December was a nice month in Christchurch. Our social life was picking up the speed at an impressive rate. Petra’s friends organized a surprise for her bday. Maki participated in his first surf and lifesaving competition that even included an open waters swim. Honestly, I was not comfortable with swimming in the ocean but he … More Summary December
October 4 – November 5, 2019 We spent more time in Serbia this year than ever before, staying in Sabac with Pedja’s parents, in Belgrade with his aunt and uncle and in Novi Sad visiting both sides of our families. There were too many great events to count. We had several family celebrations, a couple … More Belgrade, Novi Sad & Sabac, Serbia
September 8-16, 2019 From Derventa, we headed over to Sipovo, a tiny town in the northwest part of the country where my dad was born and where he is now buried. I say that we went to Sipovo but in reality, my dad was from a tiny village 5 km away from this tiny town. … More Šipovo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 29 – September 8, 2019 After Denmark, we drove to Republika Srpska, Bosnia to spend a couple of weeks with my family in the small towns of Derventa and Sipovo. Derventa is my mom’s birth place while my dad was from Sipovo. My parents met in Zenica, where my sister and I were born … More Derventa, Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 14 – 27, 2019 After Greece, we were off to Denmark to spend a couple of weeks with my mom and deda Heinz. Whoever makes it to Denmark to visit my mom will be treated like royalty. Hosting is one of her superpowers (I didn’t inherit). Baba and deda once again created a real … More Ans By and Ebeltoft, Denmark
July 29 – August 12, 2019 I didn’t write about our travel for 3 months. As soon as we got together with family, I had no time or inspiration to be on social media, to reflect properly without taking time away from our tribe. We are quite fortunate to have a large, well connected and … More Vourvourou, Greece
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