In this issue:
Should holidaymakers to Greece be worried about a Grexit?
A literary stroll through Paris - Lonely Planet
13 Things Every Tourist Should Do In Toronto
Top 10 Island Cities - National Geographic Travel
Don't Throw Momma From the Boat: How I Survived a Danube River Cruise
World's Most Bizarre Food Etiquette Rules
McDonald's restaurant has a golden facade and spiral staircase
Should holidaymakers to Greece be worried about a Grexit?
Will it happen?
The dramatic game of brinkmanship over Greece's debts, reforms, and bail out funds has been dragging for months. But the rhetoric has intensified to a disconcerting extent over the last few days, and it does finally look as though we are nearing an endgame. What the result will be remains to be seen....
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A literary stroll through Paris - Lonely Planet
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Paris is loaded with literary sights and stories. Over the centuries numerous brilliant writers, French and foreign, have used the City of Light as their setting. In the 1920s the city sparkled as a centre of avant-garde; and post WWII, the literati hung out in St-Germain des Pres. Take a day or two to transport yourself back in time with this stroll through Paris' literary history.
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It's Time To Get Away: 9 Signs Your Wanderlust Is Calling
Life can get pretty damn monotonous. On the road to figuring out who we are, we find ourselves becoming victims of routine. Our lives become about habits and schedules and we stop seeing the world in front of us. We live for the days, weeks and months ahead. We let the stress of our jobs, homes and...
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13 Things Every Tourist Should Do In Toronto
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| Cafe Diplimatico / © Alexia Wulff |
Toronto, a thriving and magical city that resides on the shore of Lake Ontario, is a top destination in North America that brings in traveler from all over the world. This melting-pot booms with shops, nightlife and a restaurant scene that will satisfy any food lover's appetite. With an endless list of possibilities, here are 13 options that no visitor should miss.
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Top 10 Island Cities - National Geographic Travel
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This list was first published in the National Geographic book The World's Best Cities.
Trogir, Croatia
Take an afternoon stroll with gelato in hand through the medieval maze of streets. Blessed with stunning nature and an easygoing pace of life, this immaculately preserved Adriatic fort may be just the perfect microcosm of Croatia.
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Don't Throw Momma From the Boat: How I Survive
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| Photo credit: Kathy Compagno |
I am watching the season finale of "Downton Abbey" when my Mom calls to say that she wants to go on a Danube river cruise. Of course she does. It's Pavlovian, the Viking Cruises ad runs before each episode and the bells ring for the servants to attend to the aristocrats of the manor. "Ding, ding," Lady Mary calls for Anna and viewers hypnotically buy cruise tickets. After five seasons the image of the elegant ship sailing past the majestic...
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World's Most Bizarre Food Etiquette Rules
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| Illustration: Edwin Fotheringham |
You have good manners, right? After all, you (usually) keep your elbows off the table and say "Please pass the salt," right? But when you head abroad, things get a little more complicated. Case in point: Rest your chopsticks the wrong way, and you might remind a Japanese friend of their grandfather's funeral...
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This McDonald's restaurant featuring a perforated golden facade and a grand spiral staircase was designed by Dutch firm Mei Architects to replace "the ugliest building in Rotterdam" (+slideshow).
Located on Coolsingel, one of the city's most popular shopping streets, the two-storey structure was conceived by Rotterdam-based...
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