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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Chasing Beach Season Around the World!
Just like it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere for happy hour, similarly it’s always beach season somewhere in the world. Below you’ll find a compiled list of some of the best beaches around the world and when they can be enjoyed. … Continue reading
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Drunk and Driving On Berlin’s Beer Bike
What has four wheels, twelve seats and a keg of beer? It’s a beer bike! Coming around the corner, Berlin’s Bier Bike is a shocker. Heads turn and lips pucker with envy as passengers clank glasses and down foamy pints … Continue reading
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Tagged beer bike, berlin, Berlin party, live in germany, SWAP Germany, work in germany
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The 50 Greatest Travel Books Of All Time
With a book in hand, travel becomes a two-fold adventure. Not only are you personally experiencing a new culture – you are simultaneously seeing it through the eyes of another, during a different period in time. Here are some of … Continue reading
5 NYC Museums That Aren’t in Your Guidebook
MONET AT THE MET. Picasso at MoMA. Dinosaur bones at the American Museum of Natural History. Every guidebook seems to feature a checklist of museums that all tourists must race through in order to have truly “done” New York City. … Continue reading
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7 Tips For Learning A Foreign Language On The Road
In this day and age it’s possible to travel around the world – from Ushuaia to Ulaan Baatar – and speak nothing but English the whole time. More
The British figured it out!
British scientists wielding a powerful supercomputer have cracked the mystery of which came first, the chicken or the egg. More
Austrian beer fest: Get your lederhosen on
Dirndls, lederhosen, an oom-pah-pah band and beer: It doesn’t get more traditional than this when the sleepy Austrian village of Altaussee wakes up for a nonstop beer party! More
Language and Slang in New Zealand
New Zealand English is unique enough have its own publication of the Oxford New Zealand English Dictionary. Never confuse a New Zealand accent with an Australian one, as they’ll often get offended. They also have different slang and word usage … Continue reading
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Tagged kiwi slang, New Zealand, new zealand accent, New Zealand slang, swap new zealand
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All-knowing octopus Paul retires after perfect World Cup
Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs — all seven of Germany’s games plus the Spain-Netherlands final — is going to retire. More
Octopus predicts World Cup finalist!
Spain’s victory over Germany in the World Cup last night will come have no surprise to those following one of the competition’s most successful pundits – for the result had already been foretold by Paul the Octopus, a creature that … Continue reading
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Tagged german soccer team, paul the octopus, psychic octopus, world cup, world cup final
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Japan’s Bizarre Street Fashion Trends
Looking for the latest clothes and accessories from the ever-growing fashion world? More