Monthly Archive: February 2021

Countries of the former Yugoslavia

sunil February 28, 2021 Blog croatia, exile, former yugoslavia, herzegovina, karadjordjevic dynasty, macedonia, Montenegro, obrenovics fight, royal, royal family, slovenia, yugoslavia

Yugoslavia was made up of several different countries, and its composition changed several times over the course of its existence. The countries of the former Yugoslavia have sometimes formed necessary political alliances with neighboring countries despite cultural, religious, or other…
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Ceque Lines – Pilgrimage in the Inca Empire

sunil February 12, 2021 South America ceque lines, ceque system, inca empire

In 13th century South America, the Inca civilization ruled their empire (which they called Tahuantinsuyu) from highland of city of Cuzco. They divided the Cuzco Valley into four regions (suyus), and the city of Cuzco laid at the junction of…
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Route 66 – Road trip to pop culture heaven

sunil February 3, 2021 North America, USA California, Chicago, road, road trip, route 66, santa monica

Historic Route 66, from Chicago to Santa Monica, has captured the imagination of everyone from Steinbeck to the Stones. Route 66 was first called the Mother Road by John Steinbeck in 1939. In his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, the Grapes…
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Florida Keys and Key West: Early colonization

sunil February 1, 2021 Uncategorized book, Florida, floriday keys, Memorial, monument, spanish, travel, travel book, United States

Foreigners arrived in the Keys in 1511 after Spain conquered Cuba, just 90 miles south of Key West. When Ponce de Leon claimed Florida in 1513, he named the island chain Los Martires (the martys) and the outlying islands Los…
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