
After visiting more than a hundred countries around the world, Robert Dacešin has earned the right to make comparisons. That is precisely why the words of Banja Luka's best-known travel writer carry particular weight when he says that Bosnia and Herzegovina is home to natural and cultural treasures capable of standing alongside some of the world's most celebrated destinations.

Robert Dacešin, a travel writer from Banja Luka who has explored more than half the world, told HEDONIST magazine that he had always had only one dream: to reach Brazil and spend a night in Rio de Janeiro. He wandered through train stations, slept on buses, and finally arrived at the place he had dreamed about for more than two decades, Copacabana Beach.

Robert Dacešin, a travel writer from Banja Luka who has explored more than half the world, barely made it back home in 2020. Just as he stepped onto Cuban beaches, the coronavirus began spreading globally. His return to Banja Luka suddenly became almost impossible.

“If you survived Brazil, you’ll survive Chile.” That’s what they told me. And in Santiago, my bag, which contained my phone, was stolen almost instantly. I reported everything to the police, but they couldn’t do anything - they said around 300 phones disappear there every day. I asked them to file a report, and they asked for my passport. I handed it over, but they couldn’t find Bosnia and Herzegovina in their system. Botswana was there, as was Burkina Faso, but not Bosnia.