great man great job, hi man nice web side and full of information about hunza thanks.
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enjoyed reading ur blog i was laughing hard about some of your comments regarding the places you went to and the people you met from the philippines..
i envy you coz i am a filipino but i've never been to palawan.. hayzzz.. but i will...
thumbs up for your nice blog about us( well in general)
Hunza-the real paradise on the planet The magnificant pics have been captured from mind blowing locations, really the place paradise on earth. Excellent job.
Those pictures of the Bran castle bring back memories. I was in it in July 1989. The interior is looking a lot more comfortable then when I was there.
I spent my night in Brasov sleeping in my tent around 200 M from the castle with wolves howling around me all night. :D
Mel
hi di is liaqat from old hunza inn.................conguratulating u on ur effort to bring forth the real beauty of hunza....thanks..........best of luck for ur next adventutres toures...
Hi Victor! I'm a Romanian, someone send me to this page and I was very excited to read your trip journal. I'm glad you had a good time here, it's a shame you couldn't visit the monasteries in Moldavia. They're exceptional, especially the Vornonet one (the one with that unique blue colour). And also Sibiu, it's a city in Transylvania and this year it was elected as the capital of Europe. Don't know what happened with the sarmalute with mamaliga you tasted, because they're supposed to be delicious! And with cream on top! Yumm! :p
The Bran Castle belonged to Vlad Tepes (also called Vlad Dracul, meaning Vlad the devil, from who the whole Dracula story began). During his reign (around 1450) he imposed those cruel punishments, that's how he got the name. But he was a prince with a deep sense of justice. ;) And he is so needed these days because of the problems we have with the gypsies. :p
Not all people here want to leave for the US. It's true that many think of that, but also many young people want to stay here and make a difference. Including me! :D There are still many things to be done for this country.
Hope your article will make many people plan a trip to Romania! You won't be sorry! ;)
All the best to you all!
iulia
Good Observations It is an excellent entry. Detailed and very interesting to read. I am from Peshawar, so it was very interesting to see the perspective of a foreigner about my city.
Great read!!! Just read through most of your adventures, starting in europe...very informative and interesting...looking forward to your next one though it has been six months or so since the last one...can't wait for the next entry
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Funny Hi. What an interesting story. Ive read several stories of foreigners who have visited Albania but if I had to chose, yours is in the top 5 list. So funny. Im sorry u had to have those two experiences though, and Im glad u enjoyed the rest... hopefully if u ever decide to visit it again in the future, the place will have more to offer to foreigners, especially regarding information, transport and accomodation.
I just finished my 7-day trip in Yunnan and remembered this blog. I did read this but it was too different from what I saw. It looks very peaceful in your picture. But in my eyes, Dali looks like a huge plaza, noisy and too many people. Terrible~~ But Lijiang and Shangrila are really beautiful. And I also went to Deqin, moved by the gigantic jokul. It's holy.
Cool article but stupid jokes Hey Victor,
I've absolutely no idea where else in the world you have been - you may have mentioned this somewhere on your blog site but I did not bother checking this up - but I am gonna say one thing to you, very seriously: Don't mess up with Bulgarian history and don't say it is boring, my brother! Somehow Canadian history does not really strike me as a good benchmark... Alright?
Now, maybe to a sophisticated backpacker like you a history of 13 centuries may mean nothing, but to most intelligent people out there, that is quite a feat! And if you think it is boring to just invade that territory and then be under Turkish occupation for 500 years, just go read some books and watch some movies to find out more about that. But, wait a minute - I forgot - your favorite pastime while on your first night in a new city is to watch "Eurotrip" - that tells me a lot...
So, anyway, I think you have made some nice pictures, and it is nice that you ate spaghetti and enjoyed the big 2.5 litre beer. So I am happy you were on the overall happy from your trip.
I don't care if you'll keep this post or delete it (I'll probably never come back to this site anyway; I just happened to come across it as I was looking for some other information on Sofia).
Enjoy your future trips! (I think you should also go to Khazakhstan, I am sure you'll have plenty to say in Borat-style lingo after that).
Emil
Must mind your words before typing in I am sure you are not that educated enough to comment on any activity. You must mind your language before writing in about any area of any country. Read you blog self and trace couple of comments must to be changed.
Cheers! Just wanted to say how informative your Sarajevo entry is. I'm off there next month and this had made me even more enthusiatic and informed on the place. Excellent and good luck with your travels :-)
St. BLAISE'S CHURCH The first picture titled "Cathedral" is, in fact, St. Blaise's church. You cannot have two cathedrals in one town. The "cathedral 2" is the real cathedral.
By the way, a few days ago (Feb 3) was St. Blaise's feast. St. Blaise is the patron saint of Dubrovnik, and his feast has been celebrated for over 1040 years now.
Romania! Hey Vic! I'm happy to hear that you liked Romania, too bad we didn't synchronize our trips so I could show you some other nice places in Romania..and make you tast REAL 'mamaliga" cuz the one you tasted, definitely wasn't the good one! Sending you kisses ;)
iiiich! Ma nouvelle destination! Je ne savais vraiment pas qu'il y avait une autre vallée des pénis que celle du parc Maisonneuve ; ). Que d'émotions! Pour ce qui est de la raison des sols rouges et blancs alternés, c'est surement un changement important de climat. Le rouge provient souvent du fer et des déserts et le blanc du CaCO3 et des océans... Ce qui semble très pertinent vu l'emplacement du site. Les océanographes aussi peuvent répondre ; ).
Ephesus Salut Victor!
Je suis contente d'avoir eu de tes nouvelles! :) Me semble que ça faisait un bout de temps. Je ne peux m'empêcher de faire un commentaire sur tes photos d'Ephesus! Ça m'a fait tout drôle de les voir car je dois dire qu'elles sont pas mal identiques aux miennes! (à part pour celle où tu es monté tout là-haut et passé par-dessus des barbelés... moi je me suis contenté de la carte postale! lol)
Lors de mon voyage en Grèce et mon court arrêt en Turquie je dois dire que le site de la ville d'Éphèse est le plus beau site archéologique que j'ai vu. J'en ai été bien impressionné. C'est facile de s'imaginer à quel point la ville devait être majestueuse.
Sur ce, bon restant de voyage et je ne peux attendre de voir tes photos et lire tes commentaires sur l'Égypte! :) Prends soin de toi!
Kim xox
Follow my adventures as I travel through Asia, the sub-continent, Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe for a year or so. I'll be travelling solo, independantly and on a tight budget so it should be interesting.
There's been a little change in my itinerary. I cannot get a Iran visa as a Canadian so I opted to fly to Athens from Mumbai. From there I'll go through the Balkans in about a month before heading south toward Cairo overland.
I welcome any comments or constructive criticism.... full info
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great man great job,
hi man nice web side and full of information about hunza thanks. you did a great job . and so nice pictures . thanks take care, by