The countries of East and East Central Europe include Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
Expats in Vilnius, Lithuania
We enjoy living in the center of the lovely old town. Vilnius has the largest old town in Eastern Europe. The old town is largely pedestrian and it is easy to walk around and enjoy the special atmosp…
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Four Major Cities: Prague
Departed Krakow from night train at 10pm and arrived Prague around 6am. Prague, what a beautiful city! Photographer's dream! I was very very fortunate, it was nice, sunny and hot the 4 days I was the…
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Four Major Cities: Krakow
Krakow is a beautiful little town, took the night train from Budapest and it took about 10+ hours, the train left Keleti station from Budapest at 8pm and arrived in Krakow at 6am. Just like Budapest,…
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Trip to Four Major Cities: Budapest
The folks at Budapest are the friendliest and laid back. Its quite refreshing to see the drivers stop for the pedestrians. After the first day, I realized I didn’t have to run across the street…
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St. Petersburg and the Baltic Capitals
All the ports were highlights: Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petes, Tallinn, Gdask, and Oslo. In Germany the towns of Meiisen (where china making was discovered in 1710), Goslar and Schwerin we…
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Don't Fear the Unknown in Eastern Europe
There are many memorable experiences from my travels in Eastern Europe. Visiting the old monasteries in Georgia and Romania are some of the best memories. The painted monasteries in Romania stand out…
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The Spirit and Energy of Riga, Latvia
One of the most interesting parts was seeing the everyday Riga. Some areas were still too poor to rebuild after Soviet occupation and remained run-down. And yet, most of the city is fairly cosmopolit…
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Two Weeks in Romania - Festivals, Castles, and Friendly People
I have just spent 2 weeks travelling through Romania.I went to the mediaeval festival in Sighisoara. For a country as poor as Romania, they certainly know how to organise a festival!I had read about …
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River Cruise from St. Petersburg to Moscow; Poland
St. Petersburg, with the gold-domed churches and the various palaces were simply amazing and unexpected. The home-hosted meal arranged for by Vantage was enlightening. In the bank where we exchanged …
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Trip to Cracow, Prague and Budapest-July18-July29, 2010
Auschwitz, Old Jewish Cemetary and Salt Mines in Cracow; Terezin, Old Town and Jewish Ghetto in Prague as well as opera at the National Museum; Budapest Jewish Quarter, Great Market, Vaci Street, Par…
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