It never ceases to amaze me that despite massive (and biased) TV and media coverage of the US-NATO humanitarian peace-keeping mission aggression against Serbia in 1999, a guy (who visited Belgrade) is asking over at Blog-o-Scope this question: “Who launched the missiles on Serbia?”

Who launched the missiles on Serbia?
I remember being in Belgrade – Serbia and seeing massive holes in some of the buildings, apparently launched from coastal submarines, who was running this attack?

Three key things to note about this: (1) It’s great that this guy visited Serbia, and Belgrade. (2) It’s really sad to hear that after visiting Belgrade he does not know that Blgrade was bombed by US-NATO, and not by missiles launched from coastal submarines! (3) We still have a lot of work to do to educate people and change the image of Serbia (tell the truth).

A guy living in Belgrade uploaded to Youtube a video and wrote: “Standing on my balcony in Belgrade I realized why I love this city so much… The vibe on the streets during the last hours of 2011 is great!” That’s one of the reasons I love Belgrade too. There’s always someone playing something in the city. Music is literally in the air in Belgrade. Watch (and listen) his video below:

A slava is the celebration of the family’s patron saint. It is a major religious holiday for Orthodox Serbs. Ana Veljković explains the tradition, customs, preparation, and recipes of Slava in both Serbian and English:

In March 1961, Yugoslavia sold its space programme to U.S. and in May 1961 Kennedy annouced U.S. will go to the moon thanks to Serbia (Yugoslavia). Well worth watching this trailer revealing one of the biggest secrets of space race during cold war:

Belgrade Fortress – Kalemegdan. It’s one place you most definitely shouldn’t miss while visiting Belgrade. Belgrade Fortress Kalemegdan… Today (click to enlarge):

What makes Serbia a better tourist destination than other places? Everything! Yes, the best deal for an American is to come to Serbia, by far, said Charles Cather, an American man from Charleston, Illinois, United States. His last video (My Opinion of Serbia part 5) explains why:

Sasa, a young man living in belgrade, recently uploaded to Youtube a video entitled “Srbija Irska – Serbia Ireland.” This is an amazing video showing the beauty of Ireland and Serbia. It’s hard to compare Serbia to another country, but this video is great:

Last year, I wrote about Charles Cather, an American man from Charleston, Illinois, United States, who fell in love with Serbia. Charles loves (and lives now in) Serbia, and also understands Serbian people. He goes on to say on Facebook today (in Serbian) that he is American, loves Serbia, and that Kosovo is Serbia. “JA SAM AMERIKANAC …… JA VOLIM SRBIJU!!!!!! KOCOBO JE SRBIJU.” So great to hear that an American guy understands that Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Kosovo is Serbia. Kosovo je Srbija! Thanks Charles.

Here is a short video I’ve made in Knez Mihailova, Belgrade’s main pedestrian street, on December 30, 2011. Can you feel the Belgrade New Year atmosphere?

For those interested in the long, turbulent, and rich history of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, this trailer for a new television series about Belgrade is well worth watching. Series cover most historical records, but also not so known facts and interesting stories about Belgrade and its inhabitants (written by Aleksandar Diklic). Belgrade the eternal city: