May 27th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Fish are pretty and shipwrecks are cool to explore, but how would you like to dive a
Communist airplane in the Black Sea? A 1971 Soviet-made Tupolev-154 was submerged this week off the coast of Bulgaria to create an artificial reef for SCUBA divers. Orlin Tsanev, chairman of Black Sea Dive Odesos association, told Reuters: "The submerging of the plane aims to make it an attraction and (a place) ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
danube posts
Dive Communist plane off the coast of Bulgaria
May 27th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Fish are pretty and shipwrecks are cool to explore, but how would you like to dive a
Communist airplane in the Black Sea? A 1971 Soviet-made Tupolev-154 was submerged this week off the coast of Bulgaria to create an artificial reef for SCUBA divers. Orlin Tsanev, chairman of Black Sea Dive Odesos association, told Reuters: "The submerging of the plane aims to make it an attraction and (a place) ...Weekending: Veliko Tarnovo
Oct 21st, 2010 at 2:30PM:
The best part of expat life for me are the travel opportunities, especially when living in Turkey, conveniently located where Europe meets Asia. Expat travel takes on a new twist as you seek out the new and unfamiliar as in any new destination, the newly familiar of your adopted home city, and the old and familiar of your original home city. You luxuriate in the things your expat home lacks, ...Stumble down to Budapest's underground labyrinth
Mar 10th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Hungary's capital city, Budapest, has always had a "split history." Everything from the town's name (which is actually a combination of two distinct cities along the Danube, Buda and Pest) to its incredibly diverse architectural styles, to a range of ruling powers from the Ottoman Turks to the Soviet Union after World War II speak to Budapest's unique dichotomy of influences and history. ...Where on Earth? Week 34: Vintgar Gorge - Bled, Slovenia
Nov 30th, 2007 at 12:00PM:
Nobody correctly guessed this week's Where on Earth, but that's OK -- it was a tough one. Tom G. guessed Slovenia, but that "G" stands for "Glow" -- sorry Dad, but family members are ineligible. Where the hell is the Corvath river anyway? Vintgar Gorge is located just a few kilometers outside of the lovely town of Bled in Slovenia. The water is known as Radovna river, a tributary of the Sava, ...
