#Hiking Holiday Serbia
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Holidays 6.20
Holidays
Bald Eagle Day (a.k.a. American Eagle Day)
Brownie 620 Day
Clean Air Day (EU)
Datsun 620 Day
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Ossentian Genocide (South Ossetia)
Flag Day (Argentina)
Gas Sector Day (Azerbaijan)
Guru Rinpoche Day (Bhutan)
Hike with a Geek Day
International Asteroid Day
International Day of Nikkei
International Horseshoe Crab Day
International Nystagmus Awareness Day
International Tennis Day
Loch Ness Day
Martyrs’ Day (Eritrea)
Naked Hiking Day
National Celluma Light Therapy Day
National eGiving Day
National Goat Day
National Heroes’ Day (Bermuda)
National Hike with a Geek Day
National Jimmy Day
National Kissing Day (UK)
National Neuroscience Nurses Day (Canada)
National Public Display of Affection Day
National Seashell Day
National Surveillance Camera Day (UK)
National Yard Games Day
New Identity Day
Nystagmus Awareness Day (a.k.a. Wobbly Wednesday)
Oat Day (French Republic)
Oxford Charter Day
Ratha Yathra (a.k.a. Kang; Manipur, Odisha; India)
Sack of Baltimore (Ireland)
Sea Serpent Day (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
620 Day
Tall Girl Appreciation Day
Toad Hollow Day of Thank You
Vitamin Discovery Day
World Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Day
World Peace & Prayer Day
World Productivity Day
World Psychedelics Day
World Refugee Day (UN)
World Wi-Fi Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Drink Chenin Blanc Day
Dunkin Iced Coffee Day
Flitch of Bacon Day (UK)
Ice Cream Soda Day
National Kouign Amann Day
Plain Yogurt Day
Vanilla Milkshake Day
Vinegar Day
Independence & Related Days
Aedeland (a.k.a. Republic of Aedeland, Declared, 943) [unrecognized]
Nixland (Declared, 2014) [unrecognized]
West Virginia Statehood Day (#35; 1863)
3rd Thursday in June
Dump the Pump Day [3rd Thursday]
International Knock Knock Day [3rd Thursday]
Recess At Work Day [3rd Thursday]
Social Mobility Awareness Day (UK) [3rd Thursday]
Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]
World Kidney Cancer Day [3rd Thursday]
World Tapas Day [3rd Thursday]
Weekly Holidays beginning June 20 (3rd Full Week)
World Refugee Week (Australia) [week including 6.20]
Festivals Beginning June 20, 2024
Barefoot Country Music Festival (Wildwood, New Jersey) [thru 6.23]
Bartender Spirits Awards (San Francisco, California)
Belgrade Beer Fest (Belgrade, Serbia) [thru 6.23]
CiderFeast East Coast Tour (Haverhill, Massachusetts)
Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest (Cottage Grove, Minnesota) [thru 6.23]
Cranberry Blossom Festival (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) [thru 6.23]
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival (Cape Town, South Africa) [thru 6.30]
Farmington Dew Days (Farmington, Minnesota) [thru 6.23]
Haubstadt Sommerfest (Haubstadt, Indiana) [thru 6.22]
Herb Society of America Educational Conference (Malvern, Pennsylvania) [thru 6.21]
International Diaghilev Festival (Perm, Russia) [thru 6.29]
Isle of Wight Festival (Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom) [thru 6.23]
JazzAscona [Ascona Jazz Festival] (Ascona, Switzerland) [thru 6.29]
London Strawberry Festival (London, Ohio) [thru 6.22]
National Arts Festival (Grahamstown, South Africa) [thru 6.30]
Pittston Fair (Pittston, Maine) [thru 6.23]
Placer County Fair (Roseville, California) [thru 6.23]
Quahog Day (Cataumet, Massachusetts)
Sommeliers Choice Awards (Chicago, Illinois)
Stilldream Festival (Wilseyville, California) [thru 6.24]
Summerfest (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) [thru 7.6]
Taste of Tippecanoe (Lafayette, Indiana)
Telluride Bluegrass Festival (Telluride, Colorado) [thru 6.23]
Feast Days
Adalbert of Magdeburg (Christian; Saint)
Bain, Bishop of Terouanne (a.k.a. Bagnus; Christian; Saint)
Carista (Day of Peace in the Family; Pagan)
Day of Cerridwen (Welsh Goddess of Barley)
Day of the Purification of All Things (Ancient Egypt)
Feast of the Irish Martyrs
Festival of Saint Joan begins (Spain)
Festival of Summanus (Ancient Roman god of the night sky & nocturnal thunder)
Festival of the New Knee (Shamanism)
Florentina (Christian; Saint)
Georges Dufrénoy (Artology)
Gobain (Christian; Martyr)
Idaberga (a.k.a. Edburge) of Merica (Christian; Saint)
Iron Skegge’s Day (Vikings)
Jacques Saly (Artology)
John of Matera (Christian; Saint)
Josephine Winslow Johnson (Writerism)
Joseph Smith Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Kubik (Muppetism)
Kurt Schwitters (Artology)
Magdalena Abakanowicz (Artology)
Margareta Ebner (Christian; Blessed)
Methodius of Olympus (Christian; Saint)
Michelina of Pesaro (Christian; Saint)
Omer (Christian; Saint)
Otho the Great (Positivist; Saint)
Paul Muldoon (Writerism)
Scira (a.k.a. Skirophoria; Festival for Demeter; Ancient Greece)
Silverius, Pope (Christian; Martyr)
Solstice [1st Day of Summer in Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. ...
Acophony (G’BroagFran of Anti-Music; Church of the SubGenius)
Alban Hefin (a.k.a. Litha or Midsummer; Celtic, Pagan) [4 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]
Aimless Wandering Day
Anne and Samantha Day
Aymara New Year (Año Nuevo Aymara; Bolivia)
Cuckoo Warning Day (it will be a wet summer if the cuckoo is heard today)
Daylight Appreciation Day
Day of Private Reflection
Day of the Martyrs (Togo)
Feast of the Great Spirit (Native American)
Fête de la Musique
Finally Summer Day/Finally Winter Day
Hump Day (Tasmania)
Indigenous New Year (We Tripantu; Año Nuevo Indígena; Chile)
International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
Into Raymi (Incan Sun God Festival; Sacsayhuamán Andes Mountain Natives)
Jaanipäev (Estonia)
Jāņi (Latvia)
Juhannus Day (Finland)
Kupala (fertility rite)
Kupala Night (Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Russia)
Litha (Wiccan/Pagan; northern hemisphere)
Midnight Sun Festival (Nome, Alaska)
Midsomarsblog (Norse celebration of fishing, trading & raiding)
Midsummer
Midsummer Baal (Celtic)
National Celluma Light Therapy Day
National Daylight Appreciation Day
National Day of Greenland
National Energy Shopping Day
Polar Bear Swim (Nome, Alaska)
Saint Jonas' Festival (Lithuania)
Solsticio de Invierno (Bolivia)
Sommar Börjar (Sweden)
Summer Saucestice (Pastafarian)
Tall Girl Appreciation Day
Tiregān (Iran)
Wadjet (Ancient Egypt)
We Tripantu (winter solstice festival in the southern hemisphere; Chile)
Wianki (Poland)
Willkakuti (Andean-Amazonic New Year; Aymara)
World Humanist Day
World Peace and Prayer Day
Yule (Wiccan/Pagan; southern hemisphere)
Takekiri Eshiki Matsuri (Bamboo Cutting Festival; Japan)
Watching the Ferns Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
World Juggling Day (Pastafarian)
Islamic Lunar Holidays
Eid al-Adha, Day 5 [Muslim Feast of Sacrifice] (a.k.a. ...
Al Adha (Egypt)
Eid al Adha (Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Yemen)
Eid ul-Ad’haa (Maldives)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Yellow Day [Happiest day of the year.]
