive to afternoon and only had a few hours visit might explain busy afternoon. Absolutely beautiful place looking to go back.

@SimpleGraffiti.

2 жыл бұрын

Dubrovnik, Kravica waterfalls, Medjugorje, Mostar...Dalmatia and Herzegovina = paradise on the Earth! 👌

thank you John for promoting my beautiful homeland and coming to visit other cities as well

I've been in Bosnia last year, and I wish I can go back again cuz I loved the country and people so kind & polite & helpful, and the most important is secure,

Love Bosnia 🇧🇦 ❤️ Best people in the world 🌎

@bia_blossom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you from Bosnia ❤

@citrine6469

Жыл бұрын

why are we the best people in the world?

how come you dont mention how safe it is in the cities you've visited in that region compare with other countries

@rays7970

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have to agree with you, we found the country as a whole to be very safe and we never felt insecure or unsafe anywhere. We could tell how safe it was for people to live there when we saw that doors and windows would be left open and there was no fear of things getting stolen or people being robbed, the crime rate is so low and people are all so friendly and welcoming and very helpful and kind. People go out of their way to help without expecting any monetary reward for doing so. It is a beautiful country and very safe. Here in the UK we could never just leave our doors or windows open, even in the summer we are wary, the crime rate is awful here, but still nothing like the US where everyday someone is murdered or beaten. But, I have to say we felt more safe in Bosnia then we do in UK

@wanderingwarrior5626

2 жыл бұрын

For good reason, Montenegro for a example, no street crime, a woman can walk anytime day and night and feel safe. No police giving people the evil eye, looking to thrown their weight around to intimidate, like in the states, actually, rarely see them, just the occasional traffic cop. Totally different atmosphere than westernized countries. I try to explain that to Americans that don't travel abroad. They look at me like I'm crazy, how can that be, you're lying.

That was wonderful! Thanks for this…so well done 💜Mostar is really extraordinary…surreal ☺️

Mostar is so beautiful Thank you Johnny for sharing just loving all the history..Great job 👏👏 ❤

@JohnnyFD

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Man that view with the breakfast looks so beautiful almost like painting 🖼

Johnny your videos are great and everything. But just don't speak about BiH history. You literally don't know what you speaking!

Hi Johnny, i've really enjoyed your Bosnia vlogs. I went to Mostar last year and it was pretty dead, because of Covid. Its a lovely city, especially in the old town. Will be going back again at some point.

@SimpleGraffiti.

2 жыл бұрын

Mostar is city in Herzegovina, not in Bosnia!!! Correct name of country is B&H (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Please, respect my country!

@travellingeverard4326

2 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleGraffiti. Sorry my mistake, i just said Bosnia for short. Please don't take offence

@3HaileSelassie

2 жыл бұрын

@@travellingeverard4326 Noone takes offence at that, dont listen to this snowflake lmao

I loved Bosnia when I was there. Perfect infrastructure. You just choose the wrong mode of transportation and way to visit. Go hitchhiking through or rent a bicycle or motorcycle.

@SimpleGraffiti.

2 жыл бұрын

Correct name is Bosnia and Herzegovina, not only Bosnia!!! Please, respect our country and welcome again 😉

@imsunasong3912

2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap let it go man

@deecoyjaj6847

Жыл бұрын

perfect infrastructure next breath rent a motorcycle hahahahahahahahah

@garrysekelli6776

Жыл бұрын

@@deecoyjaj6847 exactly. if he isnt rich and wants to get somewhere fast. Otherwise id suggest a helikopter.

The slow mo was the best thanks Johnny!!!!

To all the triggered people from Herzegovina who can't stand the fact they're just calling themselves after a random egoistical duke from 15th century who thought _Herzog_ would be a fancy way to present himself and his region to the outsiders - grow the hell up. Bosnia is the land, _Herzegovina_ is literally "duke's land" and the duke has been dead for 500+ years now.

