sábado, 4 de julho de 2009

2010's Balkan road trip


It was about time for me to be back here, posting again - I was missing it already.

So, I'm here to introduce you guys to what's like to become my next big project: a road trip through the Balkans!

During 2010's summer, me plus 3 friends - Chica, Andrei & Sol - will be getting into a car to road Southeastern Europe, starting in Belgrade, Serbia, and exploring Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and back then to Serbia, just in time to catch up with Guča Festival, in August. We're predicting such trip will take us about two months or so.

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The basic idea is to really explore these countries, the small cities and villages and to use the skills and passions each one of us have to make out of this road trip way more than just a passtime:

- Chica is a film maker and plastic artist;
- Andrei is a balkan music DJ and a musician of greek heritage. He also works with film making; - Sol is a music lover, DJ and producer, focused to balkan music - we produce Go East party together!;
- and I, well... You know about me already ;)

In common, the four of us share a big, biiig passion for this region of the globe and it's culture.

We want to apply these skills we have in documenting the trip in everyway possible, so afterwards we can produce a big event here in Brazil and all around, showing through pictures, film, music and writting - I'll finish writing my book "Wish I could reach you in Belgrade" during this trip! - that there's much more to Southeastern Europe than people could ever imagine.


What do you people think?! Ideas/suggestions of places to visit in each of these 10 countries are more than welcome :)

8 comments:

Anônimo disse...

Hi Maria! I suggest you visit Jajce in Bosnia, this small town has many villages with roma population around it, beautiful mountins and a great waterfall. Music-wise there is a hiphop grouping organizied by some schools, and independent roma artists who play on weddings and such. Brcko is another town in Bosnia worth visiting, it is the hometown of many ex-yu wide popular artists.

Seasplash reggae festival in Pula which happens every year in July is a great festival to visit while in Croatia. ;)

Have a good trip!
--Anto

Maria disse...

Hey Anto!

I remember you mentioning Jajce a while ago, when we were still talking through last.fm! Just wrote down your suggestions, definitely including them in our travel route :)

SAJKACA disse...

A wonderful idea!
Here just for the start my favorite 5 things to visit in Belgrade:
http://sajkaca.blogspot.com/2008/01/5-things-to-do-in-belgrade.html

Agito Dos Balkans disse...

Hi, Maria!
I wanna go with you!
My dream is go to Guca in 2010 to the "Best Trubaci Prize"!
It will be a great journey!!!
Zivile!
Katica

ieishah disse...

hey maria! this sounds amazing! mishko and i just road tripped it from belgrade to macedonia (skopje and lake ohrid, which you cannot miss!) then back up to novi sad for the 10th anniversary of the exit festival. i've only just returned to barcelona, ready to blog about it... what a great, crazy trip!! stay tuned to my blog for more photos and stuff. maybe we can meet somewhere in the region next year; i'm sure i'll be around, trying to finish my book, 'black in the balkans'!!!

ieishah disse...

i forgot to tell you... did you see the video of me on stage with emir kusturica and the no smoking orchestra at the solidays festival in paris???

beppe disse...

I suggest you:
Croatia: Zagreb needless to say; Vukovar, a city became the symbol of war and resistance in the Slavonija's region. It's located 180 km from Belgrade.
Bosnia: Anto is right, Jajce is worth a visit, it seems the tales' village; Sarajevo is magical, there's a unique atmosphere, although the war changed deeply the situation.. Mostar is not bad
Serbia: every inch is beautiful, follow Sajkaca's suggestions, she's the expert!
OPS in Croatia I forgot Dubrovnik...

Acai disse...

I like this blog!
Thank you.