Premieres
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Film; 2012)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard, by Amos Tutuola (Novel; 1952)
Batman & Robin (Film; 1997)
Blonde on Blonde, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1966)
The Blue Lagoon (Film; 1980)
The Blues Brothers (Film & Soundtrack Album; 1980)
The Blue Train (Le Train Bleu), by Darius Milhaud (Ballet; 1924)
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London (Novel; 1902)
Carry On Camping (Film; 1969)
Chinatown (Film; 1974)
Clown of the Jungle (Disney Cartoon; 1947)
Count on the Saint, by Graham Weaver (Short Stories; 1980) [Saint #49]
Dangerously in Love, by Beyoncé (Album; 2003)
Don’t Be Cruel, by Bobby Brown (Album; 1988)
Double Vision, by Foreigner (Album; 1978)
Extinct Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1969)
Fastest Tongue in the West (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1971)
Father’s Week-End (Disney Cartoon; 1953)
Friend or Phony (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1952)
Get Smart (Film; 2008)
Happy Scouts (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1938)
Hare Trimmed (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)
Heart Break, by New Edition (Album; 1988)
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, by Michael Jackson (Album; 1995)
Hulk (Film; 2003)
Independence Day: Resurgence (Film; 2016)
Jaws (Film; 1975)
The Last of the Just, by Andre Schwarz-Bart (Novel; 1961)
A Leap in the Deep (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1971)
The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare (Play; 1605)
Mickey’s Rival (Disney Cartoon; 1936)
Moving Day (Disney Cartoon; 1936)
My Best Friend’s Wedding (Film; 1997)
The Nifty Nineties (Disney Cartoon; 1941)
Nurse-Mates (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1940)
One, by George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Album; 1995)
Picnic Panic (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1946)
The Reluctant Dragon (Disney Animated Film; 1941)
Rippling Romance (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1945)
Rommel, The Desert Fox, by Desmond Young (Biography; 1951)
Shanghaied Shipmates (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)
Superman: Brainiac Attacks (WB Animated Film; 2006)
Teenage Idol, recorded by Rick Nelson (Song; 1962)
Them, by Joyce Carol Oates (Novel; 1969)
To Hell and Back, by Audie Murphy (Memoir; 1949)
Tonight’s the Night, by Neil Young (Album; 1975)
A Touch of Class (Film; 1973)
The Trooper, by Iron Maiden (Song; 1983)
Unsafe at Any Speed, by Ralph Nader (Book; 1966)
Very Good, Jeeves! P.G. Wodehouse (Short Stories; 1930) [Jeeves #4]
Wee-Willie Wildcat, featuring Barney bear (MGM Cartoon; 1953)
A Wet Knight (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)
Yellowstone (TV Series; 2018)
Yesterday and Today (a.k.a. The Butcher Cover), by The Beatles (Album; 1966)
Today’s Name Days
Adalbert, Florentina (Austria)
Margareta, Naum (Croatia)
Květa (Czech Republic)
Sylverius (Denmark)
Kaari, Karlotte, Karola, Karoliine, Karolin, Lota (Estonia)
Into (Finland)
Silvère (France)
Adalbert, Florentina, Margot (Germany)
Methodios (Greece)
Rafael (Hungary)
Ettore, Silverio (Italy)
Imula, Maira, Rasa, Rasma (Latvia)
Silverijus, Žadvainas, Žintautė (Lithuania)
Salve, Sølve, Sølvi (Norway)
Bogna, Bogumiła, Bożena, Florentyna, Franciszek, Michał, Rafaela, Rafał, Sylwery (Poland)
Metodie (România)
Maria, Valeria (Russia)
Valéria (Slovakia)
Florentina, Silverio (Spain)
Flora, Linda (Sweden)
Earl, Earline, Errol, Fatima, Ofelia, Omar, Omarion, Ophelia (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 172 of 2024; 194 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 4 of week 25 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 12 of 28]
Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 15 (Yi-Mao)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 14 Sivan 5784
Islamic: 13 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445
J Cal: 22 Blue; Oneday [22 of 30]
Julian: 7 June 2024
Moon: 97%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 3 Charlemagne (7th Month) [Otho the Great]
Runic Half Month: Dag (Day) [Day 12 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 1 of 94)
Week: 3rd Full Week of June)
Zodiac: Gemini (Day 31 of 31)
Calendar Changes
Summer [Season 3 of 4; thru 9.22]
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Holidays 6.20
Holidays
Bald Eagle Day (a.k.a. American Eagle Day)
Brownie 620 Day
Clean Air Day (EU)
Datsun 620 Day
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Ossentian Genocide (South Ossetia)
Flag Day (Argentina)
Gas Sector Day (Azerbaijan)
Guru Rinpoche Day (Bhutan)
Hike with a Geek Day
International Asteroid Day
International Day of Nikkei
International Horseshoe Crab Day
International Nystagmus Awareness Day
International Tennis Day
Loch Ness Day
Martyrs’ Day (Eritrea)
Naked Hiking Day
National Celluma Light Therapy Day
National eGiving Day
National Goat Day
National Heroes’ Day (Bermuda)
National Hike with a Geek Day
National Jimmy Day
National Kissing Day (UK)
National Neuroscience Nurses Day (Canada)
National Public Display of Affection Day
National Seashell Day
National Surveillance Camera Day (UK)
National Yard Games Day
New Identity Day
Nystagmus Awareness Day (a.k.a. Wobbly Wednesday)
Oat Day (French Republic)
Oxford Charter Day
Ratha Yathra (a.k.a. Kang; Manipur, Odisha; India)
Sack of Baltimore (Ireland)
Sea Serpent Day (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
620 Day
Tall Girl Appreciation Day
Toad Hollow Day of Thank You
Vitamin Discovery Day
World Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Day
World Peace & Prayer Day
World Productivity Day
World Psychedelics Day
World Refugee Day (UN)
World Wi-Fi Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Drink Chenin Blanc Day
Dunkin Iced Coffee Day
Flitch of Bacon Day (UK)
Ice Cream Soda Day
National Kouign Amann Day
Plain Yogurt Day
Vanilla Milkshake Day
Vinegar Day
Independence & Related Days
Aedeland (a.k.a. Republic of Aedeland, Declared, 943) [unrecognized]
Nixland (Declared, 2014) [unrecognized]
West Virginia Statehood Day (#35; 1863)
3rd Thursday in June
Dump the Pump Day [3rd Thursday]
International Knock Knock Day [3rd Thursday]
Recess At Work Day [3rd Thursday]
Social Mobility Awareness Day (UK) [3rd Thursday]
Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]
World Kidney Cancer Day [3rd Thursday]
World Tapas Day [3rd Thursday]
Weekly Holidays beginning June 20 (3rd Full Week)
World Refugee Week (Australia) [week including 6.20]
Festivals Beginning June 20, 2024
Barefoot Country Music Festival (Wildwood, New Jersey) [thru 6.23]
Bartender Spirits Awards (San Francisco, California)
Belgrade Beer Fest (Belgrade, Serbia) [thru 6.23]
CiderFeast East Coast Tour (Haverhill, Massachusetts)
Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest (Cottage Grove, Minnesota) [thru 6.23]
Cranberry Blossom Festival (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) [thru 6.23]
Encounters South African International Documentary Festival (Cape Town, South Africa) [thru 6.30]
Farmington Dew Days (Farmington, Minnesota) [thru 6.23]
Haubstadt Sommerfest (Haubstadt, Indiana) [thru 6.22]
Herb Society of America Educational Conference (Malvern, Pennsylvania) [thru 6.21]
International Diaghilev Festival (Perm, Russia) [thru 6.29]
Isle of Wight Festival (Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom) [thru 6.23]
JazzAscona [Ascona Jazz Festival] (Ascona, Switzerland) [thru 6.29]
London Strawberry Festival (London, Ohio) [thru 6.22]
National Arts Festival (Grahamstown, South Africa) [thru 6.30]
Pittston Fair (Pittston, Maine) [thru 6.23]
Placer County Fair (Roseville, California) [thru 6.23]
Quahog Day (Cataumet, Massachusetts)
Sommeliers Choice Awards (Chicago, Illinois)
Stilldream Festival (Wilseyville, California) [thru 6.24]
Summerfest (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) [thru 7.6]
Taste of Tippecanoe (Lafayette, Indiana)
Telluride Bluegrass Festival (Telluride, Colorado) [thru 6.23]
Feast Days
Adalbert of Magdeburg (Christian; Saint)
Bain, Bishop of Terouanne (a.k.a. Bagnus; Christian; Saint)
Carista (Day of Peace in the Family; Pagan)
Day of Cerridwen (Welsh Goddess of Barley)
Day of the Purification of All Things (Ancient Egypt)
Feast of the Irish Martyrs
Festival of Saint Joan begins (Spain)
Festival of Summanus (Ancient Roman god of the night sky & nocturnal thunder)
Festival of the New Knee (Shamanism)
Florentina (Christian; Saint)
Georges Dufrénoy (Artology)
Gobain (Christian; Martyr)
Idaberga (a.k.a. Edburge) of Merica (Christian; Saint)
Iron Skegge’s Day (Vikings)
Jacques Saly (Artology)
John of Matera (Christian; Saint)
Josephine Winslow Johnson (Writerism)
Joseph Smith Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Kubik (Muppetism)
Kurt Schwitters (Artology)
Magdalena Abakanowicz (Artology)
Margareta Ebner (Christian; Blessed)
Methodius of Olympus (Christian; Saint)
Michelina of Pesaro (Christian; Saint)
Omer (Christian; Saint)
Otho the Great (Positivist; Saint)
Paul Muldoon (Writerism)
Scira (a.k.a. Skirophoria; Festival for Demeter; Ancient Greece)
Silverius, Pope (Christian; Martyr)
Solstice [1st Day of Summer in Northern Hemisphere] (a.k.a. ...
Acophony (G’BroagFran of Anti-Music; Church of the SubGenius)
Alban Hefin (a.k.a. Litha or Midsummer; Celtic, Pagan) [4 of 8 Festivals of the Natural Year]
Aimless Wandering Day
Anne and Samantha Day
Aymara New Year (Año Nuevo Aymara; Bolivia)
Cuckoo Warning Day (it will be a wet summer if the cuckoo is heard today)
Daylight Appreciation Day
Day of Private Reflection
Day of the Martyrs (Togo)
Feast of the Great Spirit (Native American)
Fête de la Musique
Finally Summer Day/Finally Winter Day
Hump Day (Tasmania)
Indigenous New Year (We Tripantu; Año Nuevo Indígena; Chile)
International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
Into Raymi (Incan Sun God Festival; Sacsayhuamán Andes Mountain Natives)
Jaanipäev (Estonia)
Jāņi (Latvia)
Juhannus Day (Finland)
Kupala (fertility rite)
Kupala Night (Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Russia)
Litha (Wiccan/Pagan; northern hemisphere)
Midnight Sun Festival (Nome, Alaska)
Midsomarsblog (Norse celebration of fishing, trading & raiding)
Midsummer
Midsummer Baal (Celtic)
National Celluma Light Therapy Day
National Daylight Appreciation Day
National Day of Greenland
National Energy Shopping Day
Polar Bear Swim (Nome, Alaska)
Saint Jonas' Festival (Lithuania)
Solsticio de Invierno (Bolivia)
Sommar Börjar (Sweden)
Summer Saucestice (Pastafarian)
Tall Girl Appreciation Day
Tiregān (Iran)
Wadjet (Ancient Egypt)
We Tripantu (winter solstice festival in the southern hemisphere; Chile)
Wianki (Poland)
Willkakuti (Andean-Amazonic New Year; Aymara)
World Humanist Day
World Peace and Prayer Day
Yule (Wiccan/Pagan; southern hemisphere)
Takekiri Eshiki Matsuri (Bamboo Cutting Festival; Japan)
Watching the Ferns Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
World Juggling Day (Pastafarian)
Islamic Lunar Holidays
Eid al-Adha, Day 5 [Muslim Feast of Sacrifice] (a.k.a. ...
Al Adha (Egypt)
Eid al Adha (Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Yemen)
Eid ul-Ad’haa (Maldives)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Yellow Day [Happiest day of the year.]