Great video as always Johnny! I have to say your friend with the sort of floral dress and blonde hair that you met up with for ice cream is absolutely beautiful and her smile is so nice!

That tour guide is very cool guy

@rays7970

2 жыл бұрын

We met him, Sheva, and went on a tour with him when we were in Mostar last week, he really is so cool and so knowledgeable and full of exciting facts and really tells it how it is.

Mostar was designed by the artist Escher. The stairs and bridges are based on optical paradoxes, which is one reason they are difficult to negotiate. The primary goal of building the old city was to trick reality with awkward right angles into allowing residents into heaven. That's one story. Then there's what happened.

Don’t give up Johnny, Bosnia & Herzegovina isn’t that difficult to pronounce

Oh man, you were so close to all the bombed out buildings that were left since the war, but you turned back. Honestly 1 more minute of walking after the iNoviny shop and you would have witnessed the magnitude of the war.

I am from Sarajevo, I love that city, but deep down within me Mostar is my best city in the country, the history, atmosphere, weather, people, simply everything...best city in B&H

Hey there Johnny😎🥰😉🤍…Wow..what a beautiful place. ..and so rich in history. Appreciate you taking the time to explain Mostars importance… I’ve never traveled to this part of the world. However, I certainly now plan too. ( I’ll just bring more cash😉). Where are we off to next?.. Any hints? LoL. Anyway, sending you peace and much love Johnny..✌🏼🥰☺️🤍

@JohnnyFD

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that I inspired you to travel to the former Yugoslavia...as for future plans...the next video is already live in the "KZread Members" area. ;)

@cherylgalleran6602

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyFD I’d love to join…. Not sure how to do that… I’ve checked … am I missing where??

I was last in Mostar back in the early 1970s Obviously things have changed. The rich Muslim history is worth a look. I remember this Old Pasha’s palace I visited. I know the bombing may have changed what was there like the old bridge having to be rebuilt. Either way your video is bringing back memories. My visit to Yugoslavia I remember very fondly. The people were lovely and made a great sheep’s cheese and slivovitz. I remember having a secret meeting with some boys we met along with my German friend on the beach one night as they snuck out unknowing to their parents. They were lovely boys. We were all teenagers at the time. Fond memories. Obviously war changes everything. No one wins a war. You would think humans have learnt that? Thanks for the video.

@ulrikezachmann7596

2 жыл бұрын

I was not aware of all the complex groupings of Serbs, Croats and Muslims at the time and was a teenager. I just liked the place and expressed my experience and appreciation of its people and some history that I saw and as shallow as it may seem to some others. I do read and follow things since then and those views were left out.

@KulturanCov

2 жыл бұрын

Lovely anecdote. It's funny how it sounds a lot like any other 1970s summer vacation in Europe at that time (like in Italy), but then in some interesting ways pretty different (orient meets occident background).

@ShejtanVrbaski

3 ай бұрын

@@ulrikezachmann7596 BOSNIAKS, not "Muslims". Would you like to be called "Christian" instead of German or whatever you come from?

Thank you for visiting my city,hope you enjoyed

A lot of "tourists" in BiH are just people who moved abroad and are visiting family and friends in summer

Love the videos man. 🍻👍

Very interesting video. Makes me want to visit Mostar. You say it as you see it.

My god so picturesque. Great video. What camera are you using

Its fantstic to se the differens with or without turists in Mostrar from when i was there in october last year during Covid.

Johnny ordered a whole swedish table for breakfast! lol

Hi John I was born in Bosnia 🇧🇦 during the war in 94 I was 5 or 6 years old in 1999 when we escaped to the Unites States but I miss my home and some day I will be back and it’s interesting to see your perspective on it and your perception of the life over there thank you for visiting us ☺️🙂

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Where do you live in the United states? I am also born in 94 and from Srebrenica. I came to the US in 97 when i was only 2 and half years old. Have you ever been back?

