We needed to return our rented moto by 4pm, so we decided to visit Santorini’s white sand beach before leaving the island. However, there were some road signs that just didn’t make sense and we decided to follow any sign that said beach. To our delight, we found ourselves at the red sand beach. We had to
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Festa de São João, One of Europe’s Biggest Street Festivals By Stephen Bugno To experience Portugal at its most uninhibited, untamed and inebriated, don’t miss Porto’s massive, traditional annual Feast of St. John’s Eve. For one night every year, the city of Porto, Portugal goes absolutely wild. The celebration—Festa de São João—or Feast of St.
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Volunteering in Spain: Two Programs that Offer English-Speaking Volunteers Full Room and Board By Stephen Bugno I’m almost as exhausted as they are, but somehow they keep going. This is supposed to be easy for me, right? English is my native language. They sun is about to set in our small “English
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On a Sunday afternoon my brother and his coworkers and I took a trip 35 km out of Bordeaux to the vineyards surrounding Saint- Émilion. The village, now a World Heritage site, was overrun with day-trippers (like us), souvenir shops, and wine stores. An easy five-minute stroll in one direction landed me in a quiet
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European correspondent Gilbert Carlson takes us through his hometown–Paris–so you can dodge the tourists, save money, and experience the City of Light as Parisians do.
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A wealthy, sterile, modern, and homogeneous society. These were some of the misconceptions I had about Oslo before spending three days there.
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For ESL teachers in Europe, Madrid is an appealing city to base yourself for a year or more and there’s no denying it’s an exciting place to live. Add to this: fantastic weather, friendly locals (known as Madridleños), abundant cultural events, world-class art, and unparalleled nightlife.
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By Stephen Bugno Blog of a Modern Nomad The next day I rode the slow, winding topo train to the French border town, Hendaye, where I caught a short ride out to the on-ramp of the divided highway. After about 25 minutes standing with my thumb up, I was picked up by a guy heading
Join hundreds of walkers crossing nothern Spain on one of Europe’s oldest pilgrimages, the Camino de Santiago
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