Translation of Strohfeuer

On the other hand I do not like the way they deal with a topic: If they bring international news, they prefer not to focus on the main issue but to present some unimportant background story.
I would like to mention the conflict on the balkan, which has been going on for centuries. Both fought for religion and for land. During the fighting the hatred grew and stereotypes were built.
I chose a room in the center of town. I went to the northern beach of the island which was supposedly the most beautiful one. There were many young tourist lying in the sand but I still felt foreign.