• Into the Lion's Den

    Into the Lion’s Den

    How many of you have heard the name “Transdniestr?” Not too many, I’m guessing. Transdniester – also known as Pridnestrovie in Russian – is a small rogue nation occupying a narrow strip of land along […]

  • KaZantip 2011: Black Sea Paradise

    KaZantip 2011: Black Sea Paradise

    Warning: This post contains a few NSFW photos. View only in good company 🙂 The Republic of KaZantip, the legendary Eastern European Shangri La of parties, lasts for just one month a year in a […]

  • Magnificent Petra

    Magnificent Petra

    At long last, I made it to Petra. Petra is a place that’s intrigued me since before I even knew its name – since I first saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as a […]

  • A Different World

    A Different World

    Ladies and gentlemen, I’m pleased to announce that this post officially marks the first time in almost two years that I’m actually writing about the country I’m in! Welcome, at long last, to Cambodia 😀

  • Mostar

    Mostar

    Although I’d suspect that most people have never even heard the name “Mostar,” a relatively small town in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia-Herzegovina, it turned to be one of the most intriguing places I’ve ever […]

  • Golden Week 2: Archery

    Golden Week 2: Archery

    Picture yourself looking up at a blue sky peeking through a huge canopy of leaves on a perfectly clear day in Kyoto. As the faint sound of Japanese flutes recedes softly into the background, it’s […]

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Scars of War

 Bosnia-Herzegovina, Public  4 Responses »
Jul 302010
 
Mostar is slowly but surely tearing down the war-ruined relics of the 90’s and replacing them with modern, functioning buildings – so for a look at one of the most amazing “real-world war museums” out there, I suggest a visit while you still have the chance.Mostar is slowly but surely tearing down the war-ruined relics of the 90’s and replacing them with modern, functioning buildings – so for a look at one of the most amazing “real-world war museums” out there, I suggest a visit while you still have the chance.

Upon crossing the border from Croatia into Bosnia, I realized that the GPS maps I’d loaded onto my cellphone didn’t go quite as far as I’d expected: in fact, with the exception of Romania, they provided little more than major roads and highways for any of the remaining countries I planned to visit (until flying to Scandinavia nearly a month later). If I wanted continued access to convenient turn-by-turn instructions – to bus stations, supermarkets, and most importantly, lodging – I’d need to come up with an alternative…and fast.
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Back Home

 Public, USA  8 Responses »
Jul 182010
 

Well, as most of you probably know by now, I’m finally back at home in the good ol’ US of A. My adventure through Eastern Europe and Scandinavia has officially come to an end, and with thousands of photos, hundreds of videos, dozens of partially-written blog posts, and a long backlog of programming assignments, I’ve really got my work cut out for me before I can claim to be fully caught up on life.
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Falling Behind

 Bosnia-Herzegovina, Public  13 Responses »
Jun 202010
 

As you may’ve noticed from my travellog, these once-a-day posts are actually quite far behind realtime; I’ve already made my way through Bosnia, Serbia, Romania, Moldova, and much of Ukraine.

In fact, every post you’ve read over the past month or so was written and pre-published before Peder and I met up in Belgrade on June 4th. Since then, I’ve not had time to finalize even one more post…
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The Friendly Tout

 Bosnia-Herzegovina, Public  6 Responses »
Jun 172010
 
Mostar: An unplanned gem in my itinerary, and an absolute must-see destination.Mostar: An unplanned gem in my itinerary, and an absolute must-see destination.

Partway through the ride to Sarajevo, my bus stopped for a short fifteen minute pit stop. I hopped off for a breath of fresh air and was immediately approached by a man who’d been milling about the platform. It was the usual traveler’s chitchat – where are you from, where have you been, etc. When I asked him where we were, he said I was in a town called Mostar, about two hours from Sarajevo – and one of the most interesting destinations in the country.
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