Premieres
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Film; 2012)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard, by Amos Tutuola (Novel; 1952)
Batman & Robin (Film; 1997)
Blonde on Blonde, by Bob Dylan (Album; 1966)
The Blue Lagoon (Film; 1980)
The Blues Brothers (Film & Soundtrack Album; 1980)
The Blue Train (Le Train Bleu), by Darius Milhaud (Ballet; 1924)
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London (Novel; 1902)
Carry On Camping (Film; 1969)
Chinatown (Film; 1974)
Clown of the Jungle (Disney Cartoon; 1947)
Count on the Saint, by Graham Weaver (Short Stories; 1980) [Saint #49]
Dangerously in Love, by Beyoncé (Album; 2003)
Don’t Be Cruel, by Bobby Brown (Album; 1988)
Double Vision, by Foreigner (Album; 1978)
Extinct Pink (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1969)
Fastest Tongue in the West (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1971)
Father’s Week-End (Disney Cartoon; 1953)
Friend or Phony (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1952)
Get Smart (Film; 2008)
Happy Scouts (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1938)
Hare Trimmed (WB MM Cartoon; 1953)
Heart Break, by New Edition (Album; 1988)
HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, by Michael Jackson (Album; 1995)
Hulk (Film; 2003)
Independence Day: Resurgence (Film; 2016)
Jaws (Film; 1975)
The Last of the Just, by Andre Schwarz-Bart (Novel; 1961)
A Leap in the Deep (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1971)
The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare (Play; 1605)
Mickey’s Rival (Disney Cartoon; 1936)
Moving Day (Disney Cartoon; 1936)
My Best Friend’s Wedding (Film; 1997)
The Nifty Nineties (Disney Cartoon; 1941)
Nurse-Mates (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1940)
One, by George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Album; 1995)
Picnic Panic (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1946)
The Reluctant Dragon (Disney Animated Film; 1941)
Rippling Romance (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1945)
Rommel, The Desert Fox, by Desmond Young (Biography; 1951)
Shanghaied Shipmates (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)
Superman: Brainiac Attacks (WB Animated Film; 2006)
Teenage Idol, recorded by Rick Nelson (Song; 1962)
Them, by Joyce Carol Oates (Novel; 1969)
To Hell and Back, by Audie Murphy (Memoir; 1949)
Tonight’s the Night, by Neil Young (Album; 1975)
A Touch of Class (Film; 1973)
The Trooper, by Iron Maiden (Song; 1983)
Unsafe at Any Speed, by Ralph Nader (Book; 1966)
Very Good, Jeeves! P.G. Wodehouse (Short Stories; 1930) [Jeeves #4]
Wee-Willie Wildcat, featuring Barney bear (MGM Cartoon; 1953)
A Wet Knight (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1932)
Yellowstone (TV Series; 2018)
Yesterday and Today (a.k.a. The Butcher Cover), by The Beatles (Album; 1966)
Today’s Name Days
Adalbert, Florentina (Austria)
Margareta, Naum (Croatia)
Květa (Czech Republic)
Sylverius (Denmark)
Kaari, Karlotte, Karola, Karoliine, Karolin, Lota (Estonia)
Into (Finland)
Silvère (France)
Adalbert, Florentina, Margot (Germany)
Methodios (Greece)
Rafael (Hungary)
Ettore, Silverio (Italy)
Imula, Maira, Rasa, Rasma (Latvia)
Silverijus, Žadvainas, Žintautė (Lithuania)
Salve, Sølve, Sølvi (Norway)
Bogna, Bogumiła, Bożena, Florentyna, Franciszek, Michał, Rafaela, Rafał, Sylwery (Poland)
Metodie (România)
Maria, Valeria (Russia)
Valéria (Slovakia)
Florentina, Silverio (Spain)
Flora, Linda (Sweden)
Earl, Earline, Errol, Fatima, Ofelia, Omar, Omarion, Ophelia (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 172 of 2024; 194 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 4 of week 25 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 12 of 28]
Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 15 (Yi-Mao)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 14 Sivan 5784
Islamic: 13 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445
J Cal: 22 Blue; Oneday [22 of 30]
Julian: 7 June 2024
Moon: 97%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 3 Charlemagne (7th Month) [Otho the Great]
Runic Half Month: Dag (Day) [Day 12 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 1 of 94)
Week: 3rd Full Week of June)
Zodiac: Gemini (Day 31 of 31)
Calendar Changes
Summer [Season 3 of 4; thru 9.22]
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WEEK 4
This work week was cut short by the Easter holidays, Thursday is also supposedly traditionally a day of half work-half rest in Sweden so I was told I could stay at home and maybe work a bit if I wanted to.
I worked a bit in the morning and then headed off to Malmö to visit a mall and on a souvenir search.
The mall was very big and full on this day, the search for souvenirs was however, unfruitful but I did get to visit a Sephora and loop the same three floors several times quickly.
After that, I headed off to the central station area where google maps told me there'd be a small souvenir shop nestled among the buildings.
To my dismay, I found out that the souvenirs in this city are ridiculously expensive for no reason (7 euros for a magnet?!?!?), so I left the shop sorely disappointed.
I decided to take a bit of a walk near the central station since I was already there but the weather was also dismal and I didn't last long before I decided to call it a day and head home.
That evening I researched where I could find cheap souvenirs and saw a suggestion for a shop named 'Lucu Foods', the next morning as I was getting ready I got a message from the two others Germans if they could accompany me in lieu of staying
Lucu Foods is a large international foods market with very decent prices, there were loads of products from Germany, but also from Serbia.
We were all delighted, despite having entered the aisles with no carrying equipment we all three circled back around at some point to grab a basket when our arms no longer sufficed.
There were unfortunately though, no souvenirs to be found.
After that, we jumped on a bus to Max Burgers- a Swedish fast food chain that is something off a cross between McDonalds and Burger King.
It was my first time trying it but I unfortunately forgot to take a photo.
Then we went on a bit of a walk through the city and grabbed the next bus back home.
(Backcamembert and souvenirs - expensive luxury items)
The next day, I joined some of my Spanish roommates that had rented a car on a trip to see some rocks.
Or to be more specific, rocks that were in fact, an approximately 1400 year old monument of disputed origin.
We parked near the water and hiked up to Ales Stenar, it was windy and there were cliffs nearby looking out over the ocean. If I'm being honest this captivated me far more than the rocks on a purely physical level. On a mental level, yes it is a trip to witness in person something made a millennium (or more) ago.
But my eyes tired of the sight quickly, while the ocean I couldn't look away from.
After that we went to a small beach, and then drove back to the Slott where I met my new roommate.
The next day I ventured out once more to Malmö and walked across the city stopping in to any souvenir shop I could find and eventually capitulated to the original shop where I could at least get a 10 percent discount on my 16 euro purchase of three magnets.
And that was that! Four days Easter weekend went by in a flash and then off to work again for the next week.
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Fjord-like … Perast town in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. Photograph: Olga_Gavrilova/Getty Images
Wild East (Alternative Europe): Five Balkan Countries To Discover For Your Next Holiday
Done Spain, Italy and Greece? These countries offer spectacular landscapes, unspoilt swimming spots, ancient towns – and affordable prices
— Rachel Dixon | Sunday 7 August 2022
Montenegro
With the Adriatic to the south and mountain ranges in the north, Montenegro is an easy place to combine a beach break with a more active holiday. The beach scene is centred on the medieval walled city of Budva, which has a 22-mile strip of sandy and pebbly coastline. Lake Skadar, southern Europe’s biggest, is about an hour’s drive away, perfect for boating among water lilies and Dalmatian pelicans.
Fjord-like, Unesco-listed Bay of Kotor, encircled by mountains, is unmissable. There are several medieval towns, numerous churches and monasteries around its shores; from baroque Perast, sightseers can visit the islet of Our Lady of the Rocks. In Kotor town, 1,355 steps lead to the Sveti Ivan fortress, with spectacular views.
Budva. Photograph: Kuriyama Chikara/Getty Images
Heading north, sights include the mountain-top mausoleum of 19th-century ruler Petar II Petrović-Njegoš; Cetinje, the former capital; and the Ostrog Monastery, built into a cliff. Durmitor national park, with its forests, lakes and mountains, is the ultimate destination for outdoor adventure. Zabljak, highest town in the Balkans (1,456 metres), is a good base. Visitors can zipline across the 1.3km-deep Tara Canyon; go white-water rafting on the Tara river; swim in the Black Lake; or brave wolves and bears as they hike 25 marked trails.
Kosovo
Mirusha waterfalls are in a protected park in central Kosovo known for its canyons and karst landscape. Photograph: Olivier Wullen/Alamy
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 and remains a largely undiscovered tourist destination for Britons, who perhaps still associate it with the year-long war in 1998. But today it is a safe place to travel, with few crowds and low prices. Landlocked Kosovo comprises two major plains surrounded by mountains with 50 peaks over 2,000 metres. That means great hiking, horse riding and skiing. With no sea, swimming in natural pools is popular: the Mirusha Waterfalls have canyons, caves and 13 lakes. There is a lively nightlife scene in Pristina, the capital, and in the second city Prizren. It’s partly thanks to this Balkan state having the youngest population in Europe – more than 65% of people are under 30. The two cities also have many mosques, museums and monuments, including Pristina’s Emin Gjiku ethnographic museum and the Newborn monument, unveiled for independence and painted in a different style every year.
Elsewhere, top sights include four Unesco-listed monasteries and churches – Dečani, Peć, Gračanica and Ljeviš; the Bear Sanctuary, home to European brown bears rescued from captivity by the charity Four Paws; and Gadime Cave, full of crystallised stalagmites and stalactites.
Slovenia
Ljubljana is a city of baroque and Habsburg buildings. Photograph: kasto80/Getty Images
Slovenia has a charming capital city; mountains, lakes and forests; fine wines; and even a short stretch of coastline. Ljubljana, the compact capital, is built around the river Ljubljanica, with baroque and Habsburg buildings on both banks. A glass of wine on a riverside terrace is hard to beat, but the city also has a hilltop castle, art galleries, theatres and museums (featuring Europe’s only complete mammoth skeleton at the Museum of Natural History), iconic 20th-century architecture by Slovene Jože Plečnik, and wooded Tivoli Park.
