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The Top 7 Cheapest (and Easiest!) Places to Learn Russian
The Top 7 Cheapest (and Easiest!) Places to Learn Russian The places where you can learn – and actually use – Russian. Russian ain’t easy. If you’re only used to speaking English, approaching a language like Russian may seem like a daunting task. It’s got weird...
The Best Uber Alternatives in Latvia
The best uber alternatives in latvia Uber isn't here yet. So what else is there? Uber hasn’t officially sunk its claws into Latvia… yet. But if you’re visiting the country, you’re probably going to be justifiably nervous about hailing a cab from the street. After all,...
Five East German Day Trips You Can Still Take Today
Five East German Day Trips you Can Still Take Today Socialist tourist hotspots that still rock in 2019. For many years, the Berlin Wall was the singular icon of East Germany. The East Germans were a people literally walled off from the rest of the world, it was...
More than a collection of former Soviet haunts, Eastern Europe is home to some of the most groundbreaking art, music, and culture in the world today.
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GUIDES
Bucharest, Romania
Do yourself a favor: don’t read anything about Bucharest. Well, read this, obviously, but most of the existing guides about Bucharest consistently suffer from a few issues: 1. They are written by old people who are fascinated by the existence of churches. 2. They are dated. 3. They see the city as a quick stop before a longer trip to Transylvania…
Sofia, Bulgaria
If you ask the average American for their thoughts on Bulgaria, the answers tend to range from “Where’s Bulgaria” to “Have you thought about visiting Spain? My nephew went last summer with his school and he said it was nice.”
Kiev, Ukraine
Why now?
This is the question I got asked a lot before going to Ukraine, and even when I talk about the experience today, the response is generally “That’s an… interesting vacation choice.”