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Traveller’s Guide to Bolivia: Places to visit and things to know

jb Posted on29/05/202230/10/2022 Leave a Comment

Traveller's Guide to Bolivia: basic history, culture, food to try, places to visit, off the beaten path suggestions, safety and more..

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Uyuni Salt Flats

jb Posted on27/03/202201/01/2023 2 Comments

Few practical tips about how to explore Uyuni Salt Flats. How to pick the tour, how much, the ancient legend, Salt Flats origins and more...

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Nicaragua: history’s roller-coaster

jb Posted on27/06/202126/11/2022 Leave a Comment

Some unbelievable twisted events from Nicaraguan history. Coups, Manifest Destiny, Civil Wars, invasions, dictatorships, and so on...

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Nazis in South America

jb Posted on31/01/202126/06/2023 Leave a Comment

Find out about the escaped Nazis in South America and elsewhere. How have they managed to get away after the WW2, where were they welcomed, who helped them and why...

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The International Students’ Day

jb Posted on17/11/202019/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Have you known that 17 November is an International Students' Day, which was established in London 1941?

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52 Years of Solitude: Colombian Conflict explained

jb Posted on25/10/202030/10/2022 1 Comment

A humble attempt to explain the complex nature of the bloody Colombian Civil War.

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May Day

jb Posted on30/04/202024/01/2023 Leave a Comment

May Day, in medieval and modern Europe, holiday (May 1) for the celebration of the return of spring.

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Rail travel in Europe

jb Posted on23/02/202027/09/2021 3 Comments

Brief history, current rail systems, tickets, prices, comfort, best night trains as well as best scenic routes.

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Prague: what, when, why and how

jb Posted on02/02/202025/10/2021 Leave a Comment

Insider's guide to Prague. When to go, where to go, why to go, how much to pay, what to do, where to go next, plus more.

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Maximón

jb Posted on10/11/201917/09/2021 Leave a Comment

Maximón is an interesting as well as a bit of a naughty figure from Mayan mythology that blended with Christian religion.

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