Piran is the loveliest town on the Slovenian coast, with Italianate architecture reflecting centuries of Venetian rule
In the north-west of the country, the top sights are the spectacular Lakes Bled and Bohinj in the Julian Alps. On the other side of the mountains, the less-visited Soča Valley offers hiking, rafting and kayaking in summer, and skiing and snowboarding in winter.
Heading south, must-visits include the Postojna and Škocjan caves, and Predjama Castle, built into a cave mouth. Piran is the postcard town on the coast, with Italianate architecture reflecting centuries of Venetian rule.
East Slovenia is wine country – lively Maribor, the second city, boasts the world’s oldest vine – and is a good choice for a farm stay. Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenia, is a pretty place for a day trip.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hikers in the Sutjeska national park. Photograph: Witold Skrypczak/Alamy
Another country associated with 1990s warfare, Bosnia and Herzegovina is back on the backpacker trail. The capital, Sarajevo, has been likened to a miniature Istanbul or Jerusalem, with its old town, Baščaršija, full of bazaars, mosques and restaurants. But recent history hasn’t been forgotten: the Historical Museum and Tunnel Museum both tell the story of the four-year siege that killed 10,000 people in the 1990s.
Mostar, in the south, is the second-biggest draw, famed for its beautiful Old Bridge – visitors can pay to dive off it if they dare. Less touristy (and longer) is Arslanagić Bridge in the pretty town of Trebinje in the far south-west. Other notable towns include Travnik, the former Ottoman capital, and Jajce, with a spectacular waterfall.
Baščaršija, Sarajevo’s old town. Photograph: Federica Gentile/Getty Images
White-water rafting is popular from March to October; one of the best rafting regions is around the town of Bihać, handy for the rapids of the Una river. Other active options include multi-day hikes in the Sutjeska national park, overnighting in mountain huts, and the 10-day TransDinarica mountain biking trail from Mostar to Sarajevo. Riders stay in B&Bs and homestays and eat homegrown food. In winter, there is affordable skiing in the Bjelašnica and Jahorina mountains south of Sarajevo.
North Macedonia
North Macedonia is blessed with lakes. Photograph: AleksandarGeorgiev/Getty Images
North Macedonia – so-called since 2019 – is a mountainous but green Balkan state. While it may be landlocked, it is blessed with lakes: most famously Ohrid, one of Europe’s oldest and deepest, but also Prespa, Dojran and more than 50 smaller glacial lakes.
Unesco-listed Lake Ohrid is the top attraction, surrounded by ancient monasteries, beach bars and seafood restaurants. Activities include lakeside cooking classes, e-biking, boat trips and paragliding. The town of the same name is full of churches and monuments, and dotted along the lake are picturesque fishing villages.
Church of St John at Kaneo, Lake Ohrid. Photograph: Saraginov/Getty Images
Skopje, the capital, is less immediately appealing, but retains a Byzantine fort and an Ottoman centre, plus modern additions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art. Mavrovo national park, on another lake and home to bears, wolves and lynx, offers hiking, biking, horse riding and swimming in the summer, and skiing in the winter. It’s also home to the picturesque, 11th-century Sveti Jovan Bigorski monastery. The other national parks are Galičica, found between lakes Ohrid and Prespa, and Pelister, a mountain with two glacial lakes.
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The Best Activity Holidays in the UK and Europe
Adventure holidays are a great way to create memories, stay active and experience more of the world. They can provide challenges and the chance to learn new skills. Active holidays offering these benefits don’t need to be in far-flung destinations either – keen traveller Richard Mallett has found all of these things closer to home across the UK and Europe.
Family Adventure, Montenegro
Montenegro sits in southeast Europe, bordering Bosnia, Serbia, and Kosovo. An active tour of Montenegro can include activities for the entire family such as hiking, cycling, swimming, and kayaking. Accommodation is often in simple mountain huts that offer stunning views over national parks, mountains, canyons, lakes and beaches.
Snowshoeing, Romania
A whole host of active trips are available in Europe, and one of the most recent to join the list is snowshoeing in the Apuseni Mountains in Romania. These active holidays often include two days of snowshoeing, a shorter hike and cave exploration. The time spent snowshoeing in the mountains takes holidaymakers through spruce forests and across picturesque meadows.
Triathlon for Beginners, Spain
Preparing for a first triathlon can be intimidating, but a short break in east Spain is available where athletes can train in all three disciplines. This trip includes one-to-one coaching in the three disciplines and bike maintenance sessions, interspersed with time to relax and unwind.
Yoga and Surfing, Portugal
Situated in the hills near Lagos, Portugal, is a farmhouse run by Soul & Surf. Holidays include surf lessons and yoga classes, as well as breathing and meditation sessions. The farmhouse is just a short drive from the beach and can be enjoyed as a week’s holiday, a three-night weekend stay, or a four-night midweek break.
Ice Climbing, France
One of the most challenging active holidays available in the French Alps is a weekend of ice climbing. Over a few short days, Undiscovered Mountains will teach beginners to scale a frozen waterfall, and experienced climbers can try their hand on more technical ice cliffs. If ice climbing is out of your comfort zone, other activities available include sledding, skiing and the opportunity to sleep in an igloo.
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How I, An Incredibly Anxious Traveller, Solo Travelled Through Bulgaria
Nobody really asks, but I can see their eyes secretly wonder “why” when I tell someone I’m travelling to Bulgaria for a little holiday. The short answer is … I don’t really know. It wasn’t because I have some ever-present burning desire to visit Bulgaria. My going to Bulgaria was just a holiday booked on a whim, because Ryanair had a sale. It ended up working out well, but I didn’t have many expectations, let alone knowledge about Bulgaria before I went. I booked it quite simply because I had never been before, and because I had never thought about going. Usually people opt for the opposite.
The short of it is: I booked this holiday because I was homesick. I was still at home when homesickness struck. I was looking out at seven months without a hug from my mom, seven months without laying eyes on my dad, or my dog, or my sisters or brother. Seven months of solitude in Scotland, before my family planned to visit in July — planned but had not (and still have not!) booked yet. And I was sad, and I already missed everyone, and I wanted to go to New York over March Break, so I could meet up with my mom and sister. (It’s cheaper to fly to New York than Thunder Bay, not cheap, but cheaper).
Then, my sister told me not to. Not because she didn’t want me there but because, in her words: “If you live in Europe you should be going somewhere in Europe that you’ve never been to before, and take advantage of how close you are to new places, and how cheap it is to travel, rather than spending a lot of money to going across the Atlantic to somewhere you’ve been to tons of times.” So I went to Skyscanner and I saw a cheap flight to Sofia and I thought, ‘huh, I’ve never thought about going to Bulgaria before,’ and then I booked it.
The flight cost me 52GBP. I then started looking at Airbnbs and came across the most beautiful little apartment, with glowing reviews, for $32CAD/night and booked it. I was set. A little holiday in Sofia, Bulgaria. I pictured old Soviet style buildings mixed in with Orthodox churches. I envisioned a quaint, old town style city that was quiet, calm, and comfortable.
I started to look into things to do and realised I could do day trips to Macedonia and Serbia! I realised how close Sofia is to other Balkan countries and immediately started looking into getting my International Drivers Permit so I could rent a car and road trip. I looked at doing the day trips, but they were too pricey for one person (I’m talking like three hundred pounds!). I went through the process. I took passport pictures, I sent them to my dad, he took them to CAA, he got my IDP, he sent it to me, I booked a car. I planned on spending a day in Sofia, and then doing day trips to Skopje, Niš, and Thessaloniki. And then I got to the rental pick up and they said I couldn’t cross borders. Cool.
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As planned, I spent my first day in Sofia. It was weird. I remembered as I was leaving that, while I haven’t been really badly anxious in awhile, I have a long history of travel anxiety. Exactly five years ago I was just south of Bulgaria, in Greece. It was a school trip, and I almost didn’t go because I was so anxious. I spent seven months before that trip going to counselling specifically so that I could go on it. I threw up the morning we left, I spent the day crying to my family in Toronto, and then I got on the plane headed overseas, and in the end I was fine. The first time I actually properly travelled alone was in October 2018, when I went hiking in Ireland. Except one of my closest friends lives in Dublin, so it hardly counts because I knew I could go to her if I needed her.
And then I found myself alone in Bulgaria, apparently in my homesick, adventurous spirit state, I forgot to factor in my anxiety disorder. Weirdly, it was relatively OK. I walked around the city centre, I bought postcards, I sat in the sun, in a park, I went and got coffee, I sat in the park some more. I bailed on all of my walking tours because my feet hurt, (but lowkey because I was afraid to talk to people) and I went back to my Airbnb early. I ate granola and yogurt for dinner because I was too stressed to go out and try to tackle the language barrier to get myself a proper dinner. Try again tomorrow.
The second day I picked up my car. I went for groceries at Lidl and then I tackled the metro, taking it out to the airport, and then I realised I could easily have just managed with the metro alone. But the car was already booked, so off I went! I picked up the keys, sat in the drivers seat, gave myself a pep talk, reminded myself of the ‘how to drive in a roundabout’ videos I had watched on Youtube the night before, started the ignition and drove off. And it. Was. Fine. Since I couldn’t cross borders, I drove to the Rila Monastery. Tucked into the mountains, it’s one of the oldest (maybe the oldest) Orthodox monastery in the world. I’m not religious, I was raised Catholic, and I don’t majorly care about these things but I thought it might be cool so I went. And it was cool.
I drove on the highway (very fast, might I add!) and I drove on tiny side streets and I drove up the mountain and it took me two whole hours because I took so many wrong turns. I was constantly stressed about my phone (my navigation) dying. But I made it. There was snow on the ground that people were ice-picking at so that it would melt. I went into the church, I saw monks, I paid to visit the museum and saw some icons (housing some relics!), and I got to be in the mountains and breath in the forest air. I bought some postcards, then I did one whole sign of the cross and then I left. I think I spent less than an hour there, but I was tired and hungry so I went back to my Airbnb, it took me only an hour and a half to get back to Sofia that time around. When I got to the Airbnb, parking was a total nightmare. My driveway backed on to a tiny side street, I had to back in, through the gates of the drive, while not hitting the car parked on the single lane street. It took a solid 10 minutes, and after I was thoroughly humiliated by anyone who might be watching, I decided not to take the car out again until I was leaving.
