<![CDATA[Coffee & Rakija: An Englishman in the Balkans]]>https://www.coffeeandrakija.com/s/an-englishman-in-the-balkanshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!a089!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4426fbd6-c791-403e-a7c5-2f5e3efeaf46_1254x1254.pngCoffee & Rakija: An Englishman in the Balkanshttps://www.coffeeandrakija.com/s/an-englishman-in-the-balkansSubstackTue, 07 Jul 2026 09:33:25 GMT<![CDATA[The Women Shepherds of Lukomir ]]>https://www.coffeeandrakija.com/p/the-women-shepherds-of-lukomirhttps://www.coffeeandrakija.com/p/the-women-shepherds-of-lukomirTue, 07 Jul 2026 09:05:14 GMT

An Englishman in the Balkans is a personal podcast about life, travel, culture, and storytelling in Bosnia and Herzegovina, told from the perspective of a British-born creator who has made this country home.

Expect gentle reflections, real places, local voices, field recordings, and stories that go beyond the usual headlines.

In this episode I want to take you with me to one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most remarkable places. Lukomir.

Perched nearly 1,500 meters up on Bjelašnica Mountain, it’s the country’s highest permanently inhabited village. Seventeen families still call it home.

The winters bury their stone houses in snow, sometimes for months, while the summers transform the fields into wide open pastures.

On paper, it sounds like a postcard.

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If you enjoy these stories from Bosnia and Herzegovina, you can find more at:

Website: https://www.anenglishmaninthebalkans.com

YouTube: A British Voice in Bosnia with David Bailey

If this episode gave you a different glimpse of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the simplest way to support the podcast is to share it with someone who might enjoy these stories too.

You can also subscribe here on Substack to receive future episodes and reflections directly by email.

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As always, thank you for being here.

David

]]><![CDATA[The Women Shepherds of Lukomir ]]>https://www.coffeeandrakija.com/p/the-women-shepherds-of-lukomir-life-51ahttps://www.coffeeandrakija.com/p/the-women-shepherds-of-lukomir-life-51aTue, 07 Jul 2026 06:35:00 GMTAn Englishman in the Balkans is a personal podcast about life, travel, culture, and storytelling in Bosnia and Herzegovina, told from the perspective of a British-born creator who has made this country home.

Expect gentle reflections, real places, local voices, field recordings, and stories that go beyond the usual headlines.

In this episode I want to take you with me to one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most remarkable places. Lukomir.

Perched nearly 1,500 meters up on Bjelašnica Mountain, it’s the country’s highest permanently inhabited village. Seventeen families still call it home.

The winters bury their stone houses in snow, sometimes for months, while the summers transform the fields into wide open pastures.

On paper, it sounds like a postcard.

Leave a comment

If you enjoy these stories from Bosnia and Herzegovina, you can find more at:

Website: https://www.anenglishmaninthebalkans.com

YouTube: A British Voice in Bosnia with David Bailey

If this episode gave you a different glimpse of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the simplest way to support the podcast is to share it with someone who might enjoy these stories too.

You can also subscribe here on Substack to receive future episodes and reflections directly by email.

Share

As always, thank you for being here.

David

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