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The Strangest Bosnian Road

Posted on 29 October 201929 October 2019by Marcel Burger

The war in the Balkans during the 1990s devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands. One of the most chaotic areas was the enclave of Bihać in Northern Bosnia. In 1997, two years after hostilities ended, I went for my first assignment abroad – officially still as a student journalist – and took with me […]

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Dirty Secrets underneath the Greenland Icecap

Posted on 28 September 201928 September 2019by Marcel Burger

It sounds like a story from the James Bond movies. Underneath the icecap of Greenland a secret military base is hiding, powered by a nuclear reactor. Up to 300 nuclear missiles are tucked away in tunnels of hundreds of kilometres long; maintained, serviced and defended by thousands of soldiers living out of sight. Click to […]

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Dutch State of the Union

Posted on 10 September 201929 July 2019by Marcel Burger

It is called the Day of Princes and it marks what can be best called the State of the Union of the Netherlands. The Dutch monarch rides with horses and golden carriage to the parliament to deliver the speech of the year, every third Tuesday of September, cheered by tens of thousands along the way. […]

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Dubrovnik – for kings, queens and entourage

Posted on 14 August 201914 August 2019by Marcel Burger

Approaching Dubrovnik from any direction and the first thought that might pop into your mind is – wow, this is like a place for kings, queens and their entourage. But even if you are less into gaming with thrones this coastal Croatian city will simply impress you. Not at least for the hefty money-making machine […]

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Rovinj is Ravishing

Posted on 8 August 20198 August 2019by Marcel Burger

A bit weary in the head after moving my body until 6 AM, the morning sun already casts light upon the historic facades of Rovinj. I finally head “home”. It is my second year at the gigantic dance festival that engulfs this Croatian town into Sea, Sun & Salsa for nine days in a row. […]

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Once more proof: the Greenland ice melts away much faster than earlier calculated. Since 1992 about 3800 bln has melted, leading to oceans worldwide rising 10mm. But the melting speed is increasing. (Aftenposten) #greenland #ClimateCrisis #ice

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Large parts of Norway struck by bad weather. Floods, risks for landslides and avalanches and loads of closed roads. #weatheralert #norway

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100,000 air travellers less on the line between Copenhagen and Stockholm-Arlanda this year. That is a serious reduction. Climate change empathy and the crappy Swedish economy (weak currency) might be to blame. #sweden #denmark #airtravel #copenhagen #cph #arlanda #flygskam

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Legendary Swedish pop duo Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson died Monday at age 61 after being ill for several years. Per Gessle and Fredriksson were giants in the 1990s with songs like The Look, It Must Have Been Love and Listen to Your Heart. #roxette #sweden #music

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The Swedish #Education Authority (Skolverket) finally closes the Safir/Vetenskaps #school in #Gothenburg, which broke many democratic and equality laws and was led - terror experts say - by muslim extremists. The bad news: 450 kids were on this school. #sweden

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About me

In 2006 I left my family, friends and the security of a relatively steady editorial job in the Netherlands to move to Sweden, for love. A heartbreak later I’m still around – having crisscrossed like crazy through my new land to make a travel guide book, adding a new career as a language teacher at elementary and lower secondary schools, becoming a freelance Scandinavia correspondent & fixer for Belgian and Dutch media and running the Made by Magmar project together with Polish-born engineer, editor & photographer Magdalena Pezdek. From Sweden I pop across the Baltic Sea, as often as I can, to discover more of the world, alone or in the company of good friends. Interested in doing something creative? Drop me a line and I can jump with you.

~ Marcel Burger
Contact: hallo(at)marcelburger.com
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You can expect stories from 30 of the world's 217 countries (13.82%). I've visited 29 of them. But although I never set foot on Greenland, I had a wonderful story to tell.
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