Budapest is often hailed as a ‘City of Spas’—and not without reason. Sitting on hundreds of thermal springs, the city’s bath culture dates to Roman times, although it...
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Moldovan Eurovision singer Pasha Parfeni was one of the few to stand up for freedom. It cost him everything. A local celebrity, Parfeni, was about to step onto the stage...
Is great travel writing one of the dying literary arts? Our editor (once a travel writer himself) has a few thoughts on the subject here. What’s certain is that...
The latest exhibition at the MO Museum in Vilnius focuses on sexuality, gender representations and relations in the visual art of the Baltic region from the 1960s to the...
English writer and photographer Alex Webber, author of the forthcoming The Heart of Poland: An Odyssey Through a Country’s Football Culture, believes that the...
Over 200 hectares of forests in the Arshytsia mountainous massif in Ukraine are set to receive protected status at the national level. A significant milestone in...
Armenian cinema boasts a rich and complex history, its films spanning themes of historical trauma, cultural identity, and enduring human spirit. However, while often...
The final leg on the Snapsounds journey is a collaboration with a software development firm that showcases the powerful synergy of technology, music, and creative...
The WWF is calling for the wetland in Mahmudia to be designated a ‘national interest ecological restoration area’ by the Romanian government in order to safeguard the...
Since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine in 2014, and its escalation in 2022, a number of insightful books have been published that provide various...
Czechoslovakia, founded in the aftermath of World War I, died a peaceful death on December 31, 1992, when its constituent parts, Czechia and Slovakia, separated into two...
Romania. It’s come a long way these past 30 years, but can still often be the victim of awful, outdated stereotypes, from Dracula to stray dogs and abandoned...
