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Inside The Gypsy Palace In Turda
The gypsy palace in Turda in Romania is home to many rumors. This luxury place has been abandoned for some years, but not anymore. I was invited inside by the Roma family. This is my experience from the gypsy palace in Turda. More
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Eat Super Cheap In Eastern Europe – This Is What You Get
Eating in Eastern Europe is usually very cheap. The portions are often large and the food is good and homemade. Here are some examples of what food in Eastern Europe can cost and what you get. More
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Driving In Ukraine – What I Learned From 2000 Kilometers On Ukrainian Roads
Driving a car in Ukraine is not about to drive 100 kilometers per hour. On the Ukrainian roads, it’s about ingenuity, quick reactions and a smile on your lips. This is how I experienced Ukraine’s road network. More
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Exploring An Abandoned Soviet Missile Facility
Once a missile facility that protected the Soviet Union against all possible military threats. Walk into this area without permission before the year 1995, may have resulted in many years in prison. Today the place is abandoned. Now we enter the traces of rocket pads and rooms for radar surveillance! More
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Commieblocks In Europe – How Plenty Of East Europeans Live
So-called Commieblocks, huge high-rise buildings, forms extreme concrete islands in many places in eastern Europe. Read why. More
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The Eagle’s Nest Kehlsteinhaus: Hitler’s 50th Birthday Gift
The Eagle’s Nest is located 1834 meters above sea level. This was the NSDAP’s 50th birthday gift for Adolf Hitler. See a fascinating construction and stunning countryside which today attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists. More
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Nicolae Ceauşescu – Behind the Blood and Terror in Romania
Romania is still influenced by the legacy of dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu. Ceauşescu ruled Romania with an iron fist with his own variant of communism and socialism in the years 1967-1989. How did it happen? More
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The Search Of Himmler’s Bunker In East Prussia
In former East Prussia, the traces of World War II are always presented in the forests. Mosquitoes, ticks, and flies nowadays guarding the place where Himmler’s bunker was, but that’s no deal breaker when it comes to finding some remains. More
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1944: Battle Of Tannenberg Line And The Slaughter At Orphanage Hill
In July and August 1944, at the verdant hills of northeastern Estonia, the calmness was broken in what would become a bloodbath. German and Estonian soldiers were determined to push the Soviet forces back in the famous Battle of the Blue Mountains (Sinimäed Hills) in Estonia. More
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Prora: The Ghost Of Rügen
Prora, the giant concrete colossus standing at the beach on the island of Ruegen living on borrowed time. This huge building should house 20,000 workers and after the holiday they could return to the factories with new energy. This is the history of Prora. More
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Travel In a Car With Children – My Story
Many have fear for travel in a car with children. It can be intimidating with nagging, constant pee breaks and missed ferries. But to go by car with children is easy if you do like this. Here are the tips and this is how I did to manage a vacation as the only adult through […] More
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Transnistria From Inside
There is a country that hardly anyone knows about. This land is the last remaining Soviet Republic. Here, time stopped in 1990. In this country, it’s official state of war and we have been there. Read the travelogue from Transnistria, a unique place in Europe. More
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