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Cheers, ba!

Cheers, ba!

I don’t drink coffee, but I am known to be a good coffee maker, especially when it comes to “Turkish” coffee. However, here in Bosnia, everybody starts their day with a “Bosnian” coffee. Basically, it...
Vozdra! Hi! From Sarajevo…:)

Vozdra! Hi! From Sarajevo…:)

Vozdra, sha ima – “Hi! What’s up?”- this is the way the “raja” (people) greet each other in Sarajevo. I was greeted with the same words although it was my first visit to the city...
The Olive Fest of Ayvalik

The Olive Fest of Ayvalik

I happened to visit the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea for once not in the summertime. I thought things would be rather quiet and monotonous in autumn. But for the beautiful town of Ayvalik...
Time – Moments from Turkey

Time – Moments from Turkey

25 different views about contemporary Turkey in a photo exhibition in Athens. On occasion of the 25th anniversary of Zaman Daily Newspaper, 25 world-known photographers had been invited to take pictures at different times in...
THE SUN’S STILL SHINING… AEGEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN ARE STILL INVITING

THE SUN’S STILL SHINING… AEGEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN ARE STILL INVITING

The Aegean and the Mediterranean are inviting with their deep blue and sunshine still bright on the last days of October… Sea, sand, sun… Now that the schools have started and holiday makers turned back...
Unique individuals with a big heart

Unique individuals with a big heart

Public awareness needs to be raised about the active role that persons with disabilities have in the  society. A humanitarian event took place on Macedonia Square for that purpose. The event was part of “Equal...
Eminonu – a world of its own

Eminonu – a world of its own

Main tourist attraction in Istanbul… Centre of the Ottoman Empire, heart of Istanbul, former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire. During the day it has over 2 million visitors, whereas in the...
Kefalonia – pearl of the Ionian Sea

Kefalonia – pearl of the Ionian Sea

Balkon3 camera takes you on a photo tour round one of the most beautiful Greek islands, the pearl of the Ionian Sea – Kefalonia. It is the biggest and greenest Ionian island abounding in extraordinary...
Calikli – a sincere story

Calikli – a sincere story

“Pain shared is pain lessened, joy shared is joy increased” sounds most appropriate when we speak of village life. When we visited Calikli village near Valandovo, during International Spring Festival, we were convinced in the...
Balkon 3 on D Festival (Photo Gallery)

Balkon 3 on D Festival (Photo Gallery)

The second edition of D Festival was held at Saturday on the shore of Lake Dojran. The hot weather and the well known Dojran mosquitoes were not a problem for the few thousands of people...