Those bobsled tracks are a lot steeper up the sides than you realise. During my time in Bosnia, I spent a couple of nights in Sarajevo. Many of you likely remember this city as the place where the Yugoslav war of 1991 – 95 came to a crippling head. Others may remember it from the 1984 Winter Olympic games where Torville and Dean claimed gold with their famous BOLERO ice-skating routine. I was fortunate enough to hear many stories, good or otherwise, and see some fantastic sights in and around Sarajevo while I was there. One of the most surprising attractions I saw was the Bobsled track that was built…

Given how ‘nanna-state’ our OH&S laws can be in Australia, you need to adjust your expectations and just close your eyes at what you see overseas sometimes… for you own sanity at least. I just have to write this one because I constantly come across this in my travels. I saw so much of this travelling through south east Asia, and was reminded again here in Croatia and Bosnia that our laws are somewhat stricter than those of other countries when it comes to Occupational Health and Safety or just traveller safety in general. I am sure no one will be surprised to read any of the below examples and…