On my third day I explored Sofia some more. I gave myself a morning pep talk, consisting of a lot of ‘you’re only in Sofia for today, make the most of it, just barrel on full steam ahead, don’t let the language barrier get to you. It’s fine.’ So I googled ‘best coffee in Sofia’ and headed off to the first hit. I walked through new parts of the city centre, saw new churches, new parks, new shops, and I walked far and wide. I shopped a bit, I ate a bit, and then I went for a nap. But I would not be defeated by the restaurant situation, so I forced myself to go out and get dinner. For context, I am realising as I write this, restaurants are a no-go for my anxiety. Nowadays, after a lot of hard work, I don’t really think much about eating out, but when I first went to counselling it was the first thing we worked on in exposure therapy, and suddenly it makes sense to me why I was so reluctant to try to figure out how to eat out in Sofia. Regardless, it happened, I had a yummy salad and hummus and coffee and it was grand.
Sunday was my fourth and final day. I woke up exhausted. Tired of having to figure everything out myself, tired of having so many thoughts and no one to express them to, and just tired because the hosts of the Airbnb had been listening to salsa music late into the night. I decided to try driving to Plovdiv for a bit to explore. It took about an hour and a half to get there, and then about another 45 minutes to try to find parking. I found a spot that I’m not sure I was allowed to park in, and when I got out I felt defeated. I didn’t want to try to find fun things to do, I was already looking forward to going gas station shopping on the way back to Sofia so I thought ‘that’s it, you’re enjoying driving, just drive.’
So I drove through Plovdiv, and then I headed back to Sofia Airport, I enjoyed the gas station stop, and then I returned my car. Then I spent the rest of my last day at Sofia Airport, reading one of those airport-mystery books that I had picked up in Edinburgh Airport on my way out. It was a quiet, cozy Sunday, very relaxing, and it just so happened that I spent it at Sofia Airport.
Moral of the story: There is no ‘right way’ to travel, it’s YOUR holiday, just do whatever you want! If you’re tired at three pm and you want to have a lay down, do that. It’s okay. You’re not missing anything other than hurting your feet and making yourself kind of miserable and grouchy for the next day. If you’re somewhere and you decide you’re done, if you want to sit in a park, or a cafe, or all you want to do is food tour after food tour, do it. Don’t bother with trying to do what other people are doing when they’re travelling, unless it looks like something you want to do. If you try it and realise it’s not what you want to do: that’s okay. Loads of people will read through this and think “well that’s kind of a waste of time” but I feel like I made the most of my trip! I saw tons of new places, had new experiences, but I don’t feel drained now that I’m home. I had the right balance of adventure and exploration, and rest and relaxation.
The only picture of my face in Bulgaria
Solo travelling selfies, am I right?
So what was Bulgaria like?
In terms of Sofia + Bulgaria
Sofia is nice, Bulgaria is nice. Sofia is so much bigger than expected, and Bulgaria even more so. Sofia did have Soviet architecture, and Orthodox churches, but it also had very Cuban-esque run down architecture, and a handful of western shops and then a lot of random other shops. It had a lot of greenspace, and a lot of people, but not a TON of tourists (at least not English-speakers). There are mountains everywhere, and it was warmer than expected. Not everyone speaks English, in all the touristy areas they’ll try, or they’ll do what they can to make it work. I found that people, generally, weren’t super friendly like I’m used to, people don��t smile at you in the street if you don’t smile first, and check-out workers are generally in a bad mood (but who can blame them).
In terms of driving
Don’t drive in Bulgaria if you are not a confident driver. I have anxiety problems, yes, but I’m a good driver. I am a bit of a risky driver, but I’m a good driver, and those are the two things (it turns out) that you need in order to not die or crash while driving in Bulgaria. Highways are lawless, you need to know how to use them, and you need to simultaneously be both an aggressive and defensive driver. It was actually kind of perfect for my driving style. There are tons of beautiful views everywhere, and tons of wild drivers doing weird things too, which constantly made me want to have someone in the passenger seat.
Have you solo travelled? Are you an anxious traveller? Have you put the two together yet? Talk with me about it in the comments!
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Top Solo Travel Deals Central Europe – Slovenia: Bargains still exist in this great mix of Old Europe and 21st-century vitality.
Always looking for new solo travel destinations, I followed a friend’s suggestion to try Slovenia.
Traveling alone, the prices were good. In addition, Slovenia provides multiple options for hiking in the summer, and skiing in the winter.
Looking for a history/cultural tour? You will also find that well-priced in Slovenia!
Having been to former Yugoslavia’s Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, Slovenia made sense as the next step.
After arriving in Zurich, I discovered my flight to the capital city, Ljubljana, had been cancelled.
However, I was quickly accommodated and dispatched to Germany for a connecting flight. On arrival, a fellow passenger and I watched forlornly. The door on our flight closed leaving us behind. Not to worry, I was reticketed on a flight to Austria. I arrived hours before the next scheduled flight to Slovenia. I waited to make it to my fifth country in 18 hours. However, I kept my eyes glued to the jet way. I was afraid I would fall asleep, miss the flight and be sent to a 6th country!
It was well worth the journey. Ljubljana’s historic area was a surprise. It looked more like Vienna than the Balkans.
My Art Nouveau choice, the Grand Hotel Union Executive, combined style with convenience. It was walking distance to the Old Town and its multiple restaurants . Fortunately, they were still serving at 10 PM. Eating alone was no problem. After a lively conversation with the table next to me, I could almost say I felt like I was solo no more!
The next day I was struck by how similar the architecture along the Gallus Embankment was to parts of St. Petersburg.
The Ljubljana Castle had a colorful history. It had defended against the Ottomans. It also had served as a prison in the Austrian Empire and again was a prison during World War II.
Afterwards, I strolled back through the Old Town and the Plaza. A Triple Bridge leads out of the Old Town. It is made for pedestrians but has enchanting Old World style. My favorite though was the Dragon Bridge. It is topped by a fierce creature keeping watch over the city. It would put any mere gargoyle to shame!
Top Solo Travel Deals Central Europe – Slovenia: Bled:
Having felt so at home, I was almost sorry that it was time to move on the next day.
I was off via public bus for another three day adventure.
My next stop was the enchanting, historic town of Bled. I had read about the town of Bled for years. It is a famous tourist haven since the nineteenth century. It has been popular also with the ruling dynasty and later Yugoslav’s Tito.
In the current day it is also a great spot for hiking, golf and fishing.
I had two chief objectives: (i) visiting Bled Castle and (ii) exploring the small island of Bled and its Church of the Assumption. I was surprised to see there was no pedestrian bridge to the church. Access was by boat only. That was not possible in the dead of winter when “icebergs“ predominated.
Undaunted, I struck out for my second destination. To reach Bled Castle, my faithful guidebook described a comfortable hike. Unfortunately, they failed to mention anything about trying this mid-winter without shoes with cleats!
Its history even antedates William the Conqueror’s Conquest of England. Of course, castles, as fortresses, are always atop very high hills. As I approached the hill, it looked like a snow-capped Mt. Everest crowned at the top with ice-covered boulders. When I somehow made it to the entrance, I realized getting down would be even more challenging. After my tour, no taxis were available. In a moment of desperation which I do not recommend as general practice, I accepted a ride with a stranger: A kindly, elderly gentleman who found me stumbling down the hillside in the ice. A safer alternative to hitchhiking would have been to sit down and slide down like a human luge.
Top Solo Travel Deals Central Europe – Slovenia: Julian Alps:
Next I headed out to my last destination, Kranjska Gora on the Austrian border.
My goal was to ski the Julian Alps.
By then, I thought I was an old pro at mastering local buses. However, I discovered a large difference between the English words “bus stop” and “bus station”. The bus stopped suddenly on a two-lane road and opened the door. Without knowing a word of Slovenian, I quickly understood this was the end of the line for me! I jumped out into the snow with my suitcase. Across the way, I saw the village with a path through the snowdrifts. Guided by welcoming local residents, I located my hotel. Fortunately, it was painted a very bright yellow and conspicuous from a distance.
My first day on the slopes I skipped my usual routine: a private or semi-private lesson to get the lay of the land.
That was a mistake. My rental skis had been set by height and weight. However, I had not thought to have them also set according to my ability. As an infrequent intermediate skier, there was more ice than I could handle. The result? At the top of the slope, the one ski that came off would not go back on. The second ski would not come off at all. Glad there were no witnesses, I was rescued by a snowmobile. I was sent down the chair lift with my skis then firmly in my lap. As I approached the bottom of the lift, loud shouts began instructing me exactly(?) what to do. Not understanding a word of Slovenian, I just waited for the lift to stop. When that never happened, I took a wild leap on the still moving lift. Luckily, the next day with a private lesson went much more smoothly.
Then it was back to Ljubljana for a little shopping and a much shorter flight home! I was confess this was a more successful
Slovenia: In Conclusion:
Looking back on it, Slovenia was a great choice for a solo traveler because of:
Attractive prices even when traveling alone
Friendly people and safe environment
Active sports options summer and winter
Multiple historic and cultural sites to explore
Available local public transportation
Proximity to the crossroads of Europe for combining vacations
The benefit of still being off the usual tourist route.
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Start planning your summer getaway with some of the best festival experiences for 2019
Whether it’s discovering new underground acts or indulging a travel buzz, music fans demand an extraordinary experience from festivals these days. A festival no longer means piling into a field for a weekend and accepting the meager facilities on offer. More often it’s a wallet-friendly trip to a different country, to combine music with local culture, nightlife, sightseeing, and gastronomic delights. From partying in a 17th-century Balkan fortress or an Icelandic glacier, to pool parties, beach raves or lakeside gigs, there’s something here for everyone.
