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Oddities in Turkincha, Bulgaria
While I was traveling in Eastern Europe, my high-school friend, Sarah Spiridonov, made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I hadn't talked with Sarah since we were 18 years old, but thanks to Facebook, we...
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3 Otherworldly Caves in Slovenia
Imagine if the Grand Canyon were underground—that should give you an idea of what to expect when you enter the Škocjanske Jame (Škocjan Caves). Lonely Planet listed them as one of the top 10...
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Backpacking solo in Eastern Europe: Things You Should Know
Ben Brown has written this guest post.... What’s more liberating than travel? You get to see people, places, and things that you don’t normally see. In the past, traveling the world was restricted to...
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Balkan Culinary Marvels
Guest Post by Izzy Smith The Balkan Peninsula is a culturally diverse region. Therefore, its cuisine offers a great variety, too. The culinary traditions of the countries that make up the peninsula are...
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CBS KPIX Interview on Bay Sunday Show
In mid-Dec 2012, San Francisco's CBS station interviewed me about my book, The Hidden Europe. Watch it below and share! Photos from the set Althiough they had three cameras on the set, it was...
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Getting Around in Slovenia
This is a guest post by Kristine Stella. Slovenia is one of the most politically stable and safe countries in Europe. It has excellent infrastructure and the people are well-educated. It is located...
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Rick Steves Interview
I've been interviewed three times on Rick Steves's national station show, which airs on 170 radio stations. Here are links to all the shows: 1. In my first show in 2012, we talked about The Hidden...
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Top 10 Beaches of Eastern Europe
Let's face it, when you think of a beach destination, Eastern Europe is one of the last places that will come to mind. And that is precisely why it's a great place to find beaches that most tourists...
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22 Places and Things to See in Hungary
Guest post by Rose Josephson If you didn't know it, Hungary is actually one of the most visited countries in the entire world. They're around fifteen on the list, in fact. One of the main reasons it's...
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Magic of Novi Sad, Serbia
Guest Post by Anita Reid. Serbia is one of those places that conjures up plenty of preconceptions in people’s minds: wars, embargoes, lawlessness, and many other problems that afflicted the region in...
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Is Eastern Europe Safe for Travel?
With the recent news about Ukraine and the Crimea, you might be scared to go to Eastern Europe. Don't. You can even be safe in Ukraine, but in this guest post, Jenny Corteza focuses on far away...
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Guest post by Julio Moreno: "I wish I had done this differently." "Man, I would have totally skipped that if I had to do it again." Sound familiar? Travel, like pretty much everything in our lives,...
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Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Visit Eastern Europe
Guest Post by Alex Pejak: Eastern Europe is increasingly becoming more popular with travellers around the world. Where is Eastern Europe? It encompasses the area of Europe east of the Czech Republic...
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4 Hidden Gems in Croatia
Guest Post by Romeo Demes: Croatia has firmly established itself as one of Europe’s premium tourist destinations. Its major attractions like Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes and Zadar have gained...
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5 Safety Precautions to Consider Before Travelling in Europe
Europe is the safest continent you can travel in, which explains why it is also the most popular tourist destination in the world. However, even in tourism paradise things can go wrong. Here's what to...
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Solution to Europe's credit downgrades
In 2011, Mikhail Gorbachev said, "The United States needs its own perestroika." The same could be said for the EU. On Friday January 13th, 2012, S&P downgraded the credit rating of nine European...
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Reasonably Priced Hotels in Dubrovnik
After learning about my new book, The Hidden Europe, a reporter from a San Diego newspaper asked me for tips on finding a reasonably priced accomodation in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Because everyone has...
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Greek food and language in Thessaloniki
According to my tastes, Greece has the most delicious food in Eastern Europe. They energize their meals with fresh ingredients like tomatoes, eggplant, feta cheese, onions, olive oil, yogurt, zucchini,...
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Turkey
Turkey is one of only four countries that want to be associated with Eastern Europe (the other three are Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine).While every other Eastern European country stubbornly resists...
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Bulgaria
A quick tour through Bulgarian history The beauty and history embedded in Veliko Tarnovo motivated me to learn more about Bulgaria's history. Over 5,000 years ago, Thracians were the first major...
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