Tag: Eastern Europe
Travel articles, guides, travel tips, unusual things to do, travel challenges and secret places in Eastern Europe
Suspended in the air: the story of Meteora, Greece
"It's got this otherworldly vibe about it, it had this really great energy, and I wanted to have a record that lived up to that energy." – Chester Be [...]
Closer to space: The Bulgarian mountain village of Orehovo
With the very first steps you take in the village Orehovo, you realize that you haven’t traveled just roads - you’ve traveled back in time. In the cen [...]
The Bulgarian village Kovachevitsa where time stopped
It’s as if time in the Bulgarian village of Kovachevitsa stopped more than a century ago.
The village keeps the spirit of the olden days, whe [...]
Secret places in Bulgaria: the chapel overlooking a submerged village
The challenge: Discover the legend of the chapel overlooking the submerged village of Pchelintsi in Bulgaria
There are many submerged villages in Bul [...]
Hiking in Bulgaria: see the view from Koncheto Ridge in Pirin Mountains
All who have seen the world from this magical place, who have felt how fragile and helpless they are before nature, they went back changed. Koncheto R [...]
Secret beaches in Bulgaria: Tyulenovo, the village of seals
The challenge: Discover one of the most beautiful secret beaches in Bulgaria
You won’t meet lovers of sand beaches in the Bulgarian seaside village o [...]
Istanbul Tulip Festival: the best parks to see flowers (+ map)
The challenge: explore Istanbul, tulip by tulip
Every year in April, Istanbul turns into the capital of tulips. This is when millions of bulbs show u [...]
6 places to visit in Romania
Romania is considered by many to be one of the world’s most underrated places to visit. The history of this place dates back to the Ancient Roman tim [...]
The Greek island of Ammouliani: a secret escape for nature lovers
The challenge: Circumnavigate the island on a half-day kayak trip, then have lunch on a desert islet
Greece has 6,000 islands, of which more than 200 [...]
Dimitrovgrad and the biggest bench in Bulgaria
While passing through the center of the Bulgarian city of Dimitrovgrad, you can’t help but feel like a Lilliputian who has somehow escaped from Gulliv [...]