Postcards from Bosnia

🌿 Slow Living in Bosnia: How Choosing a Slower Pace Fuels Creativity After 70

Welcome to Postcards from Bosnia, where I share personal stories, conversations, and moments of everyday life from my adopted home in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Whether you’re curious about the culture,…

00:09:07 | Wed 27 Aug 2025

What It Really Takes to Settle in Bosnia Long-Term

Welcome to Postcards from Bosnia, where I share personal stories, conversations, and moments of everyday life from my adopted home in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Whether you’re curious about the culture,…

00:14:53 | Thu 14 Aug 2025

The Numb Lip That Brought It All Back - A Story of Illness, Recovery, and Resilience

Welcome to Postcards from Bosnia, where I share personal stories, conversations, and moments of everyday life from my adopted home in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Whether you’re curious about the culture,…

00:13:08 | Wed 06 Aug 2025

Hannah’s Bosnia – A Return to the Unexpected

First broadcast in March 2024, this candid village conversation explores cross-cultural travel, ćevapi debates, and what it really means to return to Bosnia, this time with the whole family in tow.

It…

00:19:15 | Tue 29 Jul 2025

The Dusk Chorus from Underground

As I sit outside this evening, the sun is just slipping behind the wooded hills of Kozara National Park. The sky turns that perfect dusky pink, the kind that makes me reach for my camera, though it n…

00:27:48 | Wed 23 Jul 2025

Hidden Waterfalls, Warm Pools, and Slow Living

Postcards from Bosnia is an audio journey into the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, seen through the eyes of an Englishman who has made this place his home.

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00:19:09 | Wed 16 Jul 2025

The Silence of Al Jazeera Balkans

A Sad Farewell to an Important Voice

Hello from Bosnia. Today, I want to share something that’s left me truly disappointed. A rare moment where I find it hard to keep my usual optimistic outlook.

The E…

00:04:48 | Mon 14 Jul 2025

A New Name, The Same Heart

Welcome to Postcards from Bosnia.

This morning, as I wandered through our small apple orchard here in Čardačani, I noticed apples scattered on the ground. Maybe it’s the heat, already 29 degrees and c…

00:14:17 | Sun 29 Jun 2025

By the Banks of the Turjanica

A Stroll into Stillness

It’s a bright Sunday, and I’ve taken a short wander, just a kilometre and a half from my front door, down through the fields, to the river Turjanica. No fancy kit today, just m…

00:16:32 | Sun 11 May 2025

Grass, Guests, and Getting Back on Track

Hello there, David here, from a Baby Boomer in Bosnia. If you’ve been following along on Substack, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever our digital paths cross, thank you. I genuinely mean that. It’s…

00:13:15 | Fri 02 May 2025

Spring Sounds and Easter Feasts

Hello there, David here, from a Baby Boomer in Bosnia. If you’ve been following along on Substack, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever our digital paths cross, thank you. I genuinely mean that. It’s…

00:14:55 | Sun 20 Apr 2025

Blossoms, Bees, and, Well, Just Life: An April Day in the Shire

Hello there, David here, from a Baby Boomer in Bosnia. If you’ve been following along on Substack, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever our digital paths cross, thank you. I genuinely mean that. It’s…

00:11:40 | Wed 09 Apr 2025

Mapping Listeners, Mowing Lawns, and Capturing Soundscapes

Hello there, David here, from a Baby Boomer in Bosnia. If you’ve been following along on Substack, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever our digital paths cross, thank you. I genuinely mean that. It’s…

00:13:54 | Fri 04 Apr 2025