@Yugoslavia1994

2 жыл бұрын

@@BosnianBornBeast I live in Louisville Kentucky and last time i visited Bosnia was in 2004…unfortunately haven’t had time to go back

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

@@Yugoslavia1994 i live outside of Charlotte NC but I use to live in California many years ago. I also went to Bosnia back in 04 but last time I went was 2013. I also went back in 99. You should go!

@edgarallanpoe18

2 жыл бұрын

Guys, don't wait anymore, if you want to go to Bosnia go NOW, don't wait because who knows what tomorrow brings, maybe you wont be able to later. If you think it's a right thing to do, leave everything and do it.

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

@@edgarallanpoe18 well it's good to visit especially having USD and bring it out there. But yeah political tensions are messing up things again for that country. The US is currently sanctioning Milorad Dodik and his RS president along with some Croats who want to play the propaganda of wanting a third entity.

Hi Johnny FD. Great video about my hometown I enjoyed it, just little correction it's not strictly river that divides two sides of Mostar it's actually former front line during Bosnian-Croat war which is Šantića street and Boulevard street. Greetings from Mostar

@JohnnyFD

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vedad!

To anyone curious about the war type 'hell in East mostar' into KZread, heartbreaking. I went to mostar a couple of years ago and knew very little about the place and watched it in the hostel after spending an afternoon walking the streets and my blood ran cold to see what had happened in the recent past.

@regandeileenkingston5768

2 жыл бұрын

Actually it's east mostar: hell on earth

Johnny, why do you not learn the most basic things about the places you visit? Like how to pronounce them properly??

@sonicmoj1

2 жыл бұрын

Johnny has a lot to learn from Bald.

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't even know what Sarajevo was last month 😂! He said it in his past videos 😂!

Thank you for this a amazing video

Graveyard you seen is Muslim and Communist (Yugoslav) Please stay away from history interpretations. Too complicated.

Beautiful City❣️ Loved that man’s Ghost Buster’s Shirt.

And if you are staying in BiH, you can visit town Jajce, its a very nice town. And you can visit town Travnik, they are making the best čevapčići, you go to restoran Hari.

You should come to Bihac as well .. really beautiful city in Bosnia

Looks beautiful

Next time visit Banja Luka,second lagerst town in Bosnia. Beautiful town with nice nature, architecture and good food..

@mikamili

Жыл бұрын

He doesn't want to, he h*tes Serbs like everyone who gets their information from the MSM. That's how the man declared, he will never visit Serbia, and I guess he won't visit Banja Luka. Banja Luka is the largest city of Republic Srpska right?

Johnny on a contentroll. Good stuff!

Johhny try get to Montenegro, especially Kotor bay, Budva, maybe check the mountains and canyons too. If you can get to Belgrade and Novi Sad would be cool too. There is a guy called Brad Beckett who is a vlogger in Belgrade, he knows you from Chiang Mai days, maybe you can meet up and video together?

@Aleksei948

2 жыл бұрын

I'll just add if he wants he can visit Zabljak in Montenegro

you tell people who live in Mostar in Russian it doesn't make sense

You got it all wrong, Bosnia is not visiting Sarajevo and Mostar, Bosnia is all about natural pearls which you can't find anywhere else in the world. You tourists are all the same, you want to be awed instantly, and want everithing to be in reach of your hand...so go to shoping mall‼️In Bosnia you have to break some sweat to see some of the beautifull sites in the world, definitely so much more to see other than Old bridge and eat cevapcici in Sarajevo.

Croats and Bosniaks (Muslims) started and ended the war as allies. Even during Croat-Bosniak war, which lasted less then a year, weapons from Muslim countries sent to Bosniak army were transported through Croatian ports, and some units of Bosniak army that fought against Serbs were transported through Croatian territory. About half a million of Bosniak refugees searched and found shelter in Croatia during the war in Bosnia and Hercegovina. So, the narrative that Croatia wanted to occupy Bosnia is way too oversimplified, and basicaly wrong.

