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A Treasure from Bulgaria
Bulgaria produces 70% of the world's rose oil. Today, we benefit from that, as our Bulgarian souvenir just arrived in the mail: a...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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An Exciting List of Things to Do and See in Croatia
Croatia is a gorgeous, sunny coastline country with delicious food and fun adventures to explore. I remember clearly the first time I...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 25, 20216 min read
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22 Fun and Interesting Facts about Croatia
Today, we continue on our virtual backpacking trip through Europe, and our next stop is... Croatia! This is a country that has always...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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BOOK REVIEW: East of the West ~ A Country in Stories, by Miroslav Penkov
Miroslav Penkov is a talented young writer who captures his beloved homeland of #Bulgaria very masterfully in this collection of eight...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 21, 20211 min read
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Recipe: Moussaka (Musaka) from Bulgaria
When I started looking into the traditional recipes of #Bulgaria, I was initially so confused, until I looked more closely at the map. ...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 19, 20212 min read
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37 Must-Visit Attractions and Sites in Bulgaria
Bulgaria is a gorgeous country with a long history, there is a rich mix of ancient treasures and modern wonders to explore. These are...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 18, 20216 min read
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26 Things You Never Knew About Bulgaria
Today, we continue on our virtual backpacking trip through Europe, and our next stop is... Bulgaria! This is a very historic country...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 16, 20213 min read
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BOOK REVIEW: The Bridge Over the Drina by Ivo Andrić
This novel was written by Nobel Prize winning writer and proud native son of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ivo Andrić, in 1945, and was...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 14, 20212 min read
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Recipe: Ćevape from Bosnia and Herzegovina
A few years ago, I met an amazing woman named Lejla as we both embarked on getting more involved in politics in the US, and she's become...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 12, 20213 min read
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25+ Exciting Things to See and Do in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a gorgeous country with hardy people, that has been through, and continues to go through, a lot. Emerging from...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 11, 20217 min read
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25 Interesting Facts about Bosnia and Herzegovina
Today, we continue on our virtual backpacking trip through Europe, and our next stop is... Bosnia and Herzegovina! This is a complicated...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 9, 20214 min read
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And with the Best Souvenir of All, we Bid Farewell to Belgium
Whenever possible, to commemorate our week of virtual travel to a new European country, I get some sort of souvenir that we can enjoy and...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 7, 20211 min read
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BOOK REVIEW: The Square of Revenge by Pieter Aspe
This novel was written by one of the most popular contemporary Flemish writers, Pieter Aspe, who lives in Brugge, Belgium in 2013, and...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 7, 20211 min read
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Animation of Flemish Masterworks hanging in the Brussels Airport
Many thanks to Brenda Marean, a follower of this blog, who alerted me to a fun and engrossing public art installation that managed to...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 6, 20211 min read
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FILM REVIEW: In Bruges (Belgium)
The next film we watched along our virtual backpacking trek through Europe, at our current stop in #Belgium was the 2008 movie, In Bruges....
Lisa Peterson
Mar 6, 20212 min read
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FILM REVIEW: The Adventures of TinTin (in Belgium)!
The 2011 Spielberg theatrical release of the 3D Computer Animation Action Adventure film, The Adventures of TinTin (based on beloved...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 6, 20211 min read
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Our *Real Life* Visit to Brugge (Bruges), Belgium (2016)
This week's virtual visit to #Belgium is my favorite so far, because it one of the few places on my list that we have had the opportunity...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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Recipe: Belgian Waffle Bar - Breakfast for Dinner!
This week, as we continue along our virtual travels through Europe, our regional dinner was perfect for those of us who have a sweet...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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28+ Exciting Things to Do in Belgium
Mapwork by @Slalice_Draws This week our virtual travels bring us to one of my favorite destinations so far: #Belgium! Belgium is so...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 3, 20217 min read
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29 Facts You Didn't Know about Belgium
Today, we continue on our virtual backpacking trip through Europe, and our next stop is... Belgium! This is a fun country, and one of...
Lisa Peterson
Mar 2, 20213 min read
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