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Saturday, 04 July 2009

Featured Destination


Balkans
The 12 Balkan Contenders for the New Seven Wonders of Nature

If you ever felt regret that – having been born in contemporary times, you’ll never be able to see the Seven Wonders of the World, of which only the Great Pyramid of Giza survives, you needn’t fret any longer. Since 2001, The New7Wonders Foundation - established by the Swiss-born Canadian filmmaker, author and adventurer Bernard Weber, undertook a campaign to identify the world’s new seven wonders – democratically elected, all intact and accessible to anyone willing to fly around the world and see them.
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Epicure


Balkans
Wine and Rakiya from 6 Balkans Countries Awarded in France

10 March 2009 | Dozens of brands of wine and rakiya, or brandy, from six Balkan countries received gold and silver medals at the 2009 Vinalies Internationales
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Routes Less Travelled


Romania
Perishing or Jovially Surviving in Transylvania

Sorin-Alexandru Cristescu of the Romanian incogniterra.org writes about a melancholic journey through the crumbling castles of Transylvania, central Romania. Full Story

Romania
Romania’s Haţeg Land: Shades of Blue


Urban Browser


Turkey
Ani Fades Away in the No Man's Land between Turkey and Armenia

We pass by Ocakli, the last Turkish village before the border with Armenia. The mythical Armenian capital Ani, which at the end of the ninth century outshined Constantinople, Cairo, and Baghdad with its splendour, lies somewhere before us. Chronicles called it "City of 1,001 Churches" and a replica of Istanbul’s Saint Sophia used to stand in its centre.
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Bulgaria
Tryavna, Central Bulgaria: A Picturesque Study in Contrasts
Albania
Gjirokastër: Albania’s Town of the Stones

Curiosity Chest


Romania
Romania’s Bran Castle Returned to the Habsburgs

18 May 2009 | One of Romania’s most popular tourist attractions - the Bran Castle, located in the central part of the country, switches ownership today and becomes the property of the Habsburg descendants.
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Bulgaria 3/7/14


Bulgaria
Bulgaria in 5 days: Shumen, South of Nowhere

Patriotic ruins, a Coca Cola-branded mosque, a “stud factory” and a capsule, containing a message for future generations: these are only part of modern Shumen’s surprising charms. Full Story

Bulgaria
Bulgaria in 3 Days: Sofia and Mount Vitosha
Bulgaria
Go Green in Bulgaria: 23 Eco-Hotels and Guest Houses to Choose From

Hidden Bulgaria


Bulgaria
From Sofia to the Village of Lakatnik in an Old Locomotive

About a century after Ivan Vazov wrote his short story “To Zhaluysha with Iron Train Cars,” in which he remarked on the great strides in railroad progress and development, present-day journalist, writer and photographer Stefan Galibov also took a train journey Full Story

Bulgaria
Along Suleiman the Magnificent's Bridge in Svilengrad
Bulgaria
Scenic Waterfalls Surround Bulgaria’s Medieval Capital






Balkan Coasts


Rafting along the Nera River in Romania's Banat Region

Romania

The Nera River valley, in Romania’s Banat Region, is a superb destination for adventurers: it is isolated, authentic and it features dramatic landscapes. Sorin-Alexandru Cristescu of the Romanian www.incogniterra.org writes about his journey there, involving some grief over derelict architectural heritage, but also intoxicating rafting down wild waters and fine enough dining on the Cerna River bank Full Story

Northern Dobrogea: On the Danube and Via Pontica Crossing


Balkan Mountains


Treasure-Hunting in Bulgaria’s Eastern Rodopi Mountains: Ancient Sites and Whimsical Rocks

Bulgaria

While Bulgaria’s seaside and mountain resorts continue to attract the bulk of both domestic and international tourists, more unconventional destinations around the country are also starting to become popular with travellers. Full Story

Meteora, the Second Sky Over Greece
Roman Ruins and a Rural Paradise in Bulgaria’s Western Rodopi Mountains