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Euro-youth in Gävle Sweden
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In the centre of Gävle, the gateway city to the big North of Sweden the sun is only...
Turkish barbershop Minsk
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I had a thourough Turkish make over here including waxing my ears and nose. Painfull but effective. This...
Przemyśl, Weronika and Mikal
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Przemyśl is a sleepy bordertown in the east of Poland, just a few kilometers away from the Ukrainian border. The river that splits...
Saint Nicolas song
Sad Flower Saint Nicholas celebration December 15th 2017 Drohobich Ukraine See for the full story Saint Nicholas
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The Caribbeans and certainly Dominicans take their Sunday very seriously. Religion is everywhere and in all thinkable varieties. Methodist, baptist, seventh day adventists, catholics,...
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Every day, Hendrik Darragjati takes his place at a reserved spot in the heart of Shkodra, at one of the cafés....
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At the first handshake, Aleksandar Velimirovic explains to me the philosophy of their project. For him, it is not...
Košice – Ushgorod
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There is airco when the driver feels like it. It is nearly 40 degrees in the bus...
