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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,… The post This Spanish Resort… Read More »This Spanish Resort Is Cracking Down on the ‘Towel War’ – Tourists Could Return to Find Their Beach Gear Gone

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… The post 70 Interesting Facts… Read More »70 Interesting Facts About Paris – Famous Stories, Hidden History and Surprising Details

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… The post 150 European History… Read More »150 European History Trivia Questions and Answers: Easy to Expert – Can You Reach the Final Round?

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… The post 40 Words You’ve… Read More »40 Words You’ve Probably Been Using Wrong – And Some You’ve Been Correcting for No Reason

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… The post Driving in Germany… Read More »Driving in Germany for the First Time: What You’ll Wish You Knew Before the Trip