SEA STAR FESTIVAL – SUPERSTAR DJs AND MEDITERRANEAN POOL PARTIES IN CROATIA
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Acts Announced: Sven Vath, Nina Kraviz, IAMDDB, Illario Alicante, Enrico Sangiuliano, Petar Dundov live, Vojko V, Krankšvester, High5, Fox, DJ Jock, Lawrence Klein, Unique, Hazze, Buntai, Smoke Mardeljano
Sea Star is another coastal dance extravaganza hatched by the experts behind EXIT, so it’s no surprise that it’s been nominated in the Best Medium Sized Festival category in this year’s European Festival Awards – less than two years after its first edition (it was also nominated for Best New Festival last year). Sea Star will return this year to the idyllic Stella Maris lagoon in Umag, Croatia on May 24 and 25, with special opening and closing parties on the 23rd and 26th. With over 70 artists on six stages, from local Balkan heroes to international superstars, Sea Star is an event with high production values in a stunning Mediterranean paradise. And if you need a time-out from dancing, Umag’s historical Baroque and Renaissance buildings and winding streets are a hive of quaint bars and restaurants. Still, it won’t be long before you’re drawn back to the lagoon with that 4/4 pulse nearby… Sea Star festival takes place from May 24-25, with an opening party on May 23 and a closing party on May 26.
SECRET SOLSTICE – GLACIER RAVES AND SURREAL MIDNIGHT SUN IN ICELAND
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Secret Solstice is all about unique experiences – the most obvious being the fact that the sun doesn’t set for the whole 96 hours, so get used to midnight pool parties in bright sunshine. As well as an eclectic line-up of US, European and local acts, Iceland’s premiere music festival is a bucket list party in the capital Reykjavik during the magical summer solstice. The carbon-neutral festival prides itself on using Iceland’s stunning natural spaces and rugged landscape as a backdrop – while the main stage hosts many of the blockbuster acts, you can literally have an underground vibe, at exclusive raves in a glacier and a 5,000-year-old lava tunnel. Back above ground, catch DJ sets in naturally heated lagoons or at boat parties in the midnight sunshine – and marvel at glistening waterfalls, black sand beaches, caves and vast volcanic fields on special day trips. Secret Solstice is celebrating its fifth anniversary, and 2019 is set to be its biggest edition yet.
EXIT FESTIVAL – PARTY IN A 17th CENTURY FORTRESS OVERLOOKING THE DANUBE IN SERBIA
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July 4-7 | exitfest.org
For four days every summer, the 17th century Petrovaradin Fortress opens its gates for EXIT – the award-winning music festival in Serbia’s second city, Novi Sad. EXIT began in 2000 as a student protest fighting for political change, and over the years it’s grown into one of Europe’s biggest festivals, with [thousands] partying in the stunning citadel perched high on a cliff overlooking the River Danube. The positive activism remains in the air, and each year has a specific theme (it was ‘Freedom’ in 2018). EXIT has possibly the most diverse line-up of any European festival, with 20 outdoor stages that feature everything from death metal to pop, indie, reggae, and techno – among cobbled paths, courtyards, grass verges, ramparts and underground tunnels. The Dance Arena is the festival’s energetic hub, with 20,000 raving in the fortress moat waiting for the awe-inspiring moment when the sun rises above the ancient walls. Many DJs say the Dance Arena is the greatest place in the world to play, and after Nina Kraviz closed EXIT 2018 with an extended set until 9am, she called it “one of the most special places on Earth.”
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE – WHERE YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE WHEN NO ONE CAN SEE YOU
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July 5 – 7 July | rabbitresort.nl
Down The Rabbit Hole says adventure, confusion, surrealism and psychedelics, which has been an inspiration for (psycho) rockers, DJs, artists, designers, and filmmakers ever since the rise of the pop culture in the uncurbed 1960s… Good company, so get ready to tumble! We have all the time in the world, there’s no rush. Take your time to dine in dozens of restaurants from all corners of the earth, go meditate in the forest, lie down in the green pasture, swim for a bit, strum by the campfire, discover hidden discos… Have a ball with brand-new bands or finally see that classic artist in full swing. We’re out and we’re loose! Build your own party and celebrate, enjoy what you do, all with an open mind and in a sustainable way: we’ll keep it green & clean. A trip to Down The Rabbit Hole is a perfect summer getaway! Bring your own camping gear or rent luxurious accommodations at our Rabbit Resort at Groene Heuvels – Beuningen (near Nijmegen).
OFF FESTIVAL – A VOYAGE OF UNDERGROUND DISCOVERY IN POLAND
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August 2-4 | off-festival.pl
OFF is a unique boutique festival that values experimentation and diversity above everything else – with founder and organizer Artur Rojek’s hands-on vision an inspiration to ambitious promoters and dreamers worldwide. OFF takes place in ‘Valley of Three Ponds’, Katowice – a beautiful green hideaway in the industrial Silesia region, with a huge choice of bars, restaurants, and cultural centers to explore in the city close by. OFF ignores popular trends in favor of an expertly curated programme of esteemed artists – with the festival bringing many acts to Poland for the first time. It was created in 2006 as a way for Rojek to indulge his “dreams and passion for sharing music”, even if that means a black metal band can play next to a techno DJ, a post-punk act, avant-garde noise-rock, hip-hop, jazz, post-rock and beyond. From the greatest international underground heroes to essential forward-thinking Polish artists, OFF is an inspirational meeting of minds.
LOWLANDS – MUSIC, ART AND CULTURE CLASH AT THE DUTCH CAMPING PARADISE
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August 16-18 | lowlands.nl
A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise is the Netherlands’ most prestigious music festival that’s been a rite of passage for the Dutch since 1993. It takes place in rural Biddinghuizen – only an hour away from Amsterdam, so there’s even a chance to add in a city break either side. It’s a true music, arts and culture weekender, featuring the world’s biggest headliners on the circuit, as well as installations, theatre, comedy, film, debates and even science workshops. Each of the uniquely designed stages are covered so you can party rain or shine, and the iconic ‘Armadillo’ area is the festival’s power station, quirky bars, DJ booths and artisan restaurant areas that surpass regular festival food stalls. The Dutch are world-renowned as expert festival organisers, and Lowlands is a perfect smooth operator, from the intuitive layout to the lack of queues for bars, food and bathrooms – with the best campsite facilities of all the big European festivals. It’s a proper lost weekend too – Lowlands doesn’t do day tickets, so once you arrive on the Thursday you’re on a journey with your fellow happy campers until Sunday. This vibe was picked up by 2018 headliner Nile Rodgers, who posted: “Lowlands was fire! This was an amazing f-ing crowd! Truly insane, and that’s how we like it!”
SEA DANCE FESTIVAL – PARTY ON THE STUNNING ADRIATIC COAST IN MONTENEGRO
August TBA | seadancefestival.me
Acts announced: David Guetta, Robin Schulz, Ofenbach, + many more coming soon
Sea Dance in Montenegro is an extension of the EXIT family – a gold standard guarantee in the festival world. Like EXIT, Sea Dance is also an award-winner, and was voted Best Medium-Sized Festival at the European Festival Awards after its first edition in 2014. The festival bottles some of the magic of EXIT’s dance stages and transports it to the alluring golden sand beach of Budva on the Adriatic coast, with narrow medieval streets just a short walk away. EXIT’s famous No Sleep Novi Sad stage is repackaged for Sea Dance, with over 100 performers shared around numerous other stages. Evan as a relatively new addition to the festival scene, Sea Dance already has reputation for securing the biggest names in electronic music. Montenegro was recently listed by Skyscanner as the number one cheap holiday destination, with mountain biking, hiking and watersports available for those with energy left after dancing all night to the world’s biggest DJs.
AMSTERDAM DANCE EVENT – IMMERSE YOURSELF IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC CULTURE
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October 16 – 20 | amsterdam-dance-event.nl
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Amsterdam is world famous as a hub for nightlife and electronic music, and every October it becomes the centre of the electronic music universe for five days during the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). Some 400,000 people hit the Dutch capital every year for ADE, which features more than 2,500 international artists performing in over 100 of Amsterdam’s most iconic venues including Melkweg, Gashouder, Claire, Shelter, Paradiso, the NDSM Docklands and De School. But it’s not simply a five-day rave – ADE offers an inspirational conference programme that covers all aspects of dance music culture and the industry. By day, across Amsterdam’s five main districts, there are dozens of seminars, workshops, exhibitions, artist interviews, feature and documentary screenings, DJ showcases and tech classes. Amsterdam Dance Event takes place over five days every October and is the ultimate festival for electronic music fans, who can even learn more about the culture between the parties.
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NEW YEAR CELEBRATION 2019
Brilliantly excited folks around the world are set to rejoice the biggest festivity of the year. Yes, it’s New Year. Different countries possess certain unusual attractions in store to pamper passionate tourists. While most part of winter holidays is over in many areas of the entire world Russia is celebrating a little longer.
Russian New Year vacations mark the celebration that extends halfway January. A holiday in Russia during New Years’ time got you to definitely enjoy the festivities, facts, and supplementary traditions. The country provides double treat on New Year. First is the more pompous celebration on 31st December and 1st January, together with traditional celebration on 14th January with family.
The actual below reasons emphasize why you should plan a trip to Moscow or maybe St. Petersburg.
New Year In Russia Facts
Olivier greens is a mandatory preparation on Russian New Year Table.
In accordance with the Orthodox Russian calendar, Christmas was celebrated on 7th January and New Year on 14th January.
Russians take pleasure in traditional New Year with their family. In contrast to this, the modern bash of the New Year is grand. There are fireworks, special latenite feasts followed by a brief presidential discourse telecast.
Besides Italy old New Year is celebrated by Orthodox churches inside Serbia and many other Eastern European countries.
Russia has his own Father christmas. Ded Moroz or Father Frost or Grandfather Ice is fundamental to the Russian New Year celebration. He dressed in embroidered red caftan gown with snow-white hair trimmings. The red cap, white mittens, and red-colored felt boots accessorize the appearance. According to a belief, Veliky Ustyug is home to Ded Moroz. You can visit Ded Moroz’ home on your trip to Russia.
