Eastern Europe Travel Stories
The Underground Den of Submarines - Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine Alexandr Ivanov dives into the history of the one-time top secret underground submarine repair facility in Balaklava, now being turned into a museum. | John M. Edwards feels horror vacui visiting Central Europe's largest lake, where Checkov meets Bukowski... |
Wedding Crashing in the Republic of Georgia - Tbilisi, Georgia There's vomit on Michael Kennard's shoes and an empty pack of smokes in his pocket. He doesn't recall vomiting, and definitely doesn't remember smoking an entire pack of cigarettes. This is the brutal aftermath of a Georgian wedding. | In Sumgait, Azerbaijan there is a cemetery with a special section where only children are buried. Michael Kennard makes his way there, though he's not even sure why. |
| Philip Blazdell searching for a phone in the middle of Siberia. | Albert F. Englehardt witnesses the monasteries and churches of Moldova as they come back to life. |
| Pegged as a narcotics dealer, Antonio Sanchez buys his way to freedom in Russia. | John Adams passes on his insight on what he's learned in Slovakia. |
| Mark Yiin recounts a visit to a Nazi concentration camp in winter. | Dave Hogan was asked, "Oh Auschwitz, was it good?" He wonders, how do you answer that moronic question. What words do you use? |
The Monastery in the Rhodopian Mountains - Bachkovo, Southern Bulgaria Klaus Rothmaier visits Bachkovo Orthodox Monastery in southern Bulgaria and encounters local gypsies celebrating a religious ceremony - and the prejudices that are confronted with their arrival. | Tom Dwyer visits a recent EU addition - Lithuania. |
Reflections: Auschwitz I and II - Birkenau Death Camps - Poland Lee Abbamonte describes his breakdown while visiting Auschwitz - and its positive ramifications. | Klaus Rothmaier travels from L'viv to Kiev, visiting small towns and a monastery in between. |
| The highlight of Paul Turner's trip to Slovenia was Piran - a small village that has avoided "development". | Ukrainian Summer: L'viv - Many Nations Bone of Contention - L'viv, Ukraine Klaus Rothmaier braves the wild east to visit Ukraine`s westernmost big city. |
A Skoda Filled With Mullets and Fur Coats - Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic In this confused part of the world, Kris Dueck discovers the museum of communism is appropriately located above a McDonald’s and beside a casino. | Kris Dueck comments that the length of a woman's mini skirt hints at low self esteem, ulterior motives and a possible textile shortage in the Czech Republic. |
| Frederick Bernas survives an interesting airport experience and goes on to explore Vilnius, Lithuania. | Klaus Rothmaier recalls a visit to the Kiev Cave Monastery , the Museum of the Great Patriotic War and an encounter with a pack of wild dogs. |
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