Thank you for showing our beautiful Mostar. I haven't been there in 20 years and this brought back memories. So much improvement, yet it is very sad that the city is divided. Love watching your videos and what an awesome dude you are! Love and support from Toronto, Canada! ❤️

This is a wonderful place!

All countries of former Yugoslavia are very beautiful. Each in its own way.

First lol, great video dude!

I really enjoy your blogs!!! I want to commend you , you are such a humanitarian !!!! I know a little about what was once Yugolslavia . I visited Rijeka, Split ,Dubrovnik before the War!!!! I loved the people,the beautiful sights and learning the history!!!It was a mild Communist government when I went!!! One thing Tito did was make sure all children were educated. I found the young were very intelligent and knowledgeable, even then. Many spoke English.The men were also very respectful and kind. I just found out it was the Serbians who really ambulated the Bosnians not the Croatians. The Serbians were backed byRussia and China during the war!!!!

Sound is so much better on this video

Mostar also has a population of Jewish residents who have been there since the 16th century. Apparently there is a Jewish cemetery in Mostar. The city's first soccer ball was made by Mr. Lihner a Jewish fellow. There was a Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jewish synagogue built which was demolished during WWII and rebuilt and then subsequently donated to the City of Mostar. A new synagogue was supposed to be built. But Jewish people can meet together in a house so while they waited for a new synagogue they probably meet in various locations. I think the problem is that the Christians, Muslims and Croats don't want to recognize that there is also a Jewish community there and so they are limited by not allowing them to finish their synagogue.

@ShejtanVrbaski

3 ай бұрын

This KZreadr lacks many knowledge in many things - from what i've seen in his videos. Much better American KZread -ers out there. Are you saying that Jews are prevented by local Bosniak / Croat authorities to build their synagogue or is the problem that they dont want to do it from state / local funds? Why doesn't state of Isreal finance it? It's fully legal and I have it extremely hard to see somebody would complain. Could it be just due the fact it's lack of local money / priority in context how few Jews are left? Jews, while having suffered a lot in Balkans during nazi occupation in ww2, were to my knowledge not targeted _as ethnic group_ by any of the conflicting sides in Bosnian or any other former Yugoslav war. Same goes to Balkan Roma population. Many Bosnian Jews fled to Israel at the beginning of the war after Isreal made an agreement with Serbian side to let them evacuate. I haven't followed dynamics of Jews returning to Bosnia. But some stayed during the war and still live in Bosnia. The lady major of Sarajevo is Jew - she's a war child , having lived in Sarajevo through whole war / siege.

Ananas is pineapple Johnny… thx for visiting one of my favourite places in Herzegovina. Again, the fact there is no credit card usage is that commission cuts into their profits. Croatia would also love Euros or cash vs credit cards. A lot of these places are busting their butts to try to survive. It’s not easy for them. The busy season in Croatia and BiH is in July and August during school break

Merci! Super la vidéo🙏🇺🇦💙💛

So much easier to hear you with a lapel mic! Thank you! May I just remind you when you're adding background music, like the intro, to mix the level lower where you're talking (I noticed you remembered later in the video). Now, when you can afford it, a handheld mic for capturing people you're talking to. 😊 But you completely screwed up the closing; I couldn't hear a thing you said!

Great! What was the name of that first breakfast/coffee place?

Hello Johnny, I just saw you walked by about 10pm at Budva Montenegro along the beach but could not catch you to say hello. Hopefully tomorrow my last day here.

loved that kid's headspin when girl in golden dress passed by 11:00

Croats didnt siege Mostar it was divided from the start,they were all living there and both side shelling each other.

@northernstar4811

2 жыл бұрын

The Serbs started to bomb Mostar in 1992. The Croats fought back & drove the Serbs out but then fell out with the muslims.

@BosnianBornBeast

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact! Mostar had the most mixed marriages in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina before the war. That's how mixed it was...

