Recent research shows that, over 200 million years ago, Greece was part of a lost continent scientists referred to as ...

Located in the Balkan Mountains near Troyan, Bulgaria, this high-altitude pass is home to the iconic Arch of Freedom, a ...

Peter Balkan sounds like he should be a minor celebrity, a major figure in Mountain Goats’ lore, or both. In fact, he’s a ...

I opened this jump last year. Fascinated by the location, I immediately felt the desire to return. We spent three wonderful ...

Listeners will likely not remember specifics from any one song; only visions of a calm sea and soft cries of orchestral ...

John Darnielle has explored “soft rock” and all of its modalities on recent albums. While his lyrical obsessions (survival, ...

European travel just became infinitely more accessible. While many destinations require complex visa applications, lengthy ...

A fishing ship is wrecked, leaving only the captain and a few crew members on a small island not fit for survival. They begin to starve and to hallucinate. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "FISHING BOAT") THE ...

The Greek Community of Utah is both typical of Greek communities in the US but also, due to the uniqueness of Utah, quite ...

Central Europe is a region where fairy-tale landscapes, imperial history, and effortless charm come together in ways that ...

On Monday, December 1, conditions across Bulgaria will shift toward mostly sunny weather, with the clouds over the northeast clearing before noon. In some lowland areas, morning fog is expected, but ...