The Balkan countries themselves are a museum of broken relationships.
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Nikola, Night and Day
I wasn’t sitting alone in a Belgrade park in the middle of the night, having an imaginary conversation with a Nikola Tesla statue.
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Waterloo in Kotor
The battle that occurred in Kotor in 1814 was a big loss for France, but not the biggest: At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender.
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The Death of War
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
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Dalmatian Yesterdays
I can’t honestly say I would trade even a single tomorrow for all my yesterdays, as fondly as I remember them.
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The Scorpion and the Petunia
It isn’t easy to be a travel blogger with a partner, at least not when you spend the first six years of your travel blogging career as a travel blogger without one.
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Phuket Is More Than Just a Beautiful Beach
Phuket boasts more than a hundred kilometers of coastline, but is much more than just a beautiful beach destination.
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Land of Entrapment
Four words pop into my head every time I think of the desert: “Aujourd’hui, maman est morte.”
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Ghosts and Referenda
Yes: I shaved 13 days off a two-week trip, and flew halfway around the world (and back!) in two days so that I could make things right—and garden, bake brownies and watch the season finale of Veep—with the love of my life.
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30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit Costa Rica
I can’t postulate as to how long it will take you to fall in love with Costa Rica, but I do imagine these pictures will make you want to see for yourself, if you haven’t already.
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