You can speak English fluently and still pause for a second when someone in the UK says, “Bob’s your uncle,” “I’m knackered,” “that’s your shout,” or “it’s tipping it down.” I did 🙂 English isn’t my mother tongue. I learned… The post 65 British Sayings… Read More »65 British Sayings That Confuse Travelers – And What They Actually Mean
As always, when visiting a new country, some rules might take you by surprise – as it happened to my husband years ago, who arrived in the afternoon at the hotel, famished, yet the restaurant was closed, and dinner would… The post Tourists Keep Getting… Read More »Tourists Keep Getting These Italian Dining Rules Wrong – Coffee, Wine, Dinner Times, and the Awkward Mistakes to Avoid
Latin is called a dead language, but, in a way, it still lives in schools, books, medicine, law, church language, mottos, abbreviations, public institutions, and phrases people repeat without always knowing where they came from. By the time you finish… The post 130 Latin Phrases… Read More »130 Latin Phrases Still Used Today – You Use More of Them Than You Think
You know I am very attentive to what happens worldwide, especially when it comes to travel. If you’ve been on this site before, you might also know that I wrote about many situations that occurred during flights. I’ve often been… The post Unruly Passengers Could… Read More »Unruly Passengers Could Face Multi-Airline Flight Bans Under New Proposal
National parks trivia is one of the easiest ways to turn U.S. geography, wildlife, landmarks, and nature facts into a quiz that people actually want to finish. The American national parks include places almost everyone recognizes – Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand… The post 150 National Parks… Read More »150 National Parks Trivia Questions and Answers: How Well Do You Know America’s Parks?