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Read more about the article Uncrossed borders – Korea’s DMZ
Reunion sculpture, infiltration tunnel 3

Uncrossed borders – Korea’s DMZ

  • Post published:June 20, 2018
  • Post category:Asia/South Korea

In brief: For South (and likely North) Koreans, memories of war, of division are still strongly emotional and whose hopes for reunion, for peace still endure. We seized the opportunity to visit the DMZ (the…

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Read more about the article Ohrid – anything but horrid
Western wall, St. Sophia church, Ohrid

Ohrid – anything but horrid

  • Post published:June 20, 2018
  • Post category:Bulgaria & Macedonia/Europe

In brief: The ancient hillside city of Ohrid is an historical and natural splendor, but it still knows how to put on a party, especially a wedding . Ohrid hillside The UNESCO World Heritage city…

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Read more about the article Cradle and graveyard: across the Orkhon valley
Ulaan Tsutgalan waterfall, Orkhon River

Cradle and graveyard: across the Orkhon valley

  • Post published:June 14, 2018
  • Post category:Asia/Mongolia

In brief: Over millennia, the valley has nurtured life, empires, art and religion - and seen its share of death and destruction as well. Ulaan Tsutgalan waterfall, Orkhon River The Orkhon River Valley is the…

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Read more about the article Tracing the Thracians
Thracian cup

Tracing the Thracians

  • Post published:June 13, 2018
  • Post category:Arts/Bulgaria & Macedonia/Europe

In brief: The surprise of discovery often stirs us in our travels. Uncovering remnants of Thracian culture along the Black Sea was a perfect example. Votive marble frieze The Thracians occupied more a spot on…

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Read more about the article Town and country around Bulgaria
7 Lakes hike, Rila Mts

Town and country around Bulgaria

  • Post published:June 10, 2018
  • Post category:Bulgaria & Macedonia/Europe/Hiking/Trekking

Glacial flow, Rila Mts We drove a leisurely loop around much of Bulgaria, which is roughly 500 km by 350 km (320 by 220 mi), and found so much enjoyable both in town and countryside.…

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Read more about the article Sofia’s Charming Tapestry
Sofia atop her city

Sofia’s Charming Tapestry

  • Post published:June 10, 2018
  • Post category:Bulgaria & Macedonia/Europe

Grand boulevards, leafy parks of all sizes, pedestrian streets lined with bars and restaurants, majestic turn-of-the-century buildings, cafes and narrow streets...Sofia, like all sizable European cities, offers these impressive and delightful resources - for its…

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Read more about the article Restless: Mongolians and the Gobi landscape
Guest ger house

Restless: Mongolians and the Gobi landscape

  • Post published:June 4, 2018
  • Post category:Asia/Mongolia

In brief: Mongolia’s people, homes and even its landscape are naturally on the move. They say that the morin khuur, a traditional ladle-shaped Mongolian stringed instrument topped by a carved horse’s head, sounds like a…

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Read more about the article Plovdiv: lots of old, lots of new
Bulgarian revival houses, old town Plovdiv

Plovdiv: lots of old, lots of new

  • Post published:June 3, 2018
  • Post category:Bulgaria & Macedonia/Europe

In brief: The layers of history that emerge in Plovdiv provide a multi-faceted charm we couldn't resist. Bulgaria's second city Plovdiv - set on seven hills, 150 kilometers east of Sofia - has been called…

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Read more about the article Something old, something new in Ulaan Baatar
Chojin Lama monastery and the new city

Something old, something new in Ulaan Baatar

  • Post published:May 13, 2018
  • Post category:Asia/Mongolia

In brief: In Mongolia’s capital city, known as UB, old values like the Buddhist faith have found new strength and the new is slowly transforming daily life. Ulaan Baatar – or UB, as the capital…

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Read more about the article Zanabazar – Mongolia’s monastic hero
Zanabazar goddesses, Bogd Khan summer palace

Zanabazar – Mongolia’s monastic hero

  • Post published:May 6, 2018
  • Post category:Asia/Mongolia

In brief: The 17th c. monk Zanabazar has become a fitting hero for the newly independent Mongolian people, one whose legacy has been spiritual, practical and artistic. Born in 1635 in Tibet, Undur Gegeen Zanabazar…

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