Picture this. You are a time-traveling historian. You know many ancient languages. Today you are going back to the late 16th century to study the politics of Europe. You will be disguised as a merchant from the Republic of Ragusa. Your focus is on one of Renaissance Europes’ major threats - The Ottoman Empire. You are about to make a long journey along one of the main highways of commercial trade in the Ottoman empire. It will take you to Sofia Bulgaria, then it will take a turn near Pazardzhik and lead you through Skoplje in Macedonia, Pristina in Albania, Sarajevo and Mostar before reaching Dubrovnik. There you will go through customs and make your way to Venice.