Getting tongue-tied over impossible-to-pronounce names in Slovakia was an everyday affair when I lived there. But not all eastern European names are tricky, and over at my Eastern Europe and Russia Travel site, I'm polling readers this week about beautiful names of towns and cities in the region. …
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Motel rooms in Delaware
We all know that the unexpected adventures of travel often make the best stories. Unless, that is, your unexpected adventure lands you in a motel room in Newark, Delaware.To be perfectly honest - and with great apologies to any native Delawarians who happen to be reading this blog - I'd never …
Legal aliens in New York
New York, New York, the Big Apple, City of Lights, and all the other cliches and catch phrases you can imagine: this city really is the capital of the world. The first couple of hours overwhelmed me a little but I soon got used to the criss-cross of streets and avenues and the shadows of the …