Georgian culture is completely inseparable from its Orthodox Christianity. The land and people have been Christian since the 4th century. People walking past a Georgian church stop, face the church and cross themselves before continuing on their way. The interior of the churches are dim with painted icons of saints and the holy family on […]
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By Jett Thomason A few years back I got the chance to visit the Black Sea coast several miles from the Turkish border in a town called Batumi. Batumi has been a major port since the Russians won the land from the Ottoman Empire in 1877. This was the first port to begin shipping
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Best Spanish Foods What to Eat When You’re Visiting Spain and Where to Find It Food is definitely one of the highlights of Spain and the regional diversity only makes crisscrossing the country a real culinary pleasure. There are certain specialties that you shouldn’t miss while visiting. From the dry, distinctively Spanish region of Andalucía
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I did not expect to see so much street art in Portugal. Especially in Porto, I was impressed with the sheer volume of exciting, creative, and intellectual graffiti. Granted, much of it is stenciling, either Bansky or Bansky inspired, but still, it’s fun to look at and sometimes thought provoking. For four days, I walked
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Dear GoMad Nomad, Have you ever been to Iceland, or would ever consider making the trip? My wife listened to the audiobook Frost on my Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a Loafer and ever since has been hooked! How much money do we need to save? How long would you recommend we take to
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Dear GoMad Nomad: Currently I am living in Donostia, Basque Country, with my girlfriend. At the end of the month we are likely to move to Madrid, to hunker down over winter. My problem is that neither of us have more than a tourist visa, which entitles us to only three months in Spain. I remembered that you
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Photo of the Week: Öresund Bridge The Öresund Bridge connects Denmark and Sweden, crossing from Copenhagen to Malmo to form the longest road and rail bridge in Europe. You can enjoy this view from the Swedish side in Malmo by walking along Western Harbor which is famous for being a 100% renewable energy neighborhood. It takes only 35 minutes
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Preikestolen: Preacher’s Pulpit, Norway Everybody is scared and everybody tries to have a look down at least once. Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a massive cliff 1982 feet (604 meters) located in southern part of Norway. Hiking to Preikestolen is not one of the easiest things to do, however if you like walking through virgin forests
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This week’s Photo of the Week comes from Suzy Guese of SuzyGuese.com. Entering Matera in the Basilicata region of Italy, in between Puglia and Calabria, was eerie to say the least. The town is said to be one of the world’s oldest, where settlements formed in caves, sassi, out of the natural grottos. In the
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We needed to return our rented moto by 4pm, so we decided to visit Santorini’s white sand beach before leaving the island. However, there were some road signs that just didn’t make sense and we decided to follow any sign that said beach. To our delight, we found ourselves at the red sand beach. We had to
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