For three years in the early 1990s, in the wake of the breakup of Yugoslavia, this small country in the Balkans was constantly in the news because of the brutal civil war it suffered between the Muslim Bosniaks and the Orthodox Christian Bosnian Serbs. It has been at peace since December 1995, and more travelers have been discovering its myriad natural, historical, and cultural appeals. But others come for "dark tourism," a trend which involves visiting places associated with tragedy, death, or the macabre. Think war zones, concentration camps, and sites of natural disasters. And despite its current peace and prosperity - and even on track to join the European Union - with its tumultuous past, Bosnia and Herzegovina offers an authentic experience for those intrigued by this type of travel. We´ve had more than seven years of deep diving into the world of dark tourism, so here´s our take on this beautiful little country´s somber recent history...

Read more in Tripatini contributor Junaid Hasan´s post ´Dark Tourism´ in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Journey Through Shadows and History.

Adam Jones