Tag: Europe
Italy: What’s the difference between trattoria, ristorante, osteria?
Brush up on your Italian and delve into the subtleties of Italian dining by discovering the (sometimes slight) differences between the various food ve ...
7 Bulgarian wines to taste (and what to eat with them)
Which Bulgarian wines and grape varietals should you know and what traditional dishes should you add to them for a perfect local gourmet experience? F ...
Winter challenge: Jump into a warm, open-air mineral pool while snowing
The challenge: Jump into a warm, open-air mineral pool while it’s snowing
There are plenty of warm, mineral pools in the open air around the world. H ...
7 travel challenges for coffee lovers
Raise your hand if you love the smell of freshly brewed coffee in the morning! Now raise the other one if you love the thrill of a challenge! For thos ...
8 quotes about Milan that explain why people love it
If you read carefully the next quotes about Milan, you will notice that far too many famous people wished to die in the iconic Italian city for the lo ...
9 fun facts about Vienna to know before you visit it
Everybody knows that the Austrian capital is the "city of dreams" and "the city of music", but did you know that:
1. Vienna is the home of the olde ...
The John Lennon Wall in Prague: how it gave freedom a chance in the 1980s
The challenge: discover the many layers of John Lennon Wall
Situated across from the French Embassy in Prague, this colorful mess is a symbol of rebe ...
7 unique and unusual things to do in Sibiu, Romania (+map)
Sibiu is one of the most idyllic places to live according to a 2008 Forbes publication, and while I haven't lived there myself, I can at least swear i ...
You can now climb to the top level of the Colosseum
The challenge: see what a plebeian saw during a gladiator fight by climbing to the newly accessible top level of the Colosseum in Rome
Imagine what a ...
The narrowest street in Prague has its own traffic lights
The challenge: squeeze through the narrowest street in Prague (and one of the narrowest in the world).
Even if you are slim and skinny as a beanpole, ...