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Belgrade is the capital of Serbia, also known as the Gateway to the Balkans is surrounded on three sides by Danube and Sava Rivers. This makes it the only capital situated on two international rivers. Even if it is not on most travelers' bucket lists, Serbia is the perfect place that combines cultures with history, nightlife, and gastronomy. Since the NATO bombing in 1999, Serbia is still trying to recover from the war. For the event to not be forgotten, the NATO-bombed buildings are still visible in Belgrade. I had the chance to visit the city in August and below you can find the picture gallery of the trip for the main highlights. Adding to those, you can always arrange a Danube river cruise or the panoramic view of the city at night from Kalemegdan Hill. Here are some tips: - the perfect place for shopping: Knez Mihailova Street - try local products: chocolate, biscuits, bread, cake (you can also find them in supermarkets) -  do not miss the floating nightclubs su

Day by the day travel becomes more affordable and people get more information what would be the best way to arrange it. For most of us, it is easy to travel within Europe, however, would not be an adventure to visit the Baltics and some Post-Soviet states? Today I am back with a proposed itinerary from Kiev (Ukraine) to New York (United States). The trip has around 2-3 days as stopovers in Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia; starting from Ukraine. Following the political events in Ukraine, the officials confirmed that it is safe to travel to Kiev. If you have Crimea Peninsula in mind, please check the travel alert on Government websites. For this itinerary keep in mind to check if a visa is required to visit any of the countries, depending on your nationality. Kiev-Minsk Bus http://ecolines.net/en/ Depart 7 Mar at 23:00 Arrive 8 Mar at 10:30 Price: 25 euro Minsk-Vilnius Bus http://ecolines.net/en/ Depart 11 Mar at 07:00 Arrive 11 Mar at

Arranging a trip can take time on research, what is best to see, where to eat and what events not to miss. Some people prefer to buy book guides, others prefer to download travel applications on their tablet/ phone and others chose to pre-arrange it online. Today I want to share top 3 websites I used to create my itineraries while travelling. It is easy to use and arrange to depend on your time frame allowed for each city. Also, you will have an idea how much time to spend in each place, how to get there and the opening hours. The great part is you can use them for free. 1. TRIPOMATIC Once you land on their page, you can input your destination and choose the arrival/departure dates. Once you are done, you can export your trip from the ''More'' option and can choose your itinerary to be in PDF (which has a great format) or export your trip in KML format for your Google Earth or GPX for GPS Device. What is great about Tripomatic is that you can also add tours

It is well-known that people usually choose to travel during spring, summer, and autumn. If someone told you not to visit Russia during the winter because the whole territory is a great Siberia, then let me tell you that Russia is MARVELOUS in the winter. Here you have the top 5 cities that you can't miss while you travel in Russia in cold weather Moscow Even as a multicultural capital, Moscow is keeping Russian traditions alive. The Russian Winter Festival is represented by the ice sculptures in Red Square, traditional food, music, and dance. Do not miss the painting and sled racing in Sokolniki Park or a snowman-building contest on Arbat Street. The Winter Festival takes place from mid-December to mid-January. Make sure to spot Ded Moroz (Father Frost)- picture below. photo credit: http://www.argophilia.com/ photo credit: http://www.neverstoptraveling.com/ photo credit: http://www.index.hr/ Snowman Contest on Arbat Street, Moscow photo credit: ht