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Category: History

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Christiania: Copenhagen’s Controversial Commune

by Runaway Britupdated on 4 Comments on Christiania: Copenhagen’s Controversial Commune

The colourful façades of Copenhagen’s fairy-tale buildings slowly give way to a row of crumbling shacks adorned with psychedelic graffiti. The area is deprived and the unmistakeable scent of marijuana perfumes the air. Clearly we are close.

My companion is …

Europe History Nature Photography Travelling

Europe’s Fairy-Tale Castles: Peles, Romania

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on Europe’s Fairy-Tale Castles: Peles, Romania

When you think about Romania, what do you think of? Ugly communist buildings? Shaven-headed children in run-down orphanages? Oppressed people ruled by a tyrannical megalomaniac?

Or do you think of jagged mountain peaks, lush pine forests, pretty medieval towns, …

Europe History Literature Travelling

Snagov: The Final Resting Place of Dracula

by Runaway Britupdated on 6 Comments on Snagov: The Final Resting Place of Dracula

If you read my last Romania post ‘Dracula: Romania’s National Hero’, you will already realise that finding Dracula was high on my agenda when I visited Romania, but it didn’t take long for me to realise that he …

Europe History Literature Travelling

Dracula: Romania’s National Hero

by Runaway Britupdated on 3 Comments on Dracula: Romania’s National Hero

Most people know that I have two passions: travel and literature. Those who know me really well know that I am somewhat of a gothic aficionado when it comes to books. I read Dracula many, many, years ago and, more …

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Lest We Forget – Remembering The Fallen

by Runaway Britupdated on 3 Comments on Lest We Forget – Remembering The Fallen

“Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”

Today is Remembrance Day: a day which many countries have adopted as a day to reflect …

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