Category: Travelogue
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Protected: A WALK IN THE PARK WITH MY GRANDSON-IN-LAW
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A “HIT AND RUN” THE BELGRADE WAY
SERBIAN POLICEMAN: “IT’S MADNESS OVER HERE. THIS IS A CRAZY COUNTRY, THESE ARE CRAZY PEOPLE, THEY DO CRAZY THINGS.” AND IT’S ALL CONSIDERED “NORMAL”, INCLUDING DOUBLE-PARKING AND BLOCKING OTHER PEOPLE’S CARS Last Thursday, I parked our car on “our” street. Milutina Bojica is “a quiet dead end,” as people would describe the 100m-cul de sac.…
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BEAUTIFUL BELGRADE: A CITY ON TWO MIGHTY RIVERS SPARKLES AT NIGHT FROM KALEMEGDAN FORTRESS
It has been years since I walked along the walls of the Kalemegdan fortress. This Turkish structure built on the walls of the Roman city (Singidunum) has always symbolized the indestructibility and resilience of the Serbian nation. After a 500-year darkness under the Turkish sultans and pashas, the Serbs threw off the Ottoman yoke in…
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UTTER DISREGARD FOR BICYCLE RIDERS AND CIVILIANS
UTTER DISREGARD FOR BIKE RIDERS AND PEDESTRIANS Let’s sum it up. In Belgrade, bike riders and pedestrians are like dirt. Free game for builders and drivers. The communist mindset which puts machines ahead of the individuals and nature is still present. Twenty years ago, a Serbian politician (Djindjic) tried to be different. His government built…
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A TRIP THROUGH HELL
A MODERN FLYING TRAGEDY IN FOUR ACTS ACT I: CANCELED BRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT ACT II: A 6-HR FLIGHT FROM PHOENIX TO HOUSTON ACT III – AIR SERBIA/LONDON HEATHROW ACT IV – SECURITY CHECKPOINTS: THE NAZIS OF HEATHROW
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OUR GREEK VACATION 2021
It has been 41 years since my last summer holiday in Greece. It was a disaster (see Greek Vacation Nightmare). What a difference four decades make! Because our 2021 vacation in Ormos Panagios in Halkidiki was wonderful.Of course, there were some glitches, too.
TRUTH IN MEDIA: TRUTH TRUMPS POWER EVERY TIME! 