The developing countries of Europe that formerly had Communist governments during the Cold War.
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OK we're all adults here, so really, how on earth should I use a squat toilet?
OK so for anyone that's travelled beyond North America and Western Europe you know what I'm talking about.
Left: Romania, last year. Right: Turkey, last night.
They start popping up in the Balkans and of course they're everywhere by the time you…
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Are sweatpants frowned upon on flights?
I was planning on wearing sweatpants on my flight from East Asia to East Europe, but my parents shut me down, saying that it's not looked upon kindly and people wearing sweatpants are usually a bit of a gangster people. This seems a bit weird for…
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Sell a pair of blue jeans and live like a king for a week: Still possible in Europe?
Some years ago, particularly before the 1990s, there way a saying in Europe that (paraphrased) you can sell your blue jeans in every part of Eastern Europe and literally live like a king for a week.
Naturally things have changed since then. But is…
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Are there any retrocomputing museums in the former Eastern Bloc countries?
Before the COVID thing I was travelling in Eastern Europe and after I had to give up and come home in lockdown I got into retrocomputing channels on YouTube and started doing some coding on disk and tape formats for old 8-bit computers, all of which…
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Are there any ferries currently running on the Black Sea between Romania and Georgia?
I plan to visit Romania and Georgia this year and would love to consider the possibility of travelling between them on the Black Sea. I know both countries have various ports and have or have previously had various ferries or other types of sea…
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Where should I travel to see this building?
Today I saw a picture of a building that claims to be the biggest building in the world. I really doubt that, but the problem is, I couldn't verify it. Here it is:
It is somewhere in Eastern Europe, probably a capital. So where should I travel to,…
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Where in Europe can I pay to fire guns or have military experience?
I have seen several sites for places in Ukraine and Poland where you can drive tanks and shoot various weapons from the Soviet…
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Is it too far to go to Eastern Europe on a 5-6 week holiday if I land in Paris?
So we're landing in Europe in September and planning to stay for about 5-6 weeks.
We plan to land in Paris as it seems to have the cheapest flights from Australia but also we have to go to France because we have family in Lyon.
However, doing the…
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How do locals in the country of Georgia treat tourists with darker skin color?
As per the title, should tourists with a darker skin color (i.e. darker than is common in Eastern Europe) expect any issues or hostility nowadays? If so are there are ways to mitigate this, perhaps travelling in a group or avoiding certain areas?
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Where can I listen to live “Gypsy” music in Bucharest?
I've been living in Bucharest for a month now, and at the end of May I will receive visitors from France for a few days.
One of the fantasies they have about Romania is to listen to traditional “Gypsy” music with violins, as we understand it in…
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Refine an itinerary through Eastern Europe
Short version: Which places could we add extra days to (excluding cities before the 13th, because of the match in Lviv)?
We are especially interested in things that are not the typical thing to do or that it is hard to find information about…
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Podgorica, Montenegro to Tirana, Albania by public transport
Are there trains or buses between Podgorica, in Montenegro, and Tirana, in Albania?
I am thinking of visiting Montenegro and Greece. I'd like to go straight, ideally by train. I read somewhere that the Greek national company does not run…
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How to rent a car for a road trip in Eastern Europe?
I will arrive at Frankfurt for a two week vacation in Europe. I plan to hire a car for a round trip to stay one night in different cities in the way of Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
When I was search for a car to book, the…
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Rome2Rio alternative for the Balkans/Eastern Europe?
So I've quickly come to find out that Rome2Rio is terrible when it comes to Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
Here's some examples:
When trying to go from Levoča (Slovakia) to Lviv (Ukraine), R2R suggested an insane series of 5 trains, or a series of…
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Is there a site for tracking driving licence's requirements across an itinerary?
At the end of October I'm planning to drive my motorbike from Milano to my new temporary home in Kalamata, and In doing so I'd love to drive across a few country I've not yet pinned from my list, but:
Generally speaking, I'm not sure if there are…
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