Louvre vs Musée d’Orsay: Which Paris Museum Should You Visit?

Louvre vs Musée d’Orsay: Which Paris Museum Should You Visit?

Choosing between the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay can be difficult. I visited both museums during my trip to Paris. Musée d’Orsay was the first museum – and, in fact, the first major attraction – I visited in the city. I...
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Did This Greek Waiter Take Luxury Service Too Far? The Viral Beach Video Sparking an Uproar in Greece and Beyond

Did This Greek Waiter Take Luxury Service Too Far? The Viral Beach Video Sparking an Uproar in Greece and Beyond

I think most of us have seen at least one thing while traveling that we found peculiar, to say the least. I know I have, more than once. I also know that our first reaction isn’t always the full story....
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100 Surprising Facts About Argentina You Didn’t Know

100 Surprising Facts About Argentina You Didn’t Know

Football, tango, steak, Buenos Aires and Patagonia tend to dominate every quick description of Argentina. They’re all relevant, of course, but they leave out mate etiquette, Welsh-speaking communities, regional food traditions, scientific breakthroughs and f...
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What to Say Instead of “Sorry” When You Want to Sound More Confident

What to Say Instead of “Sorry” When You Want to Sound More Confident

There are situations when we genuinely need to apologize. It happens to all of us. We reply to an email later than intended, forget to return a call, send a reply with the wrong name (I received yesterday a “Hi...
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She Ate Garlic Chicken on a Plane. A Passenger Complained – What She Wrote Next Turned People Against Her

She Ate Garlic Chicken on a Plane. A Passenger Complained – What She Wrote Next Turned People Against Her

I know what it’s like to be on a flight during dinner time. My flight was only three hours long, yet it departed at 8 p.m. By the time we landed, collected our luggage, and reached the hotel, it was very...
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175 Spain Trivia Questions and Answers From Easy to Hard – How Much Do You Really Know?

175 Spain Trivia Questions and Answers From Easy to Hard – How Much Do You Really Know?

After I published my article with interesting facts about Spain, people began mentioning it to me offline. A few told me which details had surprised them most, and the article also continued to attract readers almost every day. That response...
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This Spanish Resort Is Cracking Down on the ‘Towel War’ – Tourists Could Return to Find Their Beach Gear Gone

This Spanish Resort Is Cracking Down on the ‘Towel War’ – Tourists Could Return to Find Their Beach Gear Gone

I’ve seen plenty of arguments about people placing towels on hotel loungers and disappearing for hours. Few people expect the same dispute to follow them onto a public beach. In Calpe, a popular resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca, leaving chairs,...
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70 Interesting Facts About Paris – Famous Stories, Hidden History and Surprising Details

70 Interesting Facts About Paris – Famous Stories, Hidden History and Surprising Details

Paris is a city I love. I knew many of its famous landmarks before my trip, but once I was there, I found plenty of details I had never heard about. A familiar bridge had an unexpected story. A museum...
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150 European History Trivia Questions and Answers: Easy to Expert – Can You Reach the Final Round?

150 European History Trivia Questions and Answers: Easy to Expert – Can You Reach the Final Round?

I was checking my traffic recently, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how many people visit my site to use the Europe travel trivia questions. That quiz covers geography, landmarks, food, culture, and a little history, so it gave...
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40 Words You’ve Probably Been Using Wrong – And Some You’ve Been Correcting for No Reason

40 Words You’ve Probably Been Using Wrong – And Some You’ve Been Correcting for No Reason

I have always paid attention to language. I spent all four years of high school in a philology class, studied Latin throughout, and I am Romanian, so English words often sit beside related words from other languages in my mind...
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