Following the trail of adventure and windborne caution, my boyfriend and I are kicking around the idea of moving to Budapest next year. Pipe dream or feasible goal? Questions about teaching ESL abroad (ten years after the Central European expat boom, no less!), expat experiences in 2009, Eastern European culture, general questions about Hungary, and... [more inside]
posted by Hwaet on Sep 28, 2009 - 9 answers

Gifts to bring to an office in Ukraine from the US? [more inside]
posted by phoenixy on Aug 2, 2009 - 5 answers

Suggested reading about the life and teachings of Confucius? I've read the article at Wikipedia and seen the reading list there, but would love some personal recommendations. [more inside]
posted by sambosambo on Jun 16, 2009 - 4 answers

Can you recommend a nice/interesting place for a weekend away on Maryland's Eastern Shore or thereabouts? [more inside]
posted by Morrigan on May 1, 2009 - 7 answers

Is there anything in western psychology shedding light on the martial arts truism that energy follows attention? [more inside]
posted by jimmyjimjim on Nov 17, 2008 - 16 answers

I am looking to make a music playlist that recaptures that '89 cold war, fall of communism feel. Think Scorpions - Wind of Change. [more inside]
posted by DOUBLE A SIDE on Aug 5, 2008 - 23 answers

What is sex like in Romania? [more inside]
posted by crazylegs on Jun 18, 2008 - 3 answers

Where should we visit in Eastern Europe? [more inside]
posted by D J Robertstein on Feb 24, 2008 - 18 answers

Is there anything like Green Tortoise that has East Coast and/or Eastern Canada trips? [more inside]
posted by lorimer on Jan 11, 2008 - 9 answers

Please help me locate a collection of Russian/Eastern Bloc short stories. I read this book when I was kid because it belonged to my parents and I want to read it again. If not the book, I'd like to find the two most memorable stories. One concerns a snowman and the other is a reflection on life while falling out of a window to one's death. Details inside... [more inside]
posted by thewrongparty on Dec 11, 2007 - 3 answers

[Big Mac meal price filter] I need to how much a regular Big Mac meal costs in different cities around the world. Long list of cities inside! [more inside]
posted by juva on Oct 11, 2007 - 10 answers

Question about a plot point in Eastern Promises [SPOILERS INSIDE] [more inside]
posted by billysumday on Oct 4, 2007 - 8 answers

Half-remembered Zoltan Kodaly (I think)choral piece that ends with a Hallelujah, help! [more inside]
posted by Wilder on Aug 7, 2007 - 5 answers

Anyone know anything about the Eastern Shore of Maryland or southern Delaware area? [more inside]
posted by boots77 on Feb 12, 2007 - 12 answers

I'm looking for a Cheb Mami song which makes use, I think, of bagpipes. It's a very danceable song with a catchy chorus and was/is quite popular - I know I've heard it in NY and Cairo.
posted by anonymous78 on Nov 27, 2006 - 3 answers

Help me learn Chinese philosophies through primary sources. [more inside]
posted by selfnoise on Feb 17, 2006 - 15 answers

Does anyone know what the artist / song name in the Adult Swim bump that reads "All Times and Music are eastern?" It is cool and I can't find it.
posted by AllesKlar on Nov 21, 2005 - 6 answers

Tell me about Eastern Europe... [more inside]
posted by whatitis on Jul 12, 2005 - 4 answers

Want to go to Croatia in September. Have questions and need some advice. [more inside]
posted by spicynuts on May 23, 2005 - 9 answers