When I was a child, the idea of traveling in Eastern Europe was equivalent to going to an exotic and even more mysterious country.
At fall of the Berlin Wall I was 18 years old and I was someone who was already informed about politics and history; therefore, I was aware of what an immense scope that event had.
What was on the other side of the Iron Curtain in earlier years was a bit of a mystery. Going there now you hardly notice the difference between those countries and other Europeans, but in certain areas and situations there are still traces of a different world.
Traveling in Eastern Europe, links
In this set of stories are anecdotes concerning brief visits from my travels in Eastern Europe
To other countries where I have made longer trips I have devoted stand-alone chapters, such as to the Baltics: Journey to the Baltic Countries, first Estonia . Many times I have been to the Balkans, only once to Russia, where I would like to return for a traveling trip.
At this link, there is the episode of my podcast oddities on the road in which I tell verbally and in Italian about my troubles in Budapest and Sofia.
The country that can be considered eastern but is very close to Italy and looks almost like Switzerland is Slovenia. I have even done weekends there by driving there. Here are some videos: Weekend in Slovenia – video
First Stage What to do in Budapest. Get your ATM and credit card blocked as soon as you land
Some of these countries actually can also be considered Asian, depending on whether one considers them politically or geographically, and no distinction is clear anyway.
Trips taken, travel stories divided by continent
Countries visited in my travel stories
Anecdotes, divided by type in travel narratives
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