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Visiting the Crveni Krst (Red Cross) Concentration Camp and Bubanj Memorial Park in Nis, Serbia
Situated in the south of the country, the Serbian city of Nis (pronounced neesh) has seen a great many invaders and conquerors come and go during the course of its extremely long history. One of the oldest settlements in Europe, the Romans, the Barbarians and the...
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The Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum in Minsk
A large dose of Combat and Propaganda Art in one of Minsk's most impressive museums I’m not really into conventional paintings - stick a Turner or Van Gogh in front of me and you won’t get much reaction but there is something about Combat and Propaganda Art that I...
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Suggested itinerary: Myanmar (Burma) North and South
ITINERARY SUMMARY Yangon - Mawlamyine - Hpa-an - Mt. Kyaiktiyo - Bago - Nyaungshwe (Inle Lake) - Nyaung U (Bagan) - Mandalay - Pyin Oo Lwin - Kyaukme - Hsipaw - Lashio - Yangon Yangon needs two or three days minimum before boarding the roller coaster train south to...
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Suggested Itinerary: Six to Eight Weeks in Central America
ITINERARY SUMMARY (Costa Rica) San Jose - Tortuguero - Manzanillo (Panama) - Bocas del Toro - Boquete (Costa Rica) - Uvita - Dominical - Manuel Antonio National Park - Santa Elena (Monteverde) (Nicaragua) - Rivas - Moyogalpa (Ometepe Island) - Granada - Leon -...
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Museum of Railway Technology in Brest, Belarus
If you are considering visiting the incredible fortress in Brest, which we have written about in detail here, then you might want to also dedicate an hour or so to the quirky Museum of Railway Technology which is located opposite the main entrance to the fortress and...
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Suggested Itinerary: Guatemala and Mexico – Antigua to Isla Mujeres
ITINERARY SUMMARY (Guatemala) Antigua - Chichicastenango - Quetzaltenango (Mexico) - Comitan - San Cristóbal de las Casas - Ocosingo - Palenque - Campeche - Uxmal - Merida - Pisté (Chichen Itzá) - Valladolid - Tulum - Isla Mujeres After a few days in colonial...
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Street Art in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Finding so much Street Art in Veliko Tarnovo was an unexpected surprise ... Whilst exploring the Bulgarian town of Veliko Tarnovo we were struck by the large volume and variety of street art. Not unusual, you might think. After all, it feels like street art and...
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Suggested Itinerary: Istanbul to Sofia via the Long Route
ITINERARY SUMMARY (Turkey) Istanbul - Edirne (Bulgaria) - Plovdiv - Bansko - Rila - Sofia Edirne is a worthwhile stop on the route up from Istanbul to Bulgaria. The city sees few tourists, has some excellent cuisine (Edirne is known for its thinly-sliced...
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Budapest: Street Art that hurts …
...if you're an England football fan! Match of the Century: Sporting Street Art in the Hungarian capital This interesting piece of street art in Budapest depicts what became known as the ‘Match of the Century’. In November 1953, England lost 3-6 to Hungary at the...
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