Time To Make Peace With Serbia and Stop Attacking The Country For Its Past

It’s just a few days now before I head out to Serbia on the next part of ‘My Refugee Journey’ and I can’t help but think about the country and its recent history and the backlash Serbia has continued to this very day to receive.  I’m a former British who served through the 90s whenContinue reading “Time To Make Peace With Serbia and Stop Attacking The Country For Its Past”

The Despair of One Afghan Migrant Wanting To Be Reunited With His Wife & Baby in the UK

The Despair of One Afghan Migrant Wanting To Be Reunited With His Wife & Baby in the UK Today I met with an Afghan male who during the US lead war in Afghanistan was a translator for the British Army.  He didn’t want his name used or a photo of him for reasons you willContinue reading “The Despair of One Afghan Migrant Wanting To Be Reunited With His Wife & Baby in the UK”

My Refugee Journey – Belgrade 17th April 2016

My Refugee Journey – Belgrade 17th April 2016 The day started with heading down to the two parks near the Belgrade railway station where the refugees are situated.  They are two small parks where a strange co-existence of both refugees and locals during the day sit and relax in the park…  During days like todayContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – Belgrade 17th April 2016”

My Refugee Journey – 16th April The Belgrade Marathon & 5km

My Refugee Journey – 16th April The Belgrade Marathon & 5km So one of the things I had already planned to do before I got to Belgrade, Serbia was to run the Belgrade 5km Fun Run… I had been in contact with Refugee Aid Serbia, one of the local NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) in Belgrade toContinue reading “My Refugee Journey – 16th April The Belgrade Marathon & 5km”

My Refugee Journey 13th – 15th April 2016 – Belgrade Serbia

I’ve now been in Belgrade Serbia for three days; I arrived on Wednesday 13th first thing in the morning after my flight from Gatwick to Belgrade via Istanbul where I had to wait for 8hrs between flights. I flew by Turkish Airlines who were awesome! I really mean that, the plane was very comfortable, theContinue reading “My Refugee Journey 13th – 15th April 2016 – Belgrade Serbia”

The Tragedy of Child Life Due To War & The Refugee Crisis

The Tragedy of Child Life Due to War & the Refugee Crisis Even since before the EU-Turkey Agreement came into place last month, conditions for any refugee/migrant was appalling and beyond comprehension whether on the journey itself or at various refugee camps or gathering areas across Europe.  You would think that at least when theyContinue reading “The Tragedy of Child Life Due To War & The Refugee Crisis”