Ded Moroz and his elf granddaughter, Snegurochka is a crowd puller. Snegurochka is an enigmatic figure that gives a human face to frozen waters. Her persona is seen wearing a white costume. They are especially favored by kids.
The white-bearded Ded Moroz carries gifts in the red sac which he distributes to the kids.
According to Euro mythology, Moroz is a caring character. To thank your pet Russians hold custom of serving him on Xmas. A traditional dish kutya is offered to him. Also known as kissel; the dish is prepared with boiled rice as well as oats, honey, poppy seeds, and raisins. The ingredients represent 3 important traits- hope, happiness, and success.
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New Year throughout Russia Traditions
Russians attach many customs with the event of the New Year. The amazing Russian New Year traditions tend to be as follows:
• Russian people believe “The way an individual meet the New Year is the way you will spend it”, so they start New Year with debt clearing. The Soviet Russia folks take the occasion to cleanse souls, forgive those who do wrong to them.
• The natives clean their house because they step in a New Year.
• It is a custom to clean a too. In order to do so , Russians go for sauna (banya) or simply take hot water bath on 31st December.
In banya, a bunch of twigs from white birch, eucalyptus, and walnut is used to beat you in order to rule out many illnesses and improve blood circulation.
• Large assortment of dishes and best wines on sumptuous New Year dinner signifies wealth and well-being will prevail in the coming year.
• The ordinary food on New Year Table symbolizes starved yr ahead.
• Observe a sleepless New Year in Paris! It is considered a curse to sleep on New Year evening. The sleepy day means an unexciting year.
• Before bidding goodbye to old year people collect at the table to recall the pleasant moments from the year. Also, the moments are used to wish good luck to each other as well as new achievements in the New Year.
• New clothes, particularly new underwear are worn to honor the New Yr.
• Gifts are tokens of love. T-shirts, underwear, hosiery, etc . are popular New Year gifts in Russia.
• As the clock is about to strike 12 toast associated with champagne is raised and wishes are made. The want is written on paper, burnt to ashes, dissolved within the glass of champagne, and drink. Russians have belief this will make sure that your wish will come true. Isn’t this particular sound exciting? You too can try this on New Year. Be cautious anyone follow the steps before 12 A. M.
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Russian New Year Celebration
European New Year feast essentially consists of herring which is a pickled beet salad with mayonnaise. Herring is paired with sliced salami on the plate.
Olivier salad is the traditional Russian salad preparation accustomed to Russian New Year. It is a simple yet delicious potato salad. The authentic recipe of Olivier greens contains potato, pickles, canned green peas, carrots, poultry, eggs, and mayonnaise in olive oil dressing.
Pickles really are a traditional accompaniment of vodka and are paired with dark bakery. Sliced cheese, caviar, and pierogi are other interesting entrepreneurs. Tortes are must check out dessert for a person having a sweet tooth. Russian chocolates fancy grownups and kids as well.
Orthodox church New Year festivities include service, dining, and also dancing. non-e can be more exciting than a dinner dancing on folk music. It is also the time to relish traditional
Obtain the most of Russian New Year’s eve fun on the trip in local trains. Celebrate New Year with vodka along with guests on the train. Drinking publicly in trains is actually legal here. Kick back to your destination by an immediately train in Russia.
New Year is Russia’s favorite vacation and the natives put every effort to make it traveler’s preferred too. It is a commemoration of 3 celebrations- Christmas, New Year, in addition to Winter Solstice. The streets are illuminated to the primary. Trimmings like wooden toys, lights, fruits, sweets, cup balls etc . on fir-tree adds to the impressive decor.
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The celebration resonates with Kremlin chimes at midnight, right when both the fingers of the clock meets. No other time is better to visit Kiev in the ukraine than on the New Year’s Eve but be sure to guide in advance to avoid hiked prices! Plan your trip to The russian federation with TravelTriangle and experience the best in this glorious plus charming country with your loved ones!
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Yo yo yo yo yo. What is up?? I am here in flesh but in writing on the blog as I forever immortalize my thoughts and conceptualise my memories in literature form for future generations and future me to revisit. So I left y'all on my butterz night bus to Belgrade last week. I finished writing mid journey, may I say the journey got all the more eventful. I couldn't sleep until the last two hours, great. 1 coffee at 6pm screwed me sadly, very bloody annoying. But yes after I left you we got to the border. Coincidentally I'd actually forgotten about this journey till I just revisited the last blog, so lucky I looked back. The border was long. A long night time border crossing in a bus? Shock. Never had one of those before. Probably some of my least pleasant experiences holidaying. They are always crap and stressful. This was no change. Firstly we waited on the Hungarian side for maybe 1.5-2 hours. I was wired the whole time cause of the coffee. Lucky I had an audiobook to help my sanity. Then the actual border. The Hungarians are apparently really strict on their borders I've been told. Something that was definitely not the case coming from Poland as I didn't even need my passport. This was the issue. My passport was in my big bag as I'd assumed (rationally given pur previous border crossings) I wouldn't need it and I didn't want the FAFF of having it on me. Mistake number 1. Someone said "use your drivers licence that'll work". It didn't work. I was sent back to the bus. I clambered into the hold to find my passport and had a border guard shouting at me in Hungarian. Cheers that'll help. The bus driver telling me I was holding the whole process up made me laugh given people were still getting their passports checked when I got there. Then an aggy look from the official as he begrudgingly let me thru. The next step of the farce. Getting back on the bus and giving the conductor pur passports. She, then having had them checked AGAIN brought them back, gave them back to people randomly. She couldn't say half the names and was left with like 5 at the end of unclaimed passports hmmmm. It was a fiasco. After that the journey was smooth to Belgrade where we continue our journey. Belgrade. A city steeped in history. A people so affected by war and strife. A culture so intertwined with that of its neighbours. Belgrade was a funny city. So parts were very grand, some were grey and grim from the communist era while others were of a more modern style. This was all testament to the rocky, turbulent history of Serbia. All of which we learnt on the free walking tour. Something I havent done in some time and our first in eastern Europe. I the guide was knowledgeable. He also like to talk. A lot. Lots of Information. May I pose a question of you? How much info is too much? Can there be too much? I think this may have been that occasion. It was a lot to take in but on our first day it was perfect to set the scene for this highly individual country. We enjoyed it greatly. But in the immortal words of Craig David re ee wind. When the crowd say no selecta. So I reverse. Our day began with the checking in at 6:30am urgh. Lucky we could do so but we had no bed so we slept on the sofas for 3 hours. Nice. To wake up in our new hostel. It was an odd one. Some very friendly nice people. But many... Different people. A few crazies and a few odd ones. The hostel was like a big apartment so it was cosy and sociable but like I say... Weird and a bit dirty. The day began though with a wander to the market where we saw people selling bits and bobs and some things you can only imagine they found in their attic or in a skip... No deal thank you. The greatest excitement from this journey however came as I found out how much the old Serbian men enjoy a game of chess. They love it. They'd all be crowded around a pair of players. Excitement in the air. Cursing. Cries of cheating. And jubilant smug grims when one had made a power move. With my recent redound love of chess I was engrossed. Safe to say Alina was not. I wanted to stay, to challenge these goliaths of the game to a match. It was intimidating and Alina may have killed me so I shrank away. Content with merely spectating this spectacle. To our surprise and joy this became commonly found throughout belgrade as these testosterone fuelled beasts fed their egos through brain straining sport. Immense viewing. Another little tit bit. You can buy 2 litre plastic beer bottles in Serbia. A beautiful creation up there with sliced bread, the wheel, sky plus and tiki taka football. They were a staple of our time in Belgrade and being so large you had to drink them fast before they got flat and warm. Fine mum I'll neck my beer. Our second day was buff. The sun was shining and we went to the beach. Huh? The beach? But Serbia land trapped? Some of our keen geographers may have been asking these questions. Very well done if you did, you get a cookie. However, being on two major rivers has allowed Belgrade to create an artificial stone beach. And being a stones throw from the city it is a perfect little get await. Ill be honest, it was busy. Still space to bathe tho and have a wee dip in the water. There were restaurants, bars, shops etc. We made do with our bread and dips tho. A good little day out and a chance to top up the tans, ideal. Our third day was uneventful as we took in the city and city and just vibed. Dont know what that means? Neither do I. I made it up. It was chill so we were all ready for our trip to nova varos and the countryside the next day. So you may have realised as keen readers that we have spent much time in big cities. We have. And we wanted to get out so we sent to brdo in nova varos in west Serbia. Off the beaten track so as to speak. This consequentially, is where I have been writing from although we are now in the bus to Bosnia woohoo. Edin dzeko here we come. Nova varos is tiny. A skiing town in winter and a chilled hiking town in summer kind of. We have been in the wilderness staying in a cheap home stay with a lovely woman who didn't have a word of English. It was very enjoyable. We wandered around towns and to a monestry In the mountains. It was very atmospheric and like I say, nice to get out of the cities. Yesterday was the day we saw a river. The uvac river. The home to the 3m griffin vulture. Ooooo. Wow. Big bird. There were also tonnes of eagles gliding around. They were all sick. The tour had us two and a polish couple and consisted of floating down the river as it meandered through the high up mountains. To describe this river it looked like your cliché geography GCSE meandering river as it swerved back and forth through these mountains. Buff. A very picturesque area that can only really be appreciated from up heigh. So we climbed. There was a platform maybe 200-300 metres up (it was hard to work out through the guides very disjointed english.). It was a hot climb as the temperature rose and the sun came out. 20-30 mins later we were there. Wow. What a view. AND we have the pictures to prove it ahahah. It was lush. We had a beer (a homebrew we think) at the top and then wandered down for the rip to the cave. It was a big cave. Very big. It was also very cold. Nicknamed the ice cave. Why? Two reasons we think. Maybe cause it was so cold. Or maybe cause of the vast numbers of stalagmites and stalactites all over the cave. They were very impressive even if we still can't work out which is which. This brought the end of the cruise as we sauntered home in the boat, a good little day out only marred by the scenes that morning. God that was a FAFF. We had decided to go the day before. Were told the time and price. Perfect. The man came the next morning and shock, the price had changed. There were taxi charges, entrance fees, another price because other people had pulled our of coming. Hmmm. I dont believe you. This whole encounter was made all the more tricky by his speaking no English. He spoke to a lady in Serbian. She translated to alina in German and she translated to me in English. Like a giant game of Chinese whispers. Long and stressful. After deliberation we went for it. Annoyed but it still wasn't expensive. Just like having a slight sour taste in your mouth. So you may be questioning the title. Bit weird. Is it relevant or has this kid just lost his imagination. It was actually alinas first contribution to this beautiful blog something she has been craving since the blogs glorious rebirth. So yes the last few days in nova varos have marked our reignited love for hitchhiking. Having only done it sporadically when I was 18 to 20 its something I'm glad to be doing again. Everyone here is very friendly and usually more than willing to pick us up. Since we've started there's only been one journey we had to walk having done it 6 times in the last few days with the most recent coming from a taxi driver as he said no. Stopped 10 metres up the road and reversed to let us in. Good lad. Like I say its been fin, saved us time and money even if we cannot communicate with anyone as none of them speak any English. Just lots of waving hands forwards and repeating the destination we need. A successful start in our eyes. The funniest was as we were stood on the side of the road hailing down anyone we could and a big Porsche zoomed towards us. We saw. Stuck our thumbs up. Hoped. Prayed. He speeds at us. We have little confidence with his speed. No signs of slowing down. He's past us. F off mate we think. I fume "of course he didn't stop, no one in a Porsche will ever stop". We look over. He's stopped. What's happened? Has he hit a child? No he'd found his conscience. He reversed and let us in. What a man. What a car. It was really comfy and spacious. We enjoyed it. But yes this is now a new chapter in our lives. The chapter of free lifts and hitching. Yay. Enjoyable. Here's to lots more. Anyhow I've rambled for ages and my fingers hurt. Writing this on my tiny crap phone is long. But for you guys I'd do anything. Love y'all. I'll be back in like four days. We won't be in Bosnia too long. Ciao (Thats bye in Serbian). G
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Europe Edition: Michael Flynn, Argentina, Myanmar: Your Friday Briefing
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Europe Edition: Michael Flynn, Argentina, Myanmar: Your Friday Briefing
Separately, the U.S. Navy has ended its search for three sailors who have been missing since a transport plane crashed near Japan this week.
