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Into the Cyrillic Part 1: Bulgaria Interior

This post was done in the old Word-Press format, sorry, it looks really bad. Since liberation from communism in 1989, Bulgaria has had 30 bumpy years, due to post communist bureaucratic corruption, which has inhibited development and impeded recovery.  Bulgaria has the “award” of being the most corrupt country in the European Union.  Although partContinue reading “Into the Cyrillic Part 1: Bulgaria Interior”

Pula, Treiste and Rijeka, the Istrian Trilogy: Part 2

Rijeka * see part 1Rijeka, the last Istrian Peninsula trilogy stop, is yet another Croatian port-town with Roman ruins, Venetian influences, daily Farmer’s Market and old city charm.  But, for some reason, to us, Rijeka just felt right.There were dilapidated buildings, neglected buildings and graffiti.      Beaches were both industrial and beautiful    plusContinue reading “Pula, Treiste and Rijeka, the Istrian Trilogy: Part 2”