In Search of the New Prague/Scraping the Surface of a Sixth Continent
About this blog
For my first 4-month stint, I searched Eastern Europe for locales living up to the title of "the new Prague!" Now, I'm avoiding a Canadian winter by heading for the warmth of South America, my sixth continent.
Disclaimer: it is my intent that all historical data presented as fact is accurate. However, I'm sure I've lied several times. Just don't take what I say too much to heart.
Trip Start
Aug 31, 2007
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Trip End
Apr 19, 2008
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There are 90 entries in this blog
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Prologue -
2
Eastern Europe Plans -
3
Cold Feet -
4
Welcome to Tallinn! -
5
Rainy Explorations -
6
What!? Pretty Soviet Architecture!? -
7
Looking Across to Russia -
8
My Ten Dollar Day -
9
Rural Estonia -
10
Drinking Like an Estonian -
11
Estonia: Reflections and Practicalities -
12
Rural Latvia -
13
Raucous Riga -
14
Latvia: Reflections and Practicalities -
15
Baroque Vilnius -
16
The Island Castle -
17
A Religious Experience? -
18
Sand Bar of Doom -
19
Lithuania: Reflections and Practicalities -
20
Belarus 101 -
21
Stalin's Model City -
22
If You're going to see one Soviet War Memorial... -
23
Belarus: Reflections and Practicalities -
24
Poland? -
25
Lovely Lviv -
26
Easter Eggs and Espresso -
27
The Ups and Downs of Kamyanets -
28
Playing Chicken -
29
Trains in the Ukraine -
30
The Wonders of Bakhchysaray -
31
On Beach Resorts... -
32
Bus Rides in the Ukraine -
33
On Boots and Odesa -
34
Moldova-land of wine and monasteries -
35
Short Monastery Entry -
36
The Gipsy Kings -
37
Painted Monasteries -
38
Europe's Last Peasant Culture -
39
The Unfortunately Named Turda -
40
More Religious Edifices -
41
DRACULA!! -
42
Paris or Moscow? -
43
Fairytale Castles and Friends -
44
Back in Bucharest -
45
The Hotel California -
46
The Best Hostel Yet -
47
Another Monastery? -
48
Sofia in a Day -
49
A Rainy Day in Greece -
50
Into the Land of Mosques -
51
Istanbul? -
52
Old Lakes and Crazy Sailors -
53
A Mild Day Trip -
54
Introduction to Albania -
55
A Castle and a Cult Museum -
56
The Town of A Thousand Windows -
57
Another Fortress -
58
Bunkers and Butrint -
59
The Secret Agent -
60
Out and About in Kosovo -
61
T-shirts in November -
62
The Pearl of the Adriatic -
63
A Cool Bridge and Return to Mosques -
64
Crossroads of East and West -
65
A Serbian Day Trip -
66
Capitals Beginning with B -
67
Conclusions-Part 1 -
68
A Side Trip to the Great White North -
69
An Overview of South America -
70
What's New Buenos Aires? -
71
Spanish 101 -
72
A Weekend in Buenos Aires -
73
El Super Clasico -
74
Weekend Getaway -
75
Good-bye BA -
76
Becoming One with Water -
77
The Brazilians -
78
Multiple Entry Visas -
79
Buses and Diners -
80
The Andean Northwest -
81
Get Along Little Dogie -
82
Put Me Down!! -
83
Heaven and Hell -
84
The Rainforest in the Rainy Season -
85
Walking a Puma -
86
Life About Camp -
87
A Mi, Me Molestan las Ormigas -
88
Ode to a Machete -
89
A Night at Lola's -
90
The Bus Riding Marathon