@northernstar4811

2 жыл бұрын

@@BosnianBornBeast During socialist Yugoslavia mixed marriages were encouraged as a way to get rid of or reduce ethnic groups. The "Yugo-slav man" communist ideal was promoted just like in the Soviet Union the "Soviet man" was promoted over ethnic groups. It still didn`t work out as the communists had hoped with their propaganda as the complete meltdown of Yugoslavia proves.

@northernstar4811

2 жыл бұрын

@@BosnianBornBeast Look up online "The New Soviet man " this is a legacy of communism.

@northernstar4811

2 жыл бұрын

@@BosnianBornBeast Look up online "The New Soviet man " this is a legacy of communism.

Beautiful City

"we have the Christians and the chatolics"🤣

@adineatha9766

2 жыл бұрын

Very typical American and Canadian mindset. "Catholics are their own religion" 🤣

Bro, we are BOSNIAKS, not Bosnian muslims.

@DynamicCube

2 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for him to actually catch on and say it right 😩

@jovanmalic9259

2 жыл бұрын

@@DynamicCube No one can catch up with it. You change name like every 20 years.

@DynamicCube

2 жыл бұрын

@@jovanmalic9259 We never changed anything, the serbian communist regime didn't allow us to have our identity as we wanted

@jovanmalic9259

2 жыл бұрын

@@DynamicCube Yeah, yeah. If Turkey never left you would still be Turks, to be honest. And if Turkey never came you would still be Serbs.

@DynamicCube

2 жыл бұрын

@@jovanmalic9259 If anything serbs are more Turks than anyone in the Balkans. Why? Because anyone who converted to islam was off limit for Turkish soldiers to marry and have kids with. That is why a lot of serbs have last names with turkish roots, they just tried to remove the letter H. Even the serb language has more than 8.000 turkish rooted words. 500 years of inbreeding left you more Anatolian than you want to admit.

The Mostar bridge is very beautiful. I was there just after the fighting stopped. U.N. troops were still around. Turkish money was rebuilding the bridge. So I saw all the shrapnel scared, bomded out buildings, a few remain today. I crossed over on a small boarded foot bridge to the other side, walked around abit, then went back. Spent about four days in the area before moving onto Sarajevo by bus.

@libertas5005

Жыл бұрын

If you took any photos during that time, I'd love to be able to see them. Not many people documented those after-war years.

@wanderingwarrior5626

Жыл бұрын

@@libertas5005 I took many. Unfortunately, I live permanently in the Balkans now and the photos are in the U.S.

Great vidio and,history lesson Johnny!

Thank you Johnny FD for the historical tour ! I must say those people really serve a table full of food ! I’ve never seen so much food served to three people ! Hearing about the historical events in the Balkan , Yugoslavian area is tragic !

@rays7970

2 жыл бұрын

You need to go to Turkey then, you will see this kind of breakfast and these types of foods being served there as well. Bosnia still has a lot of the Turkish hospitable ways and guests are well looked after. There are water fountains everywhere and freely available for all to drink from everywhere in Sarajevo and Mostar, it’s such a beautiful thing to see, you save so much on buying water, just refill at the fountains. Johnny, you really need to look into the history of the Hans and Caravansarays and tell the history of how welcoming and hospitable the Ottomans were and how everywhere along trade routes merchants and traders and guests in general were looked after with free food and accommodation for up to 3 days, fed well with a bed, until they were ready to move on, at no cost. All funded by a Muslim government who looked after its people and visitors, regardless of race, culture or religion. Everywhere you look in Sarajevo, for instance, you will see endowments left by Muslims for the people to use for as long as needed, a legacy left behind by them for the benefit of others. If you really learn about the true history of the culture and religion you will be amazed and in awe. It’s beautiful. So, going back to my point, if you want to be fed like this then do visit Bosnia and Herzegovina and also visit Turkey, to receive this kind of hospitality.

His voice sounds like he was an ice cream melting in the desert. And I think all graves in the graveyard next to the mosque are Muslim, since there are no crucifixes.

