Return to Europe – Austin Bunton Designs

I’ve decided to make many returns to this storied continent. This webpage keeps organized my intentions for each of its parts.

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Table of Contents:

Preface
My Intent
Places Not Fully Part of Europe
Places I Might Return To
Places I Want to Return to and See More Of
Places I Have Not Yet Been To
Those Places (I Want to Return To + Those I Have Not Yet Been To) in Alphabetical Order, by Nation
Each of Those Places Individually (Notes, Images, and Videos)
Miscellaneous Videos
Playlist

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Preface:

This will be my 6th time to this continent, plus additional times. My first time was on my way to Iraq, followed by my 2nd time –which was on my way back from there. My third and fourth times were on my way to and from Iraq for my second deployment.

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My Intent:

As always, I am looking to see if anyone out there will answer my ‘calls’; I am looking to see if the impolite/incompatible stay away, and if the polite/compatible kindly introduce themselves and offer to team up in an agreeable way.

I am also looking for the best healthy (vegan) places to eat, and ancient ruins (which have not been covered up or defaced/vandalized/altered).

I’m looking forward to any wonderful people and teammates I’m destined to meet and interact well with, and to the good and useful things I will learn from them, their lands, and those ancient sites.

I might not be trying to see all of the rest of Europe in a single trip –unless I am able to set aside months for that, and have guarantees from powerful locals that I will never encounter any borders/paperwork issues/delays/overcharges. I guess I’ll just have/get to wait and see how this all works out. I’m guessing it will be much more leisurely than my road-trips and mega-expeditions, whether it all happens in ‘one go’ or multiple.

Ever since ~2021, I have also decided no longer to travel via rented vehicles or commercial airplanes; it will have to be a lot more comfortable and personalized than that.

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Places Not Fully Part of Europe:

These were, during my research years ago, for some reason considered part of Europe –even though they looked, to me, to be over in Asia. I’ll still make trips and returns to these, but likely as part of other continents’ mega-expeditions, or devote an expedition entirely to each of the following.

Azerbaijan
Georgia
Greenland
Faroe Islands
Iceland
Kazakhstan
Russia
Svalbard
Turkey

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Places I Might Return To:

I’ve not yet decided if the following warrant my return. This doesn’t mean I had bad experiences in them during my first pass/visit; it just means I have not yet been shown signs indicating I am meant to go back and learn/experience more there.

Belgium
Denmark –for Læsø island, because it is said to have ancient/prehistoric halls of silver and gold
France
Lichtenstein
Luxembourg
San Marino
The Netherlands

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Places I Want to Return to and See More Of:

Austria
Germany
Italy
Monaco
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
The U.K.; England, Ireland, Scotland

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Places (as of 2023) I Have Not Yet Been To:

I almost made it to all of these during my Europe 50 mega-trip. I suppose, like with the hotties/goddesses I’ve been shown over the decades of adventures/expeditions/travels, getting close enough to almost meet/touch them was good enough for “round/Phase 1”. I always end up returning and enjoying more, so I already know I’ll make it to the following.

Albania
Andorra
Belarus
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
Greece
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Spain
The Ukraine

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Those Places in Alphabetical Order, by Nation:
(I Want to Return To + Those I Have Not Yet Been To)

Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
The U.K.; England, Ireland, Scotland
The Ukraine

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Each of Those Places Individually

Albania:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Andorra:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Austria:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Belarus:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Bosnia & Herzegovina:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

Bosnia pyramids (reference: FB post)

canal with waterfalls down a short cliff on one side

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Bulgaria:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

Parmak Kaya (Chit Kaya Thracian Sanctuary?)
Vrachanski Karst Reserve, and its nearby Skaklya waterfall

Other Sites:

Krushuna Falls

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Croatia:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

Plitvice? —waterfall tall v of Plitvice
more TBA

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Cyprus:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Czech Republic:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Estonia:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Finland:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Germany:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Greece:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

Beautiful Views:

Sporades (coastal slope town, white stucco, orange shingles, etc.)
the signature limestone/white cliffs coves/inlets
more TBA

See:

Greece medium-blue water beach cove

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Hungary:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Italy:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

The Blue Grotto, on Capri Island
more TBA

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Kosovo:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Latvia:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Lithuania:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Macedonia:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Malta:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

19 total megalithic sites —ref ep/vid
It-Tempji tal-Ġgantija
Mnajdra

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Moldova:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Monaco:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Montenegro:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

Other Sites:

submarine base –and/or any ruins like it (because they may have been repurposed after the 1561 invasion/s; they might not actually belong to this modern/illegitimate human-organization, as the modern humans claim
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Norway:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Poland:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

Bolczów Castle (just the ancient/prehistoric melted-looking part of it)
—FB post
—website 1
—website 2
more TBA

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Portugal:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

See:

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Romania:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Serbia:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Slovenia:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Slovakia:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Spain:

Scenic Towns/Spots:

Riaño

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

Castro de Ulaca: stone-ruin stairs, little archway, etc.

References:

“Ancient Bloodlines and Antediluvian Civilizations – ROBERT SEPEHR”
The Basques – no one knows where they came from, and some say it was since prehistoric times (i.e. they are unrelated to all current Europeans / other nations/languages)

Sak-Noel-vs-Pitbull-Crazy-People-2012-(Fran-Ricarte-Extended-Edit) perfect sexy club dance girl voice party

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Sweden:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

possible: “Erkundung der riesigen Bunker und Militärfestung – Mjösjöfortet!”
(“Bulwark – Gigantic bunkers and fortresses built into the rock for protection!”)
–fortress, allegedly
–repurposed after 1561?
–Built atop a ruin?
TBA

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Switzerland:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Favorite Hiking Areas:

Ancient Ruins:

Oeschinensee, Switzerland - hiking - for Reapter Trail pg

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The U.K.; England, Ireland, Scotland:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

The Queen Inn (fully vegan) –Upper Cwmbran Rd, Cwmbran, Wales, NP44 5AX

Ancient Ruins:

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The Ukraine:

Best Hotels:

Best Vegan Restaurants and Shops:

Ancient Ruins:

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Other Sites Worth Checking Out:

I might make a trip over to these –even if they are in countries I have not yet felt called to see / return to.

Gouffre Berger limestone cave in SE France — *difficult to get to, and difficult to get into/through; steep, requires rappelling, etc.

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Miscellaneous Videos:

See:

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Playlist

songs discovered during this/these trip/s