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I don't know how difficult it would be to get the Bosnian visa, but I think it's well worth the effort, if you're at all interested. The...

Has anyone seen a playbill for the Kyiv National Opera or Ballet for October-November 2011?

I had people I didn't know taking pictures of me or filming me or getting pictures taken with me all the time. In the year I spent in...

I spent a year teaching in a small city in Liaoning. I had 250 students and it was definitely full time work. I only got a holiday with the...

I had trouble using the ATMs at Syrian banks in Damascus. I was able to withdraw money from the ATM (from an international bank) in the...

Make sure you get to Syria anyway. It's well worth any hassle you might go through. And while it's true that it's impossible to get visas...

I'm thinking of travelling from Kazan down to Astrakhan by boat and by train. Does anyone have recommendations on which segment is most...

I'm actually not keen on Sunny Beach - it's a resort town, and, I found had lost a lot of its Bulgarian flavour. Veliko Tarnovo is a great...

For the day you want to spend near Taipei, I like Danshui - there are some lovely historic buildings (Portuguese colonial, as well as...

I agree on Kesthely - it's lovely. ...

I've travelled most of the lines through Dongbei and around Beijing, though not much in the rest of China - it was often impossible to buy...

For just a nice small town, I like Kesthély. It's pretty, there are some good cafés, it's by the lake and also within striking distance of...

It's too bad you don't have more time in both cities in Québec - they're some of the most interesting places in Canada. Vieux Québec is a...

I lived in PNG for three years and did a fair bit of solo travelling through the interior. I never had trouble with bandits, though friends...

Something to consider when travelling through the Balkans - buying individual tickets directly at the station is going to be significantly...