Johnny FD another terrifically informative video thankyou so much! Have no hesitation in recommending following your video blogs.

Dude: Herz-gaw-vee-nah

You really need a nice big bag of popcorn, and a comfortable seat at the cinema, in order to watch these episodes anymore.

Can I know what is the name of that restaurant you have breaksfast in Mostar with the nice view. Thank you.

At 37.30: My goodness! Johnny, did you three order everything on the menu? Everything looked really good!

Mostar is a real noble city, the foundations of which were laid by Bosniak nobles. That city did not exist before the arrival of the Ottomans. The foundations of the city were laid by Ottoman Grand Vizier Hadım Sinan pasha Borovinić who was the son of the Bogumil Bosnian nobleman Tvrtko Borovinić and the great-grandson of the Bosnian nobleman Hrvoje Vukćić Hrvatinić (no relation to name Hrvat -Croat. In fact, his father had the popular non-Christian name Hrvatin). Sinan pasha Borovinić built a stone mosque on the site of the old one and the first urban quarter (Atik-old quater) around it. The Sinan pasha Mosque was built in 1473. Five centuries before the first Catholic church was built in Mostar in 1866. Sinan pasha also built a hammam and the first shops and created the outlines of the town. His descendants, son Ferid beg Borovinić and Bajazid Borovinić, continued to live in Mostar. In the defter for the Herzegovinian sandžak from 1519, we find inscriptions of Sinan pasha descendents Ferid-beg Borovinić and his son Bajezid. Huma Kosaća- Alibegović the granddaughter of Herceg Stjepan, and daughter of Grand Vesir Ahmed pasha Hercegović married Hercegovian duke Mehmed-beg Alibegović, who ruled Herzegovina from 1523 to 1527. The construction of the first wooden bridge over the Neretva and the Herceguša tower dates back to that period. The Herceguša Tower was named after Huma, who left numerous endowments with her husband in Mostar. Than Mustafa pasha Opuković, grandsons of Sultan Sulejman and son of Bosniak Rustem Pasha Opuković become Herzegovian duke (sandzak bey) Together with his uncle Mehmed Karadjoz Bey, he convinced his grandfather to finance construction of the famous stone bridge. The brige was constructed by famous arhtect Hajruding who also built the castle in Makarska which at that time belonged to Bosnia. Mehmed Bey Karadzoz, son of Abu Seadet and brother of the famous Grand Vizier Rustem Pasha Opukovic, built a mosque under a dome in Mostar in 1557 and next to it a primary school High school, library, khan, imaret and musafirhana and completed the formation of the city. As early as 1587, there were 15 Muslim quarters and 25 mosques in Mostar. In middle of 17 century traveller Evliya Celebi recorded 45 Muslim places of worship in the town and not a single Christian quarter and not a single church in Mostar. Actually until the middle of the 19th century, there was not a single church in the whole of Western Herzegovina. In 1846, on the land of Ahmet-aga Kurt, Hercegovina duke Ali Aga Rizvanbegović built the Široki brijeg monastery 30 km outside Mostar for Catholics who lived in area. Even in Široki brijeg at the time there were no Catholics except in the monastery. The first Catholic settled in Široki Brijeg ( real name Ćemer) was Anđeo Marušić in 1888. Ethnographic research of the wider Mostar area has proven that most of the local catholic clans, 119 of them, are not natives but belong to immigrants from Dalmatia, Albania and Montenegro. Hercegovina duke Ali Aga Rizvanbegović also settled Catholics in Buna. It is interesting that all Ali Aga's endowments in Buna, Stolac and Mostar were demolished in 1993 by the descendants of those he brought to Hercegovina a century and a half earlier.

@northernstar4811

2 жыл бұрын

Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (ca. 1350-1416) was a Duke of Split and a Grand Duke of Bosnia. He minted coins in Split that read: Dux Spaleti, Dalmatie Croatieque regius viceregens ac Bosne supremus vojvoda. So he was an ethnic Croat, as his surname suggests too.

