Canada is the largest country in North America by land area, second in the world overall (behind only Russia). Renowned worldwide for its vast, untouched landscape, its blend of cultures and multifaceted history, Canada is one of the world's wealthiest countries and a major tourist destination.
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Venezuela is a country in South America. Having a shoreline along the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east and Brazil to the south, and is situated on the major sea and air routes linking North and South America. Off the Venezuelan coast are the…
Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda) is a country in Southern Europe, on the southernmost tip of the Balkan peninsula, with extensive coastlines and islands in the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas. It shares borders in the north with Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. It has an ancient culture that has had a significant influence on…
This article is about the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean. Saint Martin is an island split between the French collectivity of Saint-Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten (formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles, but now a constituent state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands). It is one of the smallest land…
Argentina, (Spanish: República Argentina) is a large, elongated country in the southern part of South America, neighbouring countries being Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay to the north, Uruguay to the north east and Chile to the west. In the east Argentina has a long South Atlantic Ocean coastline.
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Argentina (officially the Argentine Republic) is the eighth-largest…
Mexico (Spanish: México), is a fascinating country in North America, lying between the United States of America to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast. Its extensive coastlines of more than 10,000km include the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Mexico has…
Join Us In France features a number of delightful web and podcast-based features on the never-boring country of France. Here, they choose the route less traveled into the little-known department in southwestern France, in the Occitanie region.
H.G. Wells: "Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race."
We periodically update our posts on the benefits and wonders of riding a bike, no matter your age. Cycling offers a remarkably potent combination of cardiovascular conditioning, joint preservation, and cognitive stimulation, making it…
If you are planning an adventure into China, Shenzhen is arguably the most logical, low-stress, and utterly fascinating place to start. Just a few decades ago, Shenzhen was a quiet fishing village of 30,000 people. Today, sitting in the Guangdong province directly across the border from Hong Kong, it is a hyper-futuristic metropolis of…
16 Guerilla travel tactics to save miles and money on flights, hotels, rentals, cars and ubers.
Travel is no day at the beach these days. Between the heaving hoards of people crunching themselves amongst each other, just try to get to the front of the queue, only to find that spot#1 has long…
With the world in an uproar and this moment in time, it's often a bit of a salve that we could benefit from. Once again, we bring to light our European travel and holiday partners Belvilla. We love them because they're not the everyday. They're also not everywhere, which makes them…
We all love our kids, no matter how young or old they are. That's why we had them. As they start to mature (like ours) the urge to spend more time with them becomes more acute. We know that they will eventually flee the nest, but it still leaves a little pang of remorse that…
It's a minor wonder that anyone trusts AI anymore, given that its usage is, for the most part, out of control. We can't be sure of who is turning the knobs and what's happening to us as a result. Having been around for a while (especially as a tech team manager for many…
Ahh, La Belle France, especially places like Cannes are not to be missed. Can you ever get enough of it. Visiting Cannes with a car opens up the legendary coastal roads and hilltop villages of the French Riviera that are often difficult to reach by public transit. Having a vehicle allows you to escape…
Da da da. Which way do you turn? While Alaska may be the biggest U.S. state, its population is one of the smallest in the country. Four-fifths of the state's territory can be reached only by air, and a lot of small towns would have been completely isolated were it not for small…
Get on the Ball. Do you ever wake up in the morning, roll over and ask yourself "why am I here?" No, it's not the existential question that we're posing here. Rather it's a literal calling, or a desire, or an urge that makes you snap to to To "get on the…
“Whether I’m in Lisbon and order an espresso for under $1, or an Americano for just over $1, many European café prices seem far less to me than grabbing the equivalent at an American coffee shop”.
“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax
We're pretty sure that the stable genius isn't going to any thing about it, other than bark "drill baby drill." So it only makes sense that mother Europe will pick up the toys that you know who threw out of the pram. Just in case you haven't been paying attention, Solar energy is…
When you travel, you can stumble across some of the oddest things. Ironically, but not surprisingly, most of them are in the USA. For example, Cadillac Ranch: An art installation in Amarillo, Texas, featuring ten vintage Cadillacs buried nose-first in a field.
Or, what about Carhenge? Located in Alliance, Nebraska, this is a replica of…