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5 Quirky Theme Parks in France
Offbeat, Unusual, and Unique Theme Parks in France France is not all museums and baguettes you know. There’s a flourishing theme park revolution afoot where the unusual is de rigeur. Check out this...
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5 Quirky British Museums
Ahhh…Britain. The very word conjures up visions of regal pomp, high tea, and royal scandal. But it’s not all high brow hoopla, there are plenty of offbeat and off-the-wall attractions if you do a...
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The House That Dali Built
Salvador Dali House Museum, Port Lligat, Cadaques, Spain One of the more infamous episodes involving Salvador Dali concerns the colossal falling out with his father. Years after Mrs. Dali had passed, a...
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Photo Friday: Castell de Sant Mori, Spain
Castell de Sant Mori It’s not everyday you get to stay in luxury villas in Spain, let alone a castle. Unless you’re Mariano Sanz. He owns this one — the Castell de Sant Mori in Spain. Inhabited at one...
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5 Quirky Museums in Istanbul
Unique, Unusual & Offbeat Museums in Istanbul Hugging both Asia and Europe, split in two by the Bosphorus, the city of Istanbul is in itself a quirk of nature. But the quirkiness doesn’t stop...
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5 Quirky Things to Do in Costa Brava, Spain
Unique, Unusual & Offbeat Things to Do in Costa Brava, Spain Before I visited the Costa Brava region in Spain earlier this year, I had no idea about attractions or activities available — let alone...
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Would You Make a Good Viking? Take the Viking Quiz
Rosala Viking Centre, Rosala, Finland I know it’s a question that’s probably haunted you for eons now — “Would I have made a good Viking?” It’s not all pillaging and plundering you know, although those...
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Knuckle Soup for the Soul — Neamt County, Romania #priNeamt
Neamt County, Romania I thought there would be more wheelbarrows. I’m not quite sure why, but like many first-timers to the country, I came saddled with three notions of Romania: Gypsies, Dracula, and...
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The Secret Life of Warsaw
A Walking Tour of Warsaw, Poland The beauty of taking a guided walking tour in any city is not only seeing the major sites up close, but also in uncovering the secret history that may be not be so...
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Warsaw Uprising Museum: A (Tasteful) History of Slaughter
War is not sexy, and museums dedicated to it even less so. All things considered, It’s hard to pull off a good war museum, if not downright impossible. It’s got to be interesting. It’s got to be...
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Golden Circle Iceland: A Self-Drive Road Trip Tour Itinerary
The Golden Circle Iceland tour is one of the many must-dos on any visit to Iceland. Read on to get an idea of what to see, when to go, and travel tips and info if you’re planning things to do in...
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Oddly Disappointing Truths About Modern-Day Siberia #FOLLOWUPSIBERIA
Siberian Stereotypes That Just Aren’t True I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up in Canada, Siberia had a certain notoriety about it. It was the sort of place where bad people ended up. Or...
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Mourning #Iamsterdam? May I Submit For Your Consideration #Yamsterdam Instead
Day Trips from Amsterdam When I first went to Amsterdam back in 1995, there were the infamous cafés and the Red Light District of course, and throngs of tourists. Even then they were overflowing, but...
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The Lure of Athens at Night
Things to Do in Athens at Night Athens has ample activities for visitors by day, but what about things to do in Athens by night? I spent a week in Athens in the 1990s and revisited again a few years...
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Quirky Things to do in Moscow
It’s been a while since I’ve written one of my Quirky Things to Do posts, so I figured this time I’d set out to have Moscow due the treatment. After the fall of the Berlin Wall things deteriorated...
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