Athens: What to see and how to see it
We’re not really sure why this place gets such a bad rap… Athens is famously a ‘get in, and get the hell out’ kind of city; if you ever speak …
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Poprad: only worth it if you’re Tatra-bound
Get in, get directions, and then probably get out… This nondescript town is your gateway to the Tatras. Yes, there’s nothing to do there and no you should probably avoid …
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Krakow – the stuff the tourists don’t know about
By all means, do the touristy things – but you should also check out the stuff a little off the beaten track… Not that anyone needs a guide on what …
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Zakopane – the Tatras, log cabins and phallic cheese
Ever heard of the Carpathian mountains? You’re about to… The sleepy mountain village of Zakopane isn’t just a jumping off point to Slovakia, it’s also a jumping off point to the Polish Tatras …
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Warsaw – the miracle city that rebuilt, better
The little capital that could… The miracle city that rebuilt 80 % of its destroyed self after World War II, Warsaw is a lot less bleak and dull than we …
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Gdansk – beach, dumplings and history
To be honest, we didn’t even know there was beach in Poland.. A town I still don’t know how to pronounce, but I thoroughly enjoyed nonetheless, Gdansk is where we …
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Belgrade – great shopping, and decent rakija
Another castle, another Eastern European capital I might not be doing justice to Serbia’s capital here, by this stage suffering from a severe case of Eastern European Capital Fatigue, but I …
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Zlatibor: Living like a local and sampling (and turning into) lard
The mountain town with plenty of charm… With a name that sounds like it might’ve been penned by J.K. Rowling, or be borrowed from the Pokemon universe, Zlatibor is a …
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Shkoder/ Shkodra/ Make up your mind-er
A border town that’s more than just a transit point If you tell anyone you’re off to Shkoder for more than a 45 minute stop-off for lunch before heading on …
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Berat: Lots of windows, culinary joys, and another castle
Not quite a thousand windows, but we’re sure it comes close We more or less ended up in Berat by complete accident, hitching a ride over the border from Lake …
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