Posted by
Rossitza Ohridska-Olson on Monday, February 2nd 2009
One of the most impressive monuments of the Thracian civilization in the Valley of the Thracian Kings, is the Heroon (a Temple-Tomb of a Hero of Royal status) of Sueth III. It was discovered on September 4th 2004, by the famous Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov (1943-2008). The temple was buried under the 20 m high (ap. 66 ft) “Golyamata Kosmatka” mound.
It represents a remarkable Thracian Heroon built accordingly to the Thracian Orphic cult traditions of the end of V C. /beginning of the IV C. BCE. Serving also as a symbolic tomb of Seuth III, it contained an enormous treasure, exhibited now in the Kazanluk Museum and Art Gallery “Iskra”. More than 70 silver, gold and bronze objects, which were used as ritual offering to the Gods, were discovered during the excavations.
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Posted by
Wei Ming Dariotis on Friday, August 15th 2008
After traveling in Europe for two months, I was worried that I might come home to San Francisco and find it rather sad and small, and unlovely. I wondered how my homely little town–my village, really–could compare to Rome, London, Paris, or even Brussels.
And I arrived back at the end of summer, our season of [...]
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Posted by
Rossitza Ohridska-Olson on Thursday, August 7th 2008
[lang_en]by Rossitza Ohridska-Olson (more about me in the end of the article)
In less than a day, two news affecting the Bulgarian cultural heritage hit the world wires: a sensational discovery of a completely preserved Thracian chariot by Dr. Daniala Agre, and almost complete loss of an ancient ship, thanks to the criminal indifference of [...]
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Posted by
Wei Ming Dariotis on Thursday, July 31st 2008
[lang_en]Do you have a favorite food in your hometown that you just can’t get–or doesn’t taste the same–when you travel?
I just got back to San Francisco after 2 months traveling in Europe, mostly living in Brussels, and I indulged myself in a Mission style chile relleno super burrito. The Mission District is a mostly Mexican [...]
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Posted by
Rudy Carrera on Thursday, July 24th 2008
[lang_en]A wonderful reminder of Europe’s lost Christian heritage can be found in Belgium beguinages. Read more here, courtesy of the New York Times Travel Section.
- Rudy Carrera.[/lang_en]
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Posted by
Rudy Carrera on Sunday, July 20th 2008
[lang_en]Looking for a place to vacation? Here are a few places that might be worth your time!
- Rudy Carrera.[/lang_en]
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Posted by
David Rodich on Tuesday, July 8th 2008
[lang_en]I came across a great podcast at Idealist.org which talks about two websites (www.tuxedotravels.com and www.couchsurfing.com) that combine cheap travel with social networking and opportunity for hands on charity. Here’s the link for the podcast.
http://idealist.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=317044#
-David Rodich[/lang_en]
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Posted by
Gardenia Hung on Tuesday, July 8th 2008
[lang_en]
“Shih” is an insightful, elegant kind of knowledge from Chinese into American English
–Howard Rheingold, They Have a Word for It
This article fosters an awareness of cross-cultural issues inherent in language communication through our perception of the world, non-verbally or verbally whenever we speak, listen, read, and write. Language communication offers cross-cultural insights and [...]
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Posted by
Wei Ming Dariotis on Monday, July 7th 2008
[lang_en]Umbria’s Lago Trasimeno is most famous for being the place where Hannibal, the Carthaginian, surprised the Romans in a bloody ambush. This happened in the marshy area that is now approximately where the little town of Tuoro is located.
Yes, Hannibal is the elephant guy, but by the time his army had arrived here, the elephants [...]
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Posted by
Rudy Carrera on Wednesday, July 2nd 2008
Pro Traveller posts a fascinating article on where the ancients vacationed on their leisure time.
- Rudy Carrera.
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