@northernstar4811

2 жыл бұрын

The history of Bosnia does not start with the Ottoman Turkish invasion and the Ottoman Turkish "Devshirme policy" (translated as "child levy" or "blood tax"). This policy was the taking of Christian children from Christian families and their conversion to islam. You are ignoring the very long history of the Roman Catholic church in this area which predates the Ottoman Turkish invasion and the arrival of Islam into Central Europe. See the online map of the religious "Great Schism" in Europe (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Clearly we can see from this map what is called Bosnia today was part of the Roman Catholic world and not the Byzantine Orthodox church. At that time in the 11th century there were no muslims in Bosnia.

@billybilal7331

2 жыл бұрын

Hrvoje Vukcis was Bosnian noble who supported Bosnian Church and fought against Croats and their masters Hungarians. His name has nothing to do with Croat name. His father was called Hrvatin (from Bosnian verb hrvati which means wrestle ) which is not Christian name. That name was popular in Bogumil Eastern Hersegovina and Eastern Bosnia where Catolics were not present. He invited Turks to help him in his fight against Hungarians. In his letter from 1414 this Bosnian pataren write that in case of his death he leaves his land to sultan Murat I. Like most of Bosnian population He preferred Turks to Catholic Hungarians. His descendents were Muslims. His graddaugter Katarina is mother of Sinan pasa Borovinic who built oldest part of Mostar

@billybilal7331

2 жыл бұрын

Before Ottomans Bosnia was only "heretical" country in Europe who had Kings and people who did not belong either to Ortodox or Catholic church Roman Catholic Church was foreign to Bosnia even before Ottomans. It came with foreign inquisition against Bosnian people and their Bosnian church. All Catholics clergy at the time were forigners. Bosnians people resited Catholic invaders fiercely. In 1450 they burned Catholic monastery and likvidated 5 Catholic missionaries who were engaged in forcefull conversion of indigenous Bosnian people. All Bosnian nobles accepted islam and continued to rule Bosnia for centuries and build towns such as Mostar and Sarajevo

@billybilal7331

2 жыл бұрын

"DERVISHIRME POLICY" When Ottoman sultan entered Bosnia in 1463 thirty thousands Bosnians an masse accepted Islam in front of him because they saw him as a savior against Catholic occupiers. Since than Bosniaks, both Christians and Muslims, gladly volunteered for the Janissary Order, which was an elite Turkish order. This provided them with both an excellent education and a chance to advance in the Turkish administration. The Janissary law clearly states that Muslims are taken from Bosnia to Acama oglans. It reads: "If Albanians and Bosniaks are Muslims and want to be included in the list by their own choice, and if they are diligent and capable, let them be chosen." This is the same law that describes how 30,000 Bosniaks converted to Islam under Sultan Fatih in Jajce. Turkish historian Khalil Inaldzik writes in his book The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600: "Only Bosnian families who converted to Islam were gaven to dervishnamas." However, it is known that Albanians and Avars from the Caucasus also had that privilege. On December 4, 1515, Sultan Selim I, whose three sisters and a daughter were married to Bosniaks, issued an order to send a thousand Muslim young men from Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Janissaries under the command of Herzegovinian duke Skender-beg Ornosovic. With Islamization, Bosniaks joined the peoples of the great civilizations of the ancient world. Almost all the ancient peoples who created the concept of civilization as well as the vast majority of the peoples mentioned in the Bible accepted Islam: Egyptians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, Sumerians, Persians, Nubians, Hellenes of Asia Minor, and descendants of the Hindu Valley Civilization are now Muslims. All these heirs of great cultures embraced Islam in the same way as Bosniaks - with the arrival of tolerant Muslim rule, which brought a superior culture of living to which Mostar is still fine example despite Serbo -Croat attempt to destroy it.

