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Low ISO Mood: Concrete Yerevan on B+W
If you learn some of the numbers and times in Russian, you can try your luck purchasing tickets for the overnight train to Yerevan from...
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Bloc Party: New Belgrade
Old Belgrade indeed has some cool things, namely the majority of cheap boozers, and the scars of NATO bombings that serve as a poignant...
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Petra: Neabeatean Wonder
If you plan to arrive by bus, wake up at 4 am in Amman, hopscotch across town onto a beautiful modern-day road liner, and take a nap....
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Pitchside Perspectives: A Post-Soviet Football Experience in Almaty
I have likely attended hundreds of football games, mainly in London, Manchester and in the South of England , but a few in Portugal,...
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Ostrava: Industrial Bliss Deep in the Western Slavic Heartland
Ostrava, Czech Republic. Once part of the Eastern Bloc, it emulates the vibe of West Virginia nestled inside deep Slavic territory. In...
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That's Life: Telavi
Telavi, Eastern Georgia , is the best place for wine in the entire world. It is sold inside 2 litre Coca Cola bottles. The wine comes in...
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Purvciems District: Soviet Housing Heritage in the Latvian Capital
It’s your last day in Riga, the Latvian capital. The New Year’s celebrations are behind you. Your hangover is pretty much gone, you’ve...
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Exploring Competing Architectural Legacies in Macedonia's Kitsch Capital
Frozen in time, the train station in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, acts as a memorial for the earthquake of 1963 and is at odds...
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Chiatura: Georgia’s Soviet Cable Car Capital
You will have heard of Tbilisi. You may have heard of Batumi, or Kakheti - Georgia's infamous wine region. You probably haven't heard of...
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Hometown Heroes, Lookalikes and Baltic Triangles: Misadventures in Merseyside
Before departing for Liverpool from Manchester Oxford Road for the first time, I couldn’t help but take stock of any latent preconceived...
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Goblins, Fireworks and UFOs: New Year’s Eve on the Danube
As New Year’s Eve preparations go, starting the big day by running the risk of missing the entire thing as a result of a delayed or...
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