Belgrade, Serbia
Sure, you can always see Belgrade from space on Google Maps. It has become so common that we forget how awesome and magical this thing that we’re doing really is. But – can you see Belgrade by night on Google Maps, with all the street lights creating an illusion of
The term “Belgradization” (Beogradizacija) exists for a couple of decades now and is a pejorative way of saying that of all the places in Serbia, only Belgrade is developing, while all the other towns and villages are slowly dying. Not only economically – Belgrade is the only place in Serbia
It’s from the end of the eighties though, but – it’s sung in English and it’s fun. The video and song were made as a part of the campaign to host the Olympic games in 1992. We were this close to becoming the host, but a war came in the
UPDATE (February 8th 2011): The official trailer is now out, Movie will be called Gold along the banks: Gold Along The Banks – Official Trailer from Nikola Zecevic on Vimeo. The teaser trailer for the upcoming documentary about the creative scene in Belgrade, by Nikola Zecevic: Teaser – Unnamed Upcoming
Remember that article about a girl saving a young man from committing suicide by jumping off Branko’s bridge in Belgrade? The bridge caught the news reporters’ attention again after a suicide prevention has been installed on it. The suicide prevention method is an inventive one, although I’m not sure how
Gerard Butler is filming in Belgrade these days, and when he is not listening to the director Ralph Fiennes’ orders, he having a typical tourist time. He already managed to wind up in a hospital because of too much Serbian food and alcohol, he’s visiting sport matches, and he’s a
I already mentioned Boogie the photographer on this website before. Boogie has recently moved to Serbia and he takes some great pictures of his neighborhood, while setting up a studio in Belgrade – take a look, explore it and enjoy. Be sure to check out his other blog too.
From Bezanijska Kosa to city center it usually takes around 20 minutes, if you’re lucky with the traffic. This guy, however, managed to get there in under 8 minutes during one of many Belgrade’s rush hours:
Have you ever wondered about why there are so many towns called Belgrade in the USA? I’m sure you did. The same question was obviously on director Miodrag Kolaric’s mind too, when he decided to visit all five Belgrades in the states. You can find out more about this interesting
The Avala TV Tower (Serbian: Avalski Toranj), located on top of Avala mountain near Belgrade has always represented different things to different people. To some, it’s just a TV tower, a giant antenna which helps even the most remote villages in Serbia get their daily fix of Big Brother. To
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Proper Serbia promo video – “Soulfood Serbia”
Movie about Radivoj Korac – Belgrade’s basketball legend
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra stirs controversy
