Camilla B-D

Claudia Cardinale: a life in pictures The actor, who starred in classic European films by Fellini, Visconti, Herzog and Sergio Leone, has died at the age of 87. Here we look back at her life and career

www.theguardian.com/film/gallery...
love her <3

uil.org.uk/ukrainian-fi... 18-21 September in London!!

Serbia's beloved old bangers made it to @theweek.com :)
people of Belgrade, I'm still trying to buy a Yugo for my summer travels....
#Yugo #Yugoverse #Belgrade #Balkan #travel

YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest Shkodra Elektronike - Zjerm (LIVE) | Albania 🇦🇱 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwVL... yay

YouTube video by Shkodra Elektronike Shkodra Elektronike - Turtulleshë

vote for #albania #eurovision2025 #shkodraElektronike tonight. big up the Balkans!
love their music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=My6T...

thanks @theweek.com for mentioning some of my travel writing covering the Balkans and Georgia in @financialtimes.com @theguardian.com @telegraphnews.bsky.social ☺️

My tour of Serbia in ‘the worst car in history’: from medieval castles to brutalist classics Young Serbians are keen to celebrate the Yugoslav era, and offering tours of their country in vintage Yugos is a fun way of doing it

This is a very charming article about #Serbia from @camillabd.bsky.social - and another reminder of how engaged and dynamic (and fun) the young generation of Serb is www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

My tour of Serbia in ‘the worst car in history’: from medieval castles to brutalist classics Young Serbians are keen to celebrate the Yugoslav era, and offering tours of their country in vintage Yugos is a fun way of doing it

I was feeling eclectic and random and fun

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Migrants are returning to this Romanian city. Tourists should consider joining them Blending rich heritage with a youthful energy, the Transylvanian city of Brasov is enjoying a resurgence

My trip to Brasov through the eyes of returnee Romanian migrants who felt the pull of their beautiful homeland.

@telegraphnews.bsky.social travel
www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...

Vaquinha pra me mandarem pro spa da Transilvânia.

Serbs descend on Belgrade: ‘It’s time for the regime to end’ [FREE TO READ] Student demonstrators insist protests are peaceful but authorities warn disrupters will be ‘severely punished’

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Reporting for FT with @marton.dunai on the uprising in Serbia against President Vucic

A thought for our friends in Serbia, who barely get any news coverage here but who have been staging weeks of protests leading up to a huge march on Belgrade, fighting against corruption and for democracy.

Not all is dark.

USA, this is how normal people react to tyrants.

"Pumpen" für Gerechtigkeit:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000... #Pumpaj #Wien heute
#Beč: Ko ne skače, taj je ćaci!

it's huge. bringing down an autocrat is no mean feat, if the protestors achieve it

All of Serbia has descended on Belgrade to demand their corrupt government resign. Historic moment for Balkans.

@milesellingham.bsky.social pitching us headfirst into the mad world of football ultras via Naples' 'kamikaze pigeons'

3 Years Since Leaving Russia, Emigres Seek to Memorialize the Diaspora Experience - The Moscow Times When she and tens of thousands of other Russians moved to Serbia following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, St.

Spoke to Belgrade-based independent publishing house @shell.f_ @publishell.f
Russian migrants publishing "all the things we couldn't say back home"
plus @museum_emigrant and @nordistica gallery Belgrade

www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/08/3...

A list of tour dates from franzferdinand.com, showing dates in Italy in late August 2025

Franz Ferdinand are touring Europe this summer, but this seems to be as close as they get to Sarajevo. We might be alright.

uh oh

As protests engulf Serbia, President Vucic looks for support East and West Editor's Note: Following a number of attacks against peaceful protestors in Serbia, the Kyiv Independent agreed to not publish the last names of people who gave comments for this story. BELGRADE, Ser...

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Debut in the Kyiv Indy

Is the party over for Belgrade’s club scene on the Danube? Raft houses, known as ‘splavs’, became synonymous with the hedonistic nightclub scene in Serbia’s capital. Now they are being cleared from the river to make way for luxury flats, bars and shops

Belgrade's famous nightlife scene died a bit in 2024 when the party rafts were towed away...but protesting students have brought a joyful atmosphere back, with art expos, circuses, music nights..

my reporting in 2024:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/...

mixmag docu
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YouTube video by Guardian News Flares and teargas thrown in Serbia's parliament amid protests

Then the smoke bombs get fired and it's back to business as usual 🥴
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRa_...

The 100-day ‘bloody hands’ protest against Serbia’s construction boom The fatal collapse of a railway station roof prompted widespread anger against a government accused of selling off land to foreign companies

Never thought I'd say it but the Balkans has been my source of comfort for vaguely positive news in past month as the US/Russia horrors rumble on. Massive anti-corruption protests in Serbia inspiring the world, young people hopeful for change and a better future
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

Yugo—of All Brands!—Is Rising from the Dead - Hagerty Media The long-dormant Yugo brand has been revived, and it has plans to launch a retro-styled hatchback inspired by the original Yugo.

The Yugo but better! I actually really like this design for a modern update on the much-loved classic. #yugo #balkans

www.hagerty.com/media/news/y...

The 100-day ‘bloody hands’ protest against Serbia’s construction boom The fatal collapse of a railway station roof prompted widespread anger against a government accused of selling off land to foreign companies

www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Impressed by the students walking 300kms aross Serbia to drum up support for a huge anti-corruption protest against their gov

Some copy written while stuck in a huge & honk-friendly traffic jam full of protestors going from Belgrade to Nis...

Mardi Gras the Balkan way – alternatives to Venice carnival In Croatia, Montenegro and Albania, the legacy of Venetian occupation lives on in a series of spectacular carnivals that these days have a local twist

Mardi Gras the Balkan way! Why I like to escape the crowds at Venice carnival and head for the Dalmatian coast instead.
Once part of the Venetian empire in 15th century, Balkan seaside towns adopted carnival traditions and turned them on their head.
Masks on. 🤿

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

The battle for the soul of Serbia The need for lithium is driving a global race for resources – and plans for a mine 120 miles from Belgrade have triggered social and political turmoil.

For the past six months, I’ve been reporting on the highly controversial plan to open ‘Europe’s largest lithium mine’ in Serbia. You can read the resulting long read here if you’d like

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