Eastern Europe
Exploring the Hidden Europe in 2004 and 2008-2011
In 2004, I visited all 25 countries in Eastern Europe. You'll find the blog entries from that trip here. In 2008-2011, I returned to see what had changed since that time. With these two visits, five years apart, I accumulated enough material for my 750-page book, The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us.
This blog now has many excerpts from The Hidden Europe. But who the hell reads anymore? Just look at the best photos from Eastern Europe!
This map reflects how I define Eastern Europe. Eastern Europeans love to deny that they're in Eastern Europe. I tackle how and why I define Eastern Europe the way I do in the Introduction of The Hidden Europe.
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 such a favorite place to travel is that the money you spend there goes a long way - not to mention all the fun things they have to do.
What to See and Do in Hungary
Here's a roundup of 22 different places to see and things to do while visiting Budapest Hungary. I'm not going to tell you how long it took me to see all these different places, but it's a lot shorter amount of time than you might think.
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 overlook. If they aren't deserted, then they're packed with attractive Eastern European hotties. You can't lose. Read this guest post to learn more....
Guest Post by Aleksandar Mijailovic
Eastern Europe and the Balkans may not be economically advanced as some of the other countries on the continent but in terms of summer holidays, the beautiful sea, beaches and anything else related to sea and sun, they can certainly counteract their more developed neighbors. Below, we bring you some of the most beautiful beaches in the Eastern Europe, mainly along the Balkan coast. Enjoy.
10. Ksamil beach, Albania
Small, coastal village of Ksamil has beautiful, white sandy beach, situated in southern Albania. Across the water, there are several small islands, each of which has its own bar. Islands were not far from land, which means you can swim there and you can go with boat also. The water is clear, not too cold or deep.
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 between the Balkans and Western Europe and has breathtaking landscapes and mountains.
One can get around in Slovenia by hiking through the well-preserved and eye-catching countryside that is covered in greenery almost from when one leaves the city. Hiking is very popular with their being a remarkable choice of trails to hike through, from the easy walks passing along foothills and valleys, to more invigorating walls in the protected trails in the mountains where one can also enjoy the breathtaking alpine peaks. Slovenia has approximately 20,000 kilometers of marked out trails that are accessible all year round provided the hiker has the right equipment and the weather conditions are good.
If one wants to enjoy the city, one can have a sightseeing tour of the capital Ljubljana and tour the great sights in Bled, where you can view the lake and castle. You can also visiting the island in Bled's lake by traveling using a boat or you might want to walk round the lake and having a picnic while enjoying the breathtaking view.
- CBS KPIX Interview on Bay Sunday Show
- Balkan Culinary Marvels
- Backpacking solo in Eastern Europe: Things You Should Know
- 3 Otherworldly Caves in Slovenia
- Oddities in Turkincha, Bulgaria
- Ukraine
- Moldova
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
- Greek food and language in Thessaloniki
- Reasonably Priced Hotels in Dubrovnik
- Solution to Europe's credit downgrades
- KQED Forum with Michael Krasny
- Innovation in Eastern Europe
- Greece
- Macedonia
- Kosovo
- Albania
- Montenegro
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