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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Driving in Germany for the First Time: What You’ll Wish You Knew Before the Trip

Driving in Germany for the First Time: What You’ll Wish You Knew Before the Trip

We drove in Germany twice, years apart, on road trips from Romania. My husband was the driver both times, and he had already driven in several European countries while traveling for work. So when we were driving in Germany for...
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50 Interesting Facts About Spain That May Surprise You – From Hidden Borders to Customs You Never Expected

50 Interesting Facts About Spain That May Surprise You – From Hidden Borders to Customs You Never Expected

Spain is one of Europe’s most popular destinations for both vacations and relocation, and I understand why. The long evenings, regional food, historic cities, beaches, and remarkably varied landscapes are hard to resist. The Costa del Sol is one place...
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150 US State Trivia Questions and Answers for All 50 States – Can You Get 3 Right for Every State?

150 US State Trivia Questions and Answers for All 50 States – Can You Get 3 Right for Every State?

I love trivia, and the great feedback I’ve received offline for my U.S. travel trivia questions and national parks trivia encouraged me to expand the American quiz series with a challenge focused entirely on the states. These 150 US state...
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Fed-Up Travelers Fought Back Against Rude Tourists – Did They Go Too Far?

Fed-Up Travelers Fought Back Against Rude Tourists – Did They Go Too Far?

I think we have all seen behavior while traveling that can be considered rude. For instance, I once saw people on a beach listening to loud music. It was not music I liked, and judging by the looks around us, most...
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