British tourists have no problem with the lingo in foreign lands – if the locals don’t understand your English you just say it again, but louder. The trouble is, the foreigners don’t understand this rule of linguistics, though it has …
Category: Europe
Oosterdam Mediterranean Cruise by Linda Fasteson
This sun drenched playground of the rich and famous has been the setting for commerce, explorations, cultural exchange and conflict from ancient times. The Mediterranean, the world’s largest inland sea, encircled by Europe, Asia, and Africa, continues to draw travelers …
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Day of the (Almost) Hero by Barry Napier
EasyJet Flight 4565 from Berlin, leaving at 2.30pm, 10th November, 2005, began as any other… As favoured Class A passengers, my wife and I swaggered aboard the great iron bird ready to choose our seats. Wanting extra leg-room we sat …
Teenagers Traveling In Greece by Kate Greenfield
Upon traveling to Greece, you will be seeing an entirely new culture. You will witness things that here in America would seem absolutely ridiculous. At around three o’clock in the afternoon in Greece, everything is quiet because everyone goes home …
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Iceland’s Unspoiled Nature: Live in a Postcard
Iceland is quickly turning into European’s hottest spot for wonderment and geothermal activity. Not only is the country equipped with an emotional landscape full of volcanoes, hot springs, geysers, and caves, it also boasts a nightlife on the weekends fit …
Supercalifrajalisticexpialidocious by Wonder Russell
I went for a long walk around Piccadilly and Leicester, gawking at the ticket hawkers and the strange juxtaposition of Angus steakhouses and Starbucks with English street sweepers and constabulary, or those amazingly definitive crosswalks with bold LOOK LEFT! painted …
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MAKING ALL THE DAYS COUNT THROUGH EUROPE by Andres Mariani
As a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, I have had the good fortune of studying in Dublin Ireland for the past two years, with the added bonus of traveling throughout Europe. Recently several friends and I traveled from Spain via …
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RIVER CRUISE VIENNA TO AMSTERDAM by Larry and Gail Taylor
My wife and I were up early that morning before the 7:30 announcement that the ship was getting underway. We dressed hurriedly and went to breakfast before we felt the engines shudder as our ship pulled out from the Rudesheim …
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MAGICAL WEST IRELAND: LAND OF MYTH, LEGEND, FOLKLORE by Bonnie and Bill Neely
It had been over 14 years since I was last in Ireland, and the changes, particularly in the cities, were amazing. Now, you need to travel to the more remote areas of Donegal or Connemara to see the quaintness of …
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The Middle-Rhine Valley on a Whim and a Prayer by Kim Bluth
My trip to the Middle-Rhine Valley was an afterthought, I must admit, but also a journey of many firsts – my first time in this renowned part of Germany – the heart of the German wine region, the first time …
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