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When I was a child, the idea of traveling to 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.

In this set of stories are anecdotes concerning brief visits from my travels in Eastern Europe

• Hungary
• Bulgaria
• Slovenia
• Romania

To other countries where I have made longer trips I have devoted stand-alone chapters.

First Stage What to do in Budapest? Getting your ATM and credit card blocked as soon as you land

Trips taken, travel stories divided by continent

Countries visited in my travel stories

Anecdotes, divided by type in travel narratives

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Fabio Viroli

Ho sempre avuto tante passioni, ma da sempre più o meno latenti, le principali sono viaggiare e scrivere. Tra le altre cose ho una laurea in psicologia; ho fatto per più di 30 anni l’allenatore di basket; leggo tanti libri; sono stato molto appassionato di sport e di musica rock; e faccio improvvisazione teatrale

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