About Eastern Europe TravelGet the latest headlines from the About.com Eastern Europe Travel GuideSite.Try These Refreshing Eastern European Summer Salads- June 27, 2008 The menus of Eastern European restaurants will offer you a plethora of fresh salads to choose from this summer. Salads feature heavily as appetizers or at breakfast buffets. Dill and...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257763.htm Albania's Sworn Virgins - Women Who Live As Men In A Historically Unequal World- June 27, 2008 A few Albanian women have historically taken up roles as males in a society that has seen a shortage men, while simultaneously swearing off sex. With the adoption of male...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257762.htm Dancing Around the World- June 25, 2008 Well, we can't all get chewing gum companies to sponsor our desire to be silly in exotic locations, but we can watch the result of one person's success with such...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257761.htm Russia's Rich, Russia's Poor- June 20, 2008 If you've been to Moscow recently, you know that it is not the low-cost destination that it was in the 1990s. While you can still visit on an average traveler's...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257760.htm Malbork Castle in Northern Poland- June 19, 2008 Malbork Castle is a major attraction for visitors to the Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot (Tri-City) region of Poland. This medieval Teutonic Knights' castle was reconstructed after WWII and is now a sprawling...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257759.htm Transliteration into Eastern European Alphabets- June 18, 2008 Transliteration can sometimes be a useful tool for getting your ideas across in your own language. It can also help you become familiar with the letters of different languages and...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257758.htm Mokka in Krasnoyarsk- June 17, 2008 When I was in Krasnoyarsk, I ordered a "mokka" at a cafe. This chocolatey coffee drink was not a mocha. It was smoother, creamier, and much thicker. I didn't know...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257757.htm Proposal for Latvian Contemporary Art Museum in Riga- June 14, 2008 Fittingly, the site for the new proposed Latvian Contemporary Art Museum is a factory, a symbol of contemporary culture. The factory is located in Andrejsala, a port that has become...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257756.htm Hotel Room Safety Tips- June 13, 2008 If you plan to stay in a hotel when you travel to Eastern Europe, this very good article about hotel safety precautions, written by About.com's Guide to Hotels, bears reading....http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257755.htm Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow- June 13, 2008 Kazimierz, or the Jewish District of Krakow, is worth taking an afternoon to explore. Many important historic synagogues reside there, untouched by WWII bombs. Also within Kazimierz is the Galicia...http://goeasteurope.about.com/b/a/257754.htm |