Med Europe Nutz and Bolts Articles
Andorra Travel FactsThe Basics
Country: Andorra
Where is it: Andorra is located in southwestern Europe, between France and Spain.
Why do people go here: To shop! The tiny country is known for its duty free offerings and is a favorite of Europeans hoping to save a few bucks. There are also five ski resorts and the largest [...]
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Country: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Where is it: Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in south-eastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia.
Why do people go here: Although still the site of beautiful wilderness, recent fighting and “ethnic cleansing” by the Serbs has left much of Bosnia and Herzegovina decimated. Tourists are slowing returning, [...]
Croatia Travel FactsThe Basics
Country: Croatia
Where is it: Croatia is located in southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia.
Why do people go here: Although relatively undiscovered by non-European tourists, Europeans have flooded to Croatia’s pristine coastline to bake in the sun for decades. Although the region was the [...]
Cyprus Nutz and BoltsThe Basics
Country: Cyprus
Where is it: Cyprus is located in the Middle East, and is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey.
Why do people go here: As with most islands in the Mediterranean, Cyprus’ big draw are its beaches. Coastal towns are popular holiday destinations, although the tense political situation has deterred some [...]
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Country: Greece
Where is it: Greece is located in southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Why do people go here: For history, history and more history (with a little of island fun mixed in). The literary, artistic and philisophical nature of the West finds [...]
Italy Travel FactsThe Basics
Country: Italy
Where is it: Italy is in southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia.
Why do people go here: Food, fashion, and fun. And history, but that doesn’t begin with an ‘f’. Known for its fabulous cruisine and the wine that goes with it, [...]
Macedonia Travel FactsThe Basics
Country: Macedonia
Where is it: Macedonia is located in southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Why do people go here: Due to civil and ethnic unrest, continued pockets of resistance, and unexploded ordinances, many travelers choose to leave Macedonia off their list of places to visit. People who do visit, however, are [...]
Malta Travel FactsThe Basics
Country: Malta
Where is it: Malta is located in southern Europe and is one of the islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily (Italy).
Why do people go here: Although it can take a bit of dosh and effort to get there, Malta is a good European value. The capital, [...]
Monaco Travel FactsThe Basics
Country: Monaco
Where is it: Monaco is located in Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Why do people go here: The playgound of the rich and famous that is (lucky for backpackers) so small that you can see everything you [...]
Serbia & Montenegro Travel FactsThe Basics
Country: Serbia & Montenegro
Where is it: Serbia & Montenegro is located in south-eastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Why do people go here: Serbia & Montenegro is still recovering from a very painful war in the early 1990s. Repercussions are still being felt as [...]
