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I’ve met a Bosnian but I don’t know that I’ve met
-- mancunian
Jun 25, 2026 at 09:13 AM ET
mancunian
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06/25/26 09:13 AM ET
FWIW the Ottomans were the first to call the region Herzegovina. It is
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 25, 2026 at 09:57 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/25/26 09:57 AM ET
It seems likely that....
-- Freddyburg Hokie
Jun 26, 2026 at 10:44 AM ET
Freddyburg Hokie
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06/26/26 10:44 AM ET
That is probably true or at least close to the origins given that very
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 26, 2026 at 04:18 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/26/26 04:18 PM ET
Great warriors because their legs were always well rested
-- HokieDan95
Jun 25, 2026 at 12:29 PM ET
HokieDan95
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06/25/26 12:29 PM ET
My great great grandmother was born in the Ottoman Empire
-- AirborneHokie96
Jun 25, 2026 at 10:48 AM ET
AirborneHokie96
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06/25/26 10:48 AM ET
I wish I had taken a class that really dived into the history of the
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 25, 2026 at 10:54 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/25/26 10:54 AM ET
Well, the Ottomans had a long period of decline, the “sick man of Europe”
-- mancunian
Jun 25, 2026 at 03:00 PM ET
mancunian
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06/25/26 03:00 PM ET
Maybe, but I suspect it probably has more to do with the West vs, East
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 25, 2026 at 04:55 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/25/26 04:55 PM ET
Certainly more to it than I was aware of **
-- ACCWatcher
Jun 25, 2026 at 07:05 PM ET
ACCWatcher
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06/25/26 07:05 PM ET
I agree..it was one of the largest empires in world history**
-- AirborneHokie96
Jun 25, 2026 at 10:57 AM ET
AirborneHokie96
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06/25/26 10:57 AM ET
I was not aware of that.**
-- Chris Coleman
Jun 25, 2026 at 10:08 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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06/25/26 10:08 AM ET
Even though I "hated" the classes because I had to memorize a lot facts
-- VTHokie2000
Jun 25, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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06/25/26 10:20 AM ET
Yep, very interesting region.
-- Chris Coleman
Jun 25, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
Chris Coleman
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06/25/26 11:03 AM ET
You need to try Montenegro....
-- AirborneHokie96
Jun 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM ET
AirborneHokie96
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06/25/26 11:48 AM ET
Heading to Croatia in late August - Split, Hvar & Dubrovnik.
-- Lancelot Link
Jun 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM ET
Lancelot Link
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06/25/26 12:59 PM ET
I've thought about that one, as well as Bosnia. And Croatia, of course.
-- Chris Coleman
Jun 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM ET
Chris Coleman
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06/25/26 12:11 PM ET
If you hit Prague definitely check this place out
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-- HokieMacDaddy
Jun 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM ET
HokieMacDaddy
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06/25/26 12:59 PM ET
The locals in CZ like to go wild boar hunting...it's a hoot.
-- AirborneHokie96
Jun 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM ET
AirborneHokie96
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06/25/26 12:38 PM ET
I love the former Ottoman region
-- AirborneHokie96
Jun 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM ET
AirborneHokie96
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06/25/26 10:56 AM ET