The Ancient Town of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
In the rain, our guide maneuvered the car into a maze of alleyways along Plovdiv’s naturally elevated old town. Plovdiv, which goes back 6,000 years ago, is rich in historical […]
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A season without roses – Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Shipka Pass, 1300 meters up in the Bulgarian mountains, was covered in snow, which meant one of two things; either risk our necks for a crash course in history that […]
The old capital – Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
From Bucharest we zipped by empty green fields, which would have been invaded by sunflowers with their heads turned to face the sky had we visited in Spring, and headed […]
It’s Kinda Foreign – Brasov and Bucharest
For a little bit of German in the Carpathians, we spent the night in Brasov after visiting Bran and Peles Castle. On our way down to the city center, just […]
A chill pill- Bran Castle Romania
Although we didn’t interview the vampire (was filmed here), we learned five non spooky facts: Vlad the Impalor, the Prince of Wallachia, who Dracula was named after didn’t live in […]
Europeans at the Gate – Romania
From Bucharest, we headed towards the Carpathians, Europe’s second longest mountain range covered in blankets of snow on a totally off-season quest, away from selfie-taking tourists. We briefly stopped by […]
A no-no for Gozo, Malta
As much as I would like to deny it, we fell for the Gozo tourist trap. Bright Gozo day trip flyers were plastered all over San Gilan (St Julian’s), the […]
You got soul, Lisbon
If you’re going to Lisbon anytime soon, then let me give you one unconventional tip. Throw away your map. Who said there were rules to adoring one’s eccentric soul? Get […]
Like a bag of bones – Sedlec Ossuary, Czech R.
How do you avoid rubbing shoulders with thousands of other tourists and high school students-on-a-trip- abroad? I don’t suggest shooting yourself, but take an hour long trip to Kutna Hora. […]
Chopin’s den, Poland
An hour away from Warsaw where everything about Chopin takes up a whole day’s worth of sightseeing, is his birthplace, Zelazowa Wola. Although Chopin’s family moved him out to Warsaw […]
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