The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach UsSonicTrek, Inc., 2012 - 736 For many Westerners, Eastern Europe is about as appealing as a deodorant-free French armpit. That didn't scare Francis Tapon because not only did he learn how to rough it by walking across America four times, but he is also half French, so he kind of smells too. Francis spent nearly 3 years travelling and backpacking in 25 Eastern European countries. It started with a 5-month trip in 2004. He returned in 2008 to spend 3 years exploring all the countries again. The Hidden Europe is Book Two of the WanderLearn Series. |
Spis treści
Introductionstepping into the Hidden Europe | 6 |
Finlandor call it Suomi | 17 |
Estoniarevenge of the nerds | 30 |
Latviathe Baltic core | 50 |
Lithuania the remnants of a great empire | 66 |
Belarus Europes last communist country | 96 |
Polandmore than just a source of Polish jokes | 121 |
Eastern Germanynearly 25 years after the wall | 153 |
Kosovothe land of myths and legends | 455 |
Macedoniaor whatever you call it | 494 |
Greecedefender of all things western in Eastern Europe | 519 |
TurkeyEuropes bridge to Asia | 535 |
Bulgariadefying standards | 543 |
Romaniathe Latin oasis | 574 |
Moldovapoor torn and drunk | 605 |
Ukrainestumbling forward | 623 |
Czech RepublicEastern Europes most civilized country | 171 |
Slovakiafor the mountain lovers | 187 |
Hungarya shadow of its former self | 204 |
Slovenialand of the industrious polyglots | 260 |
Croatiahoney are we still in Eastern Europe? | 302 |
Serbia Europes most misunderstood country | 332 |
BosniaHerzegovinaas complicated as its name | 378 |
Montenegrothe small country that has it all | 412 |
Albaniahome to Europes friendliest people | 430 |
RussiaEastern Europes motherland | 649 |
Conclusionwhat Eastern Europeans can teach us | 704 |
Travel recommendations | 722 |
Acknowledgments | 723 |
Three donations | 724 |
Meet the author | 725 |
Endnotes | 726 |
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
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