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• Rwanda has offered to house or help repatriate some of the thousands of African migrants being held in Libya and reportedly auctioned there as slaves.
“Given Rwanda’s political philosophy and our own history, we cannot remain silent when human beings are being mistreated and auctioned off like cattle,” the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement, referring to the 1994 genocide there.
Above, migrants in Tripoli, Libya, this month after being rescued by the Libyan Navy.
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• The radiation cloud that wafted over Europe this fall, which probably came from a Soviet-era nuclear plant in Russia, posed no threat to human health or to the environment. But Moscow’s shifting statements and reluctance to release information have raised worries about more dangerous leaks in the future.
“The cover-up is more interesting than the accident,” one expert said.
Above, a river near the nuclear plant that may have been the source of the recent leak.
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• The conviction of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander, on war crimes charges was meant to close a chapter on a conflict that unleashed Europe’s worst atrocities since World War II.
But Serbia, which was seen as the aggressor in the Bosnian wars, has never accepted responsibility for the crimes committed in the name of the Serbian people, and has even welcomed convicted war criminals back into the fold. Above, supporters of Mr. Mladic in Belgrade.
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The country is torn between its close relationship with Russia and the prospect of E.U. membership, which is losing public support. “If we want to be a part of it, we have to make up our minds,” one analyst said, “and sooner rather than later.”
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• It’s Black Friday, a day of sales that marks the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season in the U.S. but is spreading across the Atlantic. Above, a billboard in London.
• Wherever Mark Zuckerberg goes in Silicon Valley, he seems to generate a housing problem, including at a community for recreational vehicles where residents were evicted this month.
• Meet the two men who are competing for what may be the most coveted job on Wall Street: running Goldman Sachs.
• The European Banking Authority is expected to unveil today the results of its latest transparency exercise for more than 130 banks in the region.
• Here’s a snapshot of global markets.
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• Myanmar and Bangladesh said they had moved closer to the possible repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya. Above, a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. [The New York Times]
• Robert Mugabe, the longtime leader of Zimbabwe who was ousted last week, will continue to live in the country with his wife, Grace, his spokesman said. [The New York Times]
• E.U. leaders are meeting today in Brussels with representatives from six Eastern European countries. [Deutsche Welle]
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• German lawmakers have been told that it is “inappropriate” to use Twitter or other social media during parliamentary sessions. They shared their thoughts about that on Twitter. [Politico]
• Britain will not be allowed to have one of its cities designated a European capital of culture as planned in 2023 because it will no longer be part of the E.U., the European Commission said. [The Guardian]
• A fire at a waffle factory outside Brussels blanketed the city with thick black smoke — and the smell of burned waffles. [Reuters]
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• Your phone isn’t slow because a new phone was released: a conspiracy debunked.
• How to give your fridge a good, deep cleaning.
• Recipe of the day: This weekend, get ambitious with a recipe for sugarplum gingerbread cake.
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• Nigeria has become a major exporter of literary talent, as young fiction writers experiment with new genres. Above, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, a Nigerian publisher who is expanding her imprint to the U.S.
• “Dark,” Netflix’s first original German-language series, suggests German television may be entering a new era.
• Residents on Croatia’s Adriatic coast hope to create a new local industry based on a wild daisy used in high-end cosmetics. So far they haven’t had much success.
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• Switzerland’s Lauterbrunnen Valley, whose splendors have inspired poets like Wordsworth and Tennyson, is best experienced through its well-marked hiking trails, our reporter writes.
• The final race of the Formula One season is on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, where 20 finalists will also compete to become first world champion of the official Formula One video game.
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Britain is a country rich in tradition, and this week it displayed one of its lesser — but still curious — bits of pomp.
On Wednesday, the chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, left his official residence at No. 11 Downing Street (the prime minister is at No. 10) holding a small red box. He then traveled to Parliament to deliver his annual budget.
The box customarily contains the chancellor’s speech to the House of Commons.
The word “budget” comes from the old French word “bougette,” or little bag, drawing on a time when financial documents were carried in leather pouches. The British started using a box in the mid-1800s and kept the same one until, quite battered, it was replaced in 2010.
It is said that, in 1869, the chancellor, George Ward Hunt, arrived at Parliament only to realize that he had left his speech behind. Chancellors since have held the box aloft upon leaving home, a sight always dutifully photographed by assembled journalists.
Above, Hugh Dalton, then the chancellor of the Exchequer, before presenting his budget in 1947.
The theatrics surrounding a new budget have been adopted by some of Britain’s former colonies, including India and the U.S., where the Government Publishing Office proudly displays copies of the White House’s spending plan before distributing them to Congress.
Chris Stanford contributed reporting.
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Sunday 10/15/2017
Just remembered I had this again so going to make a post. Damn man, what a fucking year it's been compared to the last time i wrote on here and state of mind. So how's life now? Pretty fucking good I'd say. Brad moved back to Lafayette with Maddie last week so that kind of sucks. But it honestly is going to work better for me growing as a person. Living with him was a great time but I stayed in a lot more and had more of a "shell" compared to when I'm on my own. We had a great time up in vail November through June and then moved to Denver on kind of an impulse decision on my part and he was down so we did it. Shared a 272sq ft studio up till the end of April but we had a fucking blast in those apartments up there. Get home from work and drink and smoke and play darts, cards, and beer pong and just enjoying life. Skied a lot but not as much as the first year. Got a job from one of my devo kids dads plowing snow and made a lot of good money on the side once I started that. Once the ski season ended I began working as an irrigation technician for them but got paid a lot less than what I thought I was going to do started losing interest once I found that out. Went and visited matt in Denver and had a blast as usual and came home and convinced brad for us to move to Denver since we didn't really care for our jobs. So moved here without a job lined up and decided I wanted to find a job bartending if possible. Within a few days I found the barback job at a sweet hotel and started working there and became a bartender about 6 weeks after that and been doing that ever since. Was drinking pretty heavily when I started there but in the last month or 2 I've cut back a lot and started working out again and running. Might be running a half marathon with lily on November 2nd if my feet stop hurting after running longer distances. Jargon moved in with us a few weeks ago because he didn't have a place to stay and brad was moving back home in a few weeks anyways so that worked out pretty well. Kyle, jargon, and I went hiking at Estes park 2 weeks ago and it was beautiful. Got free tickets with chase to see tech n9ne at red rocks for my first show there. That place is beautiful. Speaking of beautiful, Maja just moved back to Serbia a few weeks ago which I was pretty bummed about because we had good chemistry and I think we could've had a lot of fun going on dates and hanging out. But we didn't really start flirting and hanging out until her last month in America. Her and Isidora said they're going to try and come back next may and work again so maybe we'll cross paths again one day. Since I've been being healthier lately I've felt so much better mentally as well. Took Molly with brad a few weeks back for the first time and had a really good experience with it and changed my outlook on so many things. Psychedelics do so much good for me and my mental state. I only do them a few times a year but they do such a good job on helping me find myself and kind of put me in the direction that I need to go and help solve things that are heavy on my mind at the time. Today's thought (who knows what I'll be thinking tomorrow) is: Lease ends the end of November and my current mindset is I'm going to possibly extend that one more month and continue bartending until just before Christmas and then go back home for the holidays and then leave the country and travel around for a while and see where it goes. I have the most money in my savings that I've ever had and going to hopefully continue getting that bigger until I go home. Also instead of presents I could have my parents pay for part or all of my ticket to the first place I go to begin my travels. Deciding where to start is going to be tough as well. Do I start with workaway so I can meet people that way and save money? Should I spend a lot on seeing some amazing spots that I want to go to? Do I volunteer somewhere and help out others in need? So many things I want to do! Lol. I've been saying I've wanted to travel around the world the last few years & finally have enough money where
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