The Problem with Mostar is that nearby everything including the Bridge was destroyed during the war in the 1990`s. Frontline btw along the River and roughly 2000 +/- dead. But nice Restauration work. And no the original Bridge isn´t from the Osmans the Original one was from wood and even mentioned by Alfonso V of Aragon in 1454. The Osmans only build the Stone bridge in 1566. But one is for sure BH can be a great Tourist country if they want but first you need a support group for cockta addicts.

So nice brother God bless you all 🙏

A loy of people confuse Ananas and Bananas! :) Totally different, as Ananas is pineapple, in several languages. Got ropey sound on my PC, so you probably know already.... think I will start doing vlogging myself, you meet all the lovely ladies! ;) - stay safe and happy, and with a good internet connection, and able to use that credit card! :)

You got the year wrong pal 😂😂😂

@BorisHR1

2 жыл бұрын

exactley

"JOHNNY, YOU SHOULD LEARN CULINARY ARTS. I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR RESTAURANT BILLS ARE OFF THE CHAIN."

I’m only guessing but I think it is busier around lunchtime because people take coach trips from other places to go there. I saw it as an option when I stayed in Dubrovnik.

@JohnnyFD

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you’re right. Damn day trippers 🤣

@lilhoggy2074

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyFDposers 😆

Do they not cross the bridge because they were there when it was brought down in 1992?

It somewhat has a small Canadian feel to it I am in 2nd largest multi culture country in the

Hello from Mostar ✌️

The restaurant Johnny was at with the Girls is called " URBAN GRILL " best Cevappi I have eaten in 4 years in the Balkans for €6 .

I remember that bridge, when the war started a couple was shot on there, started of the war, beautiful.

A fascinating video on Mostar. Indeed the town is divided, as is BIH in general. Cash is very much King and would suggest any visitor takes cash in euros, USD or Pounds Sterling. You have to remember that development is slow. As for tourist numbers in BIH, would suggest that Mostar is busy during the day due to day trippers from Croatia. Once they have gone home, the town should be quiet. However, unfortunately there is still the past which affects people”s thinking as to visits to BIH in general. Indeed BIH produces some excellent wine. On the subject of division, Sarajevo has two bus systems, one going to Sarajevo and the other to East Sarajevo (Republicans Srpska). However as a visitor, you should be fine to get around the region.

@chippe74

2 жыл бұрын

Also ich bin regelmäßig dort. Ich habe keine Probleme mit der Kartenzahlung. In jedem Supermarkt bezahle ich mit karte. Klar, in kleinen Souveniershops geht das oft nicht....aber selbst in Deutschland kann man oft nur mit Bargeld bezahlen....

Johnny is the best chaimaster out there lol

How the F*** do you eat so much?????

@vladimirsvabik6820

2 жыл бұрын

He is an American, that's what they do 😃😃

@trinewestbyejrgensen4838

Ай бұрын

Why the fluff do you critizise?

hehe Johnny , thank you for giving Austrian tourist a lection about Slovenian Cockta and advertising it in 3rd video in the row. I am Slovenian and don t like it that much, because in darker times it was almost the only choice. You should maybe visit Slovenija soon, that you get a feeling of huge differences among ex yu republics ;). And yes, it s not that cheap and maybe not as exciting for you, because it s more Austrian influenced and less relaxed.

@garrysekelli6776

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I agree. Slovenia is definitely the suckiest of former yugoslav republics. Also super easy to confuse with tachechoslovakia.

@manjelos

2 жыл бұрын

But is home of Laibach and Zizek!

@garrysekelli6776

2 жыл бұрын

@@manjelos zizek the famous serbian philosopher?

@NN-qk7wn

2 жыл бұрын

@@manjelos those 2 wouldn t be the first sight seeings i would recommend 😁

@dzonikg28

2 жыл бұрын

Whats for you dark times.. In Yugoslavia there was Cocta, but there was also Coca cola and Pepsi since 60s in every store and caffe.. But my favorite juice in Yugoslavia was also Slovenia.. Fruktal