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Ortaköy – It’s time for pleasure while facing the Bosphorus

Ortaköy – It’s time for pleasure while facing the Bosphorus

It is winter in Istanbul... Occasionally, as if it is in a hurry to enter the new year… Shrewish, cold winds of december stroke Ortaköy with love, which is one of the pearl shores of...
CARROT CREAM SOUP – FROM BRITAIN AND INDIA VIA GREECE!

CARROT CREAM SOUP – FROM BRITAIN AND INDIA VIA GREECE!

Lessons learned by Greek students in British-Indian cuisine Several decades of living and studying in the U.K. has left an indelible mark to many generations of Greeks. Of course, the omnipresent British-Indian food has been... Lessons learned by Greek students in British-Indian cuisine

10 faces of Skopje – like 10 different parts of the world

Every major city has many faces. Some parts of it look like being in another city, another country, even another continent. Architects from around the world claim that in the last 50 years cities have... It is whole when there is everything

The magic colours of autumn

Autumn is one of the most beautiful and most romantic seasons. This season has a unique and magical glow. Yellow leaves rustling under your feet make every walk more enjoyable especially the ones that make... An autumn idyll painted in yellow

DON’T WELCOME THE NEW YEAR WITHOUT A POMEGRANATE!

As the many world capitals, the streets of Istanbul are also ready for the celebration of the New Year  2015. The countdown can began. The busiest  parts of town are decorated with special festive decorations... on 1 of January squash the red pomegranate
Finland best, Ukraine and Russia worst for bikers

Finland best, Ukraine and Russia worst for bikers

Interview with Konstantin Jovanovski – Press Officer with the EU Delegation in Skopje Konstantin Jovanovski is Press Officer with the EU Delegation in Skopje. He always wears a suit in the office, always smiling and... Streets of Kiev are the worst
25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall – What is to be done?

25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall – What is to be done?

Franz Karl Prüller, Member of the Managing Board, ERSTE Foundation During 2014 we mark many anniversaries, with the centennial of WWI being for sure the most prominent one. Throughout the course of the last eleven... we are again erecting walls

Balkon3 interview: Richard Galliano

When it comes to French accordion player Richard Galliano, it can be said that he did for the European music tradition what his mentor Astor Piazzolla has done with the Argentinian tango – he elevated... his music carries sorrow, joy and optimism
Winter hike – weekend in the mountains

Winter hike – weekend in the mountains

“Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory” was written by famous high-altitude mountaineer Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all 14 mountain tops higher than 8,000 meters in the world, in...

14 interesting features of a non-touristy village

Military secrets revealed Stracin is a village known by many in Republic of Macedonia simply because it is located on the main road leading to Bulgaria. More precisely, it is situated on the crossroad where... Military secrets revealed