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What If the Secrets of Keftiu Could Rescue Humanity’s Future?

2022-01-26 by Phil Butler

Saffron Goddess

We must look into our past, perhaps at the mysterious Keftiu, to search for the ideal path for our society.

Tags: archaeology, archeology, Atlantis, Bronze Age, Bronze Age Empires, crete, Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, Dr. Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, Dr. Jan Driessen, George Santayana, history, Islands of the Winds, Jan Driessen, Keftiu, Keftiu people, Metaphysical naturalism, Minoan Empire, philosophy, Thalassocracy, The Keftiu, Utopia, world in crisis

Old Cellars Revive Eastern Serbia Wine Tourism

2013-11-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Negotin Krajina, eastern Serbia, is an oasis of tranquility and purity and on its way to becoming an interesting destination for wine lovers. Located at 250km from Belgrad, Negotin Krajina region forms Serbia´s border with Romania (70km) and Bulgaria (only 13 km).

Tags: history, Negotin Krajina, Rajac, Rogoljevo, Serbia wine, Stubik, wine, wine cellar houses, wine cellars

Bulgaria – a Treasure of Speech Exhibition in Brussels

2013-02-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Baška tablet

Bulgaria – a Treasure of Speech is a fascinating exhibition now on display at the European Parliament in Brussels. To celebrate the 1150th anniversary of the so called “Great Moravian Mission” of the creators of the Slavic alphabet, St.Cyril and St. Methodius, their translation of the Holy script assumes the right by which Bulgarian should co#exist with Latin, Greek and Hebrew.

Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian language, Europe patrons, history, Slavic

Fascinating Stories: Xmas Cards from WWII

2013-01-12 by Phil Butler

Soldiers who occupied Jersey back in 41

In one of the most bizarre, and one of the coolest stories we’ve run across in some time, a story about a German soldier having written a letter back in December 1941, then the WW II Christmas card finally being delivered some 71 years later, this is cause for some cheers.

Tags: Christmas cards, germany, history, Jersey, Nazi, occupation of Jersey, strange news, WW II

Remembering Macedonia’s National Liberation Struggle

2012-10-11 by Phil Butler

Macedonian partisan battalion "Mirce Acev."

Tuesday marked the 71st Anniversary of Macedonia’s National Liberation Struggle. In celebration an awards ceremony was held to recognize Macedonians in the fields of science, art, economics, and other key areas of public interest.

Tags: Balkan holidays, Fascism, General Mihajlo Apostolski, history, Holidays, Kuzman Josifovski-Pitu, Macedonia holidays, Macedonian heroes, Mirče Acev, WWII

Belgrade Shows Off Retro Look Next Month

2012-04-04 by Phil Butler

Belgrade, Serbia.

The city of Belgrade, Serbia will open up a retro thematic section of the old city to citizens and tourists next month. The re-creative of 1930’s Belgrade promises to offer a view of this great capital few if anyone living has ever seen.

Tags: 30's Europe, Alexander I, Belgrade, Belgrade history, Europe capitals, history, Serbia, Serbia travel, Serbian tourism, tourist attractions, WWI, Yugoslavia

5 Reasons to Holiday in Greece: A Photo Journey

2011-11-29 by Guest Author

Akropolis

Our guest author, Laura Cole, takes you in a virtual (and visual) journey through five of the most iconic destinations in Greece: Myrtos Beach; breathtaking Santorini; Icaria; Athens and Thessaloniki.

Tags: Athens, destinations, Europe, Greece, history, Holidays, Icaria, Myrtos Beach, Santorini, Thessaloniki, travel, travelling, vacations

Peleş Castle, a Romanian Fairytale – Sinaia, Romania

2010-07-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Peleş Castle (Romanian: Castelul Peleş [kasˈtelul ˈpeleʃ]) is a Neo-Renaissance castle placed in an idyllic setting in the Carpathian Mountains, near Sinaia, in Prahova County, Romania, on an existing medieval route linking Transylvania and Wallachia, built between 1873 and 1914; its inauguration was held in 1883.

Tags: architectural buildings, castle, culture, history, romania

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