WHERE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA YOU CAN STILL BE WITHOUT SIGNAL

There are places where your phone doesn’t lose signal, but meaning. Not because there’s no network — but because you no longer need one. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are still zones where time moves slower, and a day lasts exactly as long as the daylight does.

PHOTO: Vladimir Tadić

No notifications. No “just checking.” No fear of missing out. Because, finally — nothing is happening. And that is precisely the point.

Disappearing is not an escape. It’s a return.

In a world of constant availability, being unreachable has become a luxury. Forty-eight hours without signal is not an adventure because of the location, but because of the decision. Turn off your phone. Put on good shoes. Leave space for silence to happen.

If you come back calmer than when you left — you didn’t get lost. You found yourself.

If you need 48 hours to remember what peace feels like, here’s where you can disappear.

ZELENGORA: SILENCE THAT LASTS ALL DAY

You don’t come to Zelengora for the views — you come for the absence. There’s no signal here, but there is space: for walking, for silence, for thinking without urgency.

Shepherd huts scattered across high plateaus. Cold mornings. Nights that smell of wood and fire. The day begins with light and ends with stars you don’t feel the need to photograph.

Zelengora doesn’t demand a plan. Only presence.

Once you turn off your phone, you realize you’ve been carrying it as a burden all along.

LUKOMIR OFF-SEASON: WHEN THE VILLAGE BELONGS TO ITSELF

In summer, Lukomir is often overcrowded and overexposed. But off-season — when there are no crowds and no drones — only the village and the wind remain.

The signal is weak, and the need for it even weaker. Stone paths underfoot. The sound of livestock. Smoke from chimneys. A silence that isn’t empty.

You don’t come here to stay long.

You come to understand how little is actually enough.

PODVELEŽJE: SPACE WITHOUT EXPLANATION

Podveležje is one of those places that doesn’t try to impress you. No spectacle. No postcard views. Just karst, wind, a wide sky — and the feeling of being alone, even when you’re not.

The signal comes and goes. The calm stays.

Perfect for 48 hours without a plan, without ambition, and without having to explain to anyone where you’ve been.