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Novi Most , the organisation we work with, has a new volunteer in Bosnia and Herzegovina. One of their responsibilities is being official " Tweeter " for the charity. Last week we had the pleasure of showing them around Jajce and introducing them to what we get up to here. As you might expect, photos were taken. One of them was so nice I've borrowed it for our blog banner! It's a very familiar view, taken from a vantage point just a minute from where we live. You can see the full photo, uncropped and uncluttered by text and logos, on Katie's blog , along with some other fantastic shots from the journey up from Mostar.

Earlier this summer I saw an “article” on The Telegraph website which consisted of little more than a string of Lily Allen tweets, linked by some poor prose, masquerading as an attempt at celebrity gossip. It was the kind of sub-journalism that one hopes resulted in someone being relieved of their writing duties! I don't blame Twitter for this. The micro-blogging site delivers the weird and wonderful with surprising ease. Try searching its feeds for mentions of 'Bosnia'. You'll quickly discover there are plenty of Bosnian Beliebers desperate for Justin to visit the country. Today, however, I saw something genuinely interesting: a link to a UWC Facebook page. While we were in Mostar we knew several United World College students in the college there. We heard a lot about the UWC philosophy and we saw the opportunities it opened up for them. I was intrigued to read that a student from one of the world's more closed countries is about to enter that world. At the risk of...

When I hear the term songbird I usually thing of one of two things: one of our more talented, twittering feathered friends, or a sweetly-voiced female songstress. I do not associate it with singers such as the Three Tenors. But somebody does! Look closely at the labels on these cages, the evidence is clear for all to see even if the birds themselves aren't. It was unclear if these prize possessions were for sale or merely being proudly displayed but I snapped this shot, in a Dubrovnik side street this afternoon, as we wandered by. I'm sharing it on our blog fully aware that a Tweet would be might be more appropriate!

It's all Twitter's fault; this post, that is. On a day when I was experiencing annoying work-related computer issues I found inspiration through keeping half an eye on the the world's most ubiquitous micro-blogging site. It all started with a Tweet saying: I DARE YOU TO MOVE. I know caps are the online equivalent of shouting but knowing who'd posted it that didn't surprise me. I know they've just moved. Having moved less than two years ago ourselves I shot back a reply: we did! Then I noticed another Tweet from one of life's thinkers : Happy St. Patrick's Day to all. How this came to become a day of revelry is beyond me. This was followed by a link to St Patrick's Wikipedia page. Not being one who's particularly well versed in patron saint biographies I thought I should give such an infallible source a minute or twos attention. As I was reading I got a reply to my reply: A little less conversation and a little more action really rocks th...

I was going to tell a Twitter story today. It was about a Tweet I saw that read: “Today dip your fries in your chocolate shake: make up any words u want to any tune u like and do not colour inside the lines. Dare to Dream.” It sounds pretty good. In my head I was already writing something funny when a better story came along. Earlier today I took the opportunity to "ASK A FUTURIST" this question over Twitter. “Seen reports about deteriorating political/economic situation in Balkans. How will EU affect stabilization/growth in region?” 140 characters is a challenge to posing a well structured question but when I got home and logged in tonight I had my reply. "FUTURIST Q&A": EU and Balkans stability? EXPECT major EU efforts ensure military conflict unthinkable. The reply included a link to euractiv.com . It’s not a site I’d heard of before but if you’re interested in EU-Western Balkans relations then it’s worth checking it out. The reports we see and hear often ver...