Music City: Nashville!

Nashville Grand Ol Opry

This weekend I had a conference in Nashville, so Chris and I got there a day early and stayed a day late to see the sights of “Music City”. Downtown was super crowded- there was an Ed Sheeran concert, a huge Vanderbilt-Georgia football game, Oktoberfest, and it was Art Weekend, just to name a few events. There are at least two big mega-hotels being built in downtown right now, so hopefully Continue reading “Music City: Nashville!”

Serbia and Montenegro: The Balkan Express

We left Sarajevo in a small shuttle van, and wound our way through mountains and ancient forests to the Serbian border. From there it was a straight highway to the capital, Belgrade. Originally a fortress at Continue reading “Serbia and Montenegro: The Balkan Express”

Bosnia: A country in recovery

Bosnia Love Olympic Track

Warning: Graphic content in this post. Bosnia is a complicated historical situation and this post is my own understanding of it, based on the people we met this week.

After spending a week in Bosnia, it’s hard to know how to describe it. The  scenery is gorgeous. The people are friendly and the food is Continue reading “Bosnia: A country in recovery”