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You Should Travel Before 30. And After 30, Too.

Great piece on Thrillist right now – 15 countries you should visit before you turn 30. I mean, it’s not GREAT great. It’s just a list of photos, a 90-second stroke-fest of wanderlusting and panting, meant to get your mind off work and more onto the screensaver on your work computer. But it taps into a timeless travel idea – that there are just some things you need to do, some things you need to…

The Familiar Fate Facing Romania

‘So, so you think you can tell… heaven from hell?’ – Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here I suppose the public relations issue facing Romania is the same of many countries like it. Countries that are currently like it, countries that once were like it. You’re sandwiched into a modern, first-world continent, and the tourist you hope to depend on are unsure whether you’re poor or not, dangerous or not,…

Stockholm is Just So Stylish

“I think that’s very classy. But still, like, not too up-dressed.” You know Sweden. You’ve never been to Sweden, but you know Sweden. Because the stereotypes are, while stereotypical and probably bullshit, complimentary. When you think blue eyes and blonde hair and overflowing amounts of style and fashion, I can’t imagine anyone being laid under those cliches is going to protest. Also read: Now…

The Most Romantic Cities on Earth

The proclaimed ‘Most Romantic City’ in the World may surprise you. Actually, no. It won’t. (Hint: It’s in France.) The folks at WeLoveDates.com have compiled a cute, interactive map of the world’s Most Romantic Cities – from Canada down south, across the Atlantic and all the way around the world. No. 1 on this list shouldn’t surprise you, nor should Canada’s lone entry. (Although, we’d argue they…

Fly-Bys and Time Lapses: The Best Videos of the Best of Europe

Take a tour of the Old World with these gorgeous videos, compiled here from some of YouTube’s brightest and most talented creators. Austria from FilmSpektakel: “The scenery of our home country Austria is beyond compare. We live in the heart of Europe where we have a spectacular combination of cultural and natural attractions. No matter what time of year, Austria will welcome you…”…

Now Presenting: Scandinavia, Europe’s North Star

Frozen? Maybe, sometimes. But who doesn’t love Frozen? Scandinavia has long been one of Europe’s most lovely, charming regions – a winter wonderland that sparkles in summer, equally postcard-worthy under the sun or the snow. (more…)

Portugal is Getting Pretty Popular

Portugal is getting pretty darn popular. The beautiful, sun-drenched Iberian country has been popping up on several ‘Best in Travel’ lists for years now – it’s cheaper than most of its European carbon copies, like Italy or France, and it’s less clogged. And now, it’s challenging them. Portugal is “still waking up to its own worldly importance, and as a result, still vivid and sparklingly fresh,”…

‘For All We Know, Paris is the Hottest Spot in the Universe’

Midnight in Paris is a two-hour cliche. It’s predictable, it’s mostly unoriginal in its message, and it recycles pretty much every Pinterest post about Paris an assembles them all to come from Owen Wilson’s noble, overflowing, golden-age obsessed character. But like Woody Allen’s best work, and Midnight in Paris is certainly one of…

This is London. 24/7

The point of playing Would You Rather? is that neither choice is really, definitely better than the other. Or worse than the other. Which one you pick depends on the day, depends on your mood, and depends on your intelligence of your personal experiences – and personal experiences certainly have a way of cementing your biases, fair or not. So, what do you like more – London at day or London at…

Retire and Expat: Long Lunches, Never-Ending Sunsets, and Morning Coffee Around the World

So you’ve won the lottery. You choose the Cash – this time, it’s $2.1 million. Enough to pack it in and start the greatest part of your life – retirement. With all the money you need for freedom. If you’re like so many out there, you’ve dreamed of one day living somewhere across the globe. You’ve seen the books and the photos, you’ve thought of a beach or Europe or somewhere sunny every day you…

Paris is the Worst, and Hate-Fucking Your Favourite Cities

The moral of the article is, Paris is the worst place on earth. “I’m aware that regularly stepping in dog crap and having to avoid fawning honeymooners is chic and sophisticated and all that other stuff that people write about Paris on novelty dish towels,” writes Yerim Sar, in a re-posted 2014 article for VICE. “But there are things I’d rather do than worry about not being cosmopolitan enough,…

Paris, Just Keep Living

Liberte. Egalite. Fraternite. What makes France France is pretty obvious: it’s the three words above, and the combination of them that stands for not just something, but everything. So what should they do? How should they cope with last Friday – how do they move on without forgetting? How do they progress while also preserving? Of course, this is also obvious. Just continue being France. Just…