Tagged With "Bosnia Herzegovina"
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Eurail kicks off new year with new plans
Eurail has enhanced its offerings for the new year with some new passes and some upgrades to existing ones. One of the best bits for families: children 4-11 now trvel free if accompanied by a pass-holding adult. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro...
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City Library, Pristina, Kosovo (Where Gumbo was #242)
LestertheInvestor shares some of the interesting architectural features of the library in the new nation's capital.
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One Hundred Years Ago: On the Eve of War
One hundred years ago, July 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, a young Serb nationalist shot and killed Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, which then ruled Bosnia and quite a few other places now independent . Their goal was an...
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Top 4 Rafting Destinations in Europe
The most popular summer vacation destination is definitely the seaside. However, not all people like lying in the sun and just getting tanned. For those who love adrenaline-rush sports and adventures, rafting presents a perfect vacation. Apart from the mesmerizing cities and their architecture, natural beauty of Europe can offer some of the best rafting adventures you can find in the world. Coruh River, Turkey Coruh River flows through stunning canyons and narrow valleys filled with...
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The Albert Kahn Museum & Gardens, Paris
PortMoresby continues her quest to visit places in Paris that have eluded her attention, some for 50 years, and goes west to The Albert Kahn Museum & Gardens.
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Europe gets a way-north culture capital
Bodø, Norway will spend 2024 as Europe's first Capital of Culture north of the Arctic Circle.
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China offers 6 day Visa Free Transit to Shanghai
China offering 6 day visa free transit visits to Shanghai to citizens of certain countries.
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There’s more to Croatia than its coastline
Barry shares some of the highlights of his travels to beautiful Croatia, especially visits to Mount Dinara.
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Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Mostar is named after the bridge keepers on the Neretva River, and it began as a small town on a trading route between the Adriatic Coast and central Bosnia.
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Interpol and 25 countries in huge art theft bust
A massive operation to recover stolen art and cultural works recovers over 6,000 objects worth millions