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Macedonians Planting Millions of Trees
Nov 19th 2008 on Green Daily
Boris Trajanov, a Macedonian opera singer, launched a massive project this week to seriously green the country in one day. Thousands of people, including 1000 soldiers, were bused to designated planti...
Tour the Balkans with Gadling
Aug 15th 2006 on Weblogs, Inc.
Neil Woodburn traveled into the Balkans (and beyond), took a ton of pictures, met a bunch of people, and generally had a great time. Lucky for us, Neil is a blogger over at Gadling, and managed to spl...
Balkan Odyssey Part 24: The End
Aug 10th 2006 on Gadling
The ending of any vacation is always a sad affair. Sure, it's nice to return home after a long time on the road, but a little piece of me always dies when leaving a place that has brought me so much...
Balkan Odyssey Part 23: Final Stop, Gallbrunn, Austria
Aug 9th 2006 on Gadling
The final stop of my very long Balkan Tour was the small town of Gallbrunn, Austria which is nowhere near the Balkans. I had come here to visit my girlfriend's hometown and stayed to enjoy the cha...
Balkan Odyssey Part 22: Hungary?!?! That's not in the Balkans!
Aug 8th 2006 on Gadling
Sometimes when you travel by the seat of your pants, things work out wonderfully. Other times, they don't. I usually have a pretty good idea of the places I plan to visit on any given journey. But ...
Balkan Odyssey Part 21: Split, Croatia
Aug 7th 2006 on Gadling
I'm sorry to say but Split, Croatia was my second-least favorite town I visited on this trip (just edging out Shkodra, Albania). Split is not a horrible place by any means, but it did take a while...
Balkan Odyssey Part 20: Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Aug 6th 2006 on Gadling
I've learned over the course of my travels that those "trouble spots" which make the news often stay lodged in the public consciousness far longer than such spots actually remain troubled. With th...
Balkan Odyssey Part 19: Kotor, Europe's Southernmost Fjord
Aug 5th 2006 on Gadling
After spending a few days in Dubrovnik, my girlfriend and I grabbed a 10:30 bus from the main station and headed south. Our destination was the city of Kotor, situated on Europe's southernmost fjord...
Balkan Odyssey Part 18: Dubrovnik, the Pearl of the Adriatic
Aug 4th 2006 on Gadling
Even during communist times Dubrovnik was a hot destination for Western European vacationers and even some Americans. When communism fell, however, and war raged through the area, Croatia was shelle...
Balkan Odyssey Part 17: The Long Road to Dubrovnik
Aug 3rd 2006 on Gadling
In today's modern age, getting from Point A to Point B is often very easy. Of course, there are exceptions; such as when Point A is Ulcinj, Montenegro and Point B is the Dubrovnik airport where your...
Balkan Odyssey Part 16: Ulcinj, Montenegro
Aug 2nd 2006 on Gadling
Although technically still part of Serbia until the end of the year, quaint little Montenegro has a personality all its own. That would explain why the people of this region voted just a few months ...
Balkan Odyssey Part 15: Albania Wrap-Up
Aug 1st 2006 on Gadling
Balkan Odyssey will continue but before moving on to Montenegro, I though I'd just wrap up the Albania segment with a few thoughts. First off, I highly recommend this country. A few years ago it wa...
Balkan Odyssey Part 14: Bunkers, Bunkers, Bunkers!
Jul 31st 2006 on Gadling
It's impossible to speak about traveling through Albania without mentioning the bunkers. The bunkers are the product of the demented, twisted mind of dictator Enver Hoxha who ruled the country from...
Balkan Odyssey Part 13: Shkodra, Albania
Jul 30th 2006 on Gadling
Sometime there are disappointing travel days and this was one of them. My goal was to get from Prizren, Kosovo, to Shkodra, Albania. To do so, I woke early and went to the Prizren bus station where I...
Balkan Odyssey Part 12: Kosovo!!!
Jul 29th 2006 on Gadling
After spending a few days in the mountains of northern Albania, it came time to leave the village of Valbona. The best way to do so is to hike up the valley and over a mountain pass to the village o...
Balkan Odyssey Part 11: Valbona, Albania
Jul 28th 2006 on Gadling
Not many people get to northern Albania. I suppose it is off the beaten path in a country that itself is off the beaten path. During communism, northern Albania marched to its own drum. It was somewh...
Balkan Odyssey Part 10: Lake Komani, Albania
Jul 27th 2006 on Gadling
Before I left the states, I was able to dig up only a little information about it, but I did learn that the ferry ride across Albania's Lake Komani promised to be one of the most spectacular boat tri...
Balkan Odyssey Part 9: Albanian Transport, Living to Tell about It
Jul 26th 2006 on Gadling
Prior to 1992, it was illegal to own a car in Albania. There were, of course, a few automobiles running around but these were either driven by high communist officials or municipal employees doing th...
Balkan Odyssey Part 8: Berat, City of a Thousand Eyes
Jul 25th 2006 on Gadling
Fortunately for mankind, someone many years ago had the foresight to designate the ancient town of Berat a "museum city." It was this designation which helped spare the town from city planners who ra...
Balkan Odyssey Part 7: Tirana Photo Essay
Jul 24th 2006 on Gadling
During communism, the buildings of Tirana, Albania, like all eastern European cities, were smothered in depressing gray monotones. Painting these buildings more cheerful colors after communism fell, ...