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How to get to Orheiul Vechi on Public Transport Updated November 2023, How to get to Orheiul Vechi was originally written in January 2018 Built into a gigantic limestone cliff with the Raut River bending round it sits Orheiul Vechi, one of Moldova’s most famous tourist attractions. Orheiul Vechi is an Eastern Orthodox monastery. Unique from […]
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Tbilisi’s Bunkers: A Secret Soviet Underworld Tbilisi’s Bunkers: A Secret Soviet Underworld was originally published in November 2023 A beguiling network of Soviet-era bunkers, bomb shelters, chambers, and tunnels weave their way beneath Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi. These bunkers of Tbilisi have managed to stay mostly a secret until more recently, but even then,
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How To Visit Get To Vintgar Gorge, Slovenia Updated April 2024, How To Visit Get To Vintgar Gorge, Slovenia was originally published in January 2021 Slovenia was the first country I arrived in many years ago for the first time that I said, ‘I think I could live here.’ With its lush green forests and
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Hiking the Tripeak Trail in Dilijan National Park, Armenia Hiking the Tripeak Trail in Dilijan National Park, Armenia was originally published in August 2023 Looking for a half-day hike with epic aerial views in Dilijan National Park? That’s how I landed on the Tripeak Hike, on my recent trip to Dilijan. I should have known
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18 Best Things To Do In Malta Updated August 2023, The 18 Best Things to do in Malta was originally written in February 2019 Narrow and ancient winding streets give way to idyllic Mediterranean waters, in fact, some of the clearest in Europe and the world– Welcome to Malta. Malta is the 10th smallest country in
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North Caucasus Tour:Ancient & Epic Karachay-Cherkessia & Kabardino-Balkaria I’m excited to announce that I will be co-leading a small group experience to the North Caucasus to explore the little-visited regions of Karachay-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria in June 2021 with the help of Soviet Tours. This North Caucasus tour will take us to explore the mountainous areas
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Did That Title Lure You In Or What? So guys, last month I wrote my little end-of-the-month post a couple days before the end of October— so you may remember that I was going to be too busy to write it on the final day of October since I’d be road tripping with friends. So let’s
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Ciao From My Apartment In Italy! I was a little vague last month about where I would be traveling and for good reason– I was going to Afghanistan. For a second time, but this time to cover more ground in the country than in my first trip to the Afghan Wakhan Corridor. Of course, this all
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6 Reasons to Love Croatia 6 Reasons To Love Croatia was originally written in September 2015 Croatia is one of the highlights of Europe in my opinion. Here are my top 6 reasons to love Croatia. Don’t forget to grab a copy of Bradt’s Croatia guidebook to help you start planning. If you need help planning
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