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May 2010
25m 44s

AT#232 - Travel to Montenegro

CHRIS CHRISTENSEN
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The Amateur Traveler talks to photographer Ralph Velasco about a trip to the very new country of Montenegro. When Ralph visited the country it was the newest country on the planet after it split off of Serbia. This mountainous country boasts the southern most fjords in Europe, old walled Venetian towns, fortresses, island churches, hikes, rafting, and some w ... Show More
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