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The Ballad of August 1993 (and other stories)
So, let me take you back to the heady days of the mid 1990s. What were you up to? Most…
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Two days in Eastern Bosnia
As international borders go, the one between Serbia and Bosnia that I passed through around 2.30am wasn’t anything particularly special.…
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Novi Sad in a few hours
Novi Sad is Serbia’s second biggest city, around 80km from Belgrade and the train takes about 90 minutes. It stands…
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Belgrade – The White City
See, I’ve been to Belgrade now three times (I have a penpal there), and each time it’s been in a…
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Laibach and think of Slovenia
Ahh, Laibach. But I’m not here referring to the Industrial/Experimental music group/culture founded in the late 80s/early 90s who had…
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If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belg…oh, hang on…
Luxembourg isn’t a country I knew that much about, in all honesty, before I realised it was convenient as a…
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Put Some Clothes On! – Street Art In Brussels
Brussels is full of public art, and in fact walking around the city exploring it is one of the best…
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Brussels – Europe Central
Belgium is a very odd, quirky, ‘off-the-wall’ country. The whole place has the feel of several completely disparate concepts stuck…
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Flanders – … But there *are* no poppies!
Flanders. And no, nothing to do with Ned. I’m sure you’ve all been subjected to the poem at school: “In…
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In Bruges – Trying to avoid the tourists
The thing about Bruges is that it’s got a reputation for being one of those tourist-traps; somewhere that seems really…
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A morning at Pere Lachaise cemetery
Although the breeze was light, and the rain had stopped before sunrise, I was glad of my fleece. I was…
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Belgium
I like Belgium. Although I only spent a handful of days there, it’s actually one of my favourite countries. It’s…
