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The Nürburgring, Germany
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Visiting the Nürburgring was a fascinating insight into one of the worlds most revered, and feared, motor racing circuits.
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Surfing the Eisbach, Germany
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The city of Munich is known for many things, like BMW, Bayern Munich FC, and of course the annual Oktoberfest. It is also acknowledged as the centre of German, if not European, river surfing.
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Exploring the Westwall, Germany
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Remnants of Hitler’s Westwall fortifications, known as the ‘Siegfried Line’ to the Allies, can still be found along Germany’s western border.
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Technology Museum Speyer, Germany
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I’d had a great time at the Technology Museum Sinsheim, so when I found myself on the other side of the Rhine, I thought I’d better go and check out its sister museum in Speyer. Like it’s bigger sibling, the Museum held a staggering display of historic cars, aircraft, and…
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Sarajevo – Olympic City ’84, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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After taking time to learn about the Bosnian War and the Siege of Sarajevo, it was a relief to lighten things up a bit and explore the city’s Olympic history.
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Sarajevo – Siege City, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The first time I remember Sarajevo coming to our screens in Australia was for the ’84 Winter Olympics. The second time was for a long and bloody siege that mocked any notion of human rights and dignity.
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Lost and Found in Translation, Balkans
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I often find it funny how people who speak English as a second (third, fourth or fifth) language habitually use phrases that English people don’t. I am sure there are people all around the world right now saying the exact same thing about English speakers who learn their languages.
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The Zastava 750 ‘Fica’, Serbia
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During the time of the former Yugoslavia, a thriving motor industry produced some interesting, cool and just plain shithouse cars.
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Red Cross Concentration Camp, Serbia
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Visiting the Red Cross Concentration Camp was unsettling, confronting and heart-wrenching.
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Skull Tower, Serbia
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Skull Tower in Nis, Serbia, is a stark and poignant reminder of a violent chapter in Serbian history.