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Daily updates: Expedition Macedonia

Fri Jul 14, 6:24 PM ET

In July, Richard Bangs Adventures explores Macedonia, perhaps the most famous unknown country on earth. Our expedition will take us from the oldest lake in Europe to just-discovered Neolithic solar observatories to Orthodox monasteries and Moslem mosques. So log on, tune in, and uncover with us the Sacred Mysteries of Macedonia.

Day 1: Beneath the mask of Macedonia
Join Macedonia's leading archeologist as we explore the mysteries that lie deep in Macedonia's soil, and hold in our hands a gold mask worth $18 million. Begin the journey...

Day 2: Mysteries of the rocks and stars
On day two, the team investigates a Neolithic village in Macedonia's northeast reaches, and an ancient celestial observatory built to chart more than simply the course of the stars. Join the search...  

Day 3: Hidden riches and spiritual treasures 
Old religions converge on day three of our Macedonian adventure.  Richard and the team seek hiding places of holy relics and sacred truths, and find that some secrets are perhaps best left unexplored. Follow the quest...    

Day 4: Healing secrets of the Old World
On the fourth day of our quest, we travel high into Macedonia's magic mountains, seeking the fountain of eternal youth and other healing properties of these ancient lands.  Join the search...  

Day 5: The passion for greatness lives on
After a week galloping through Macedonia's rich history, the team takes a ride through modern Macedonia on the last day of our adventure, and finds that Macedonia may be Europe's new adventure travel capital.  Join the fun...     

Preview Expedition Macedonia: Just click on the launch image to view the introductory video of our journey though time and space in Macedonia. Climb waterfalls and rock ruins, dive into rivers and caves, travel by balloon, kayak, mountain bike and more to make the rare discoveries of Macedonia.

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Good Fiction
Posted by saltytoast on Fri, Jul 14, 2006 8:48 PM ET
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YOU MEAN GOOD REALITY BUDDY !!!
Posted by zspasovski on Sat, Jul 15, 2006 6:21 AM ET
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ONE MORE THING TO ADD: PARAGLIDING IN MACEDONIA IS AMAZING EXPERIENCE, CONDITIONS ARE EXCELENT IN MOUNTINES ABOVE SKOPJE, TETOVO, KRUSEVO, BITOLA, OHRID... CLOUD BASE UP TO 3500 M, DISTANCES UP TO 100KM MACEDONIAN NATIONAL TEAM WON 12 PLACE OUT OF 30 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ON THE LATEST EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCE! http://ojovolador.com/press/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Nations_t5.pdf
Posted by letanje on Mon, Jul 17, 2006 9:47 AM ET
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Here we go again with the slavs in FYROM trying to find there identity. I haven't seen any ancient artifacts that are found in FYROM first of all and anything that was found is written in Greek. So that means these slavs/Bulgarian mountain people should be very nice to us Greek Macedons in the south, because they will be running for help when the Albanians take over there little piece of land
Posted by pellaconsulting on Sat, Jul 22, 2006 11:16 PM ET
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pellaconsulting man, you should do comedy for monney :)))) you really made my evening. mountain people hahahaha come sit in my backyard, have a glass of rakiya with me and leave your frustrations behind. you are welcome :)
Posted by zooly4 on Sun, Jul 23, 2006 2:56 PM ET
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zooly, i don't hang out in Clifton or Dunkin Donuts in Garfield there are to many SlavBulgarian Skopians
Posted by pellaconsulting on Sun, Jul 23, 2006 4:48 PM ET
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It is obvious to me that it is fair that this land is called Macedonia, as it is part of the geographical area of Macedonia. I don't see any reason for tension with Greece - other countries in Europe share lands with the same or similar names with no problem. However, what I just read in Yahoo is either a deliberate lie or a simple mistake: "Home of Alexander the Great". The home of Alexander the Great was in Greek Macedonia, in Pella. All the artifacts found in Greek Macedonia from Alexander's time have greek inscriptions on them. Among the thousands of inscriptions in greek, there is not a single one in the modern Macedonian language - simply because slavic languages did not exixt at the time. Slavic people have a rich cultural heritage of their own. It seems so childish that some of them are trying to show that they have some connection with Alexander. It's as if north Americans were trying to look as descendents of the Mayas - when the real descendents of the Mayas live in South America.
Posted by majortom5 on Tue, Jul 25, 2006 8:13 AM ET
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Correction: I wrote "there is not a single one in the modern Macedonian language" - meant to type "in a language related to modern Macedonian language"
Posted by majortom5 on Tue, Jul 25, 2006 8:15 AM ET
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I have read the article and nobody says that Alexander the Great was Slav. Your implications are very incorect. And about US Americans wanting to prove they are descendents of the Mayas. What an ignorant statment...
Posted by igorthze on Fri, Jul 28, 2006 7:02 AM ET
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Is Mr Bangs somewhat confused?Did he have too much raki in Skopje and lost the plot?What do have people of slavic origin to do with ancinet greeks?Also a correction to the false history facts mentioned above with regards to the O lympic games: in ancient times ONLY Greeks were allowed to participate. Since the Macedonians were Greeks (of Argive descent) they did participate, simple as that...there were no slavs back then mind you...
Posted by timkapsalis on Sat, Jul 29, 2006 10:13 PM ET