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BunkArt 2, Albania
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Beneath the central business district of Tirana, Albania, a museum inside a nuclear bunker gives an insight into the paranoid reign of dictator Enver Hoxha
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Albania’s Bunkers
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Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha was convinced foreign powers would invade, and ordered the ‘Bunkerization of Albania’. The scale of the program is mind-boggling: the construction of 221,143 bunkers was planned.
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House of Leaves, Albania
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After taking control, dictator Enver Hoxha wasted no time in building a terrifying state security apparatus that imprisoned the people of Albania within their nation’s borders, and sought to control all aspects of their lives.
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Bucket List
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When I first heard the term ‘bucket list’ I thought it was funny; a list of things you want to do before you sink the boot into the proverbial water conveyance. However nowadays I don’t find it funny anymore. In fact, I’ve started to hate it.
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Tragedy in Ukraine
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Will Putin’s desire to bring Russia’s ‘Little Brother’ back into the fold once again see the centre of Kiev ablaze with fire and awash with blood? I wonder how the people I met in Ukraine are faring amongst the fear and chaos.
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Hellenic Motor Museum, Greece
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Athens’ tourism revolves around its ancient past, and I spent my first week in the city visiting amazing historic sites. However there was something else I was also keen to see; a lesser known attraction preserving some more recent historic artefacts.
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Ancient Athens, Greece
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Athens is an amazing place, where something ancient seems to be hiding around every corner. If you are based in the middle of the city, you have a bunch of historic sites all within walking distance.
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Panathenaic Stadium, Greece
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When you think about it, Athens really has contributed far more than its share of institutions to our modern way of life. Democracy, Nana Miskouri and of course the modern Olympic Games all came out of this ancient city.
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The Acropolis, Greece
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Rising majestically from the centre of Old Athens, the Acropolis mesa supports an extraordinary collection of ancient structures, and an even more extraordinary collection of myths and legends.
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Acropolis Museum, Greece
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In order to protect the extraordinary collection of ancient artefacts found at the Acropolis, the aptly named Acropolis Museum was built. I figured it would be a pretty good place to start my journey into Greece’s long history.