Grandiose Failure

Chris poses with a fallen Communist idol in Budapest

April 25th 2006
Anybody who spends anytime travelling through Eastern Europe will come across the phenominum of the "New Prague". Every halfway decent city from Latvia to Bulgaria has been labeled the New Prague by some wag or another. Usually, the comparison has as much validity as comparing Hussein or Quadaffi to Hitler. Budapest may have been the first to wear the label, and although it isn't an apt descr ... read more

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more

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Drinking Life to the Lees

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When we first hooked up in '94, we talked about traveling around the world before we hit 30, the deadline distant and hazy. Now that we can see it all too clearly, we figured we better get in gear. So we set out from Chicago with seven months to traverse the globe and hopefully make it back in one piece. This blog will chronicle our journey. Basic Plans: Dec. '05 - California, Jan. '06 - NZ / Austrailia (East Coast), Feb. - SE Asia (From Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City) / Hong Kong, March - Beijing / Russia (including Trans-Siberian Express) / Scandanavia, April - Eastern Europe / Mid... full info

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