Category Archive: EUROPE

Introduction to Denmark

Introduction to Denmark As most people probably know, Denmark is a small Scandinavian country. In fact, it’s the smallest and most southern Scandinavian country. As I discovered by research, there are technically only three Scandinavian countries: Norway, Sweden and Denmark. They share a joint history & close culture and occupy the Scandinavian peninsula. Well, technically, …

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My 10 Favorite Places in Switzerland

My 10 Favorite Places in Switzerland I just spent spring of this year exploring Switzerland for three full months, from late March through late May. I enjoyed a series of pet sitting and work exchange gigs all over the country. I also visited 50+ luxury hotels in various cities and towns throughout Switzerland, on assignment. …

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My Fun Day Trip to Liechtenstein

My Fun Day Trip to Liechtenstein Liechtenstein is a tiny European country that’s squeezed in between two much larger countries, Switzerland and Austria in central Europe. I wrote all about it in my recent article Introduction to Liechtenstein Background on my trip to Liechtenstein First off, as I generally mention whenever I talk about visiting …

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Introduction to Liechtenstein

Introduction to Liechtenstein Liechtenstein is a tiny European country, wedged between Switzerland, to the west, and Austria to its east. The country is not just tiny, it’s the 6th smallest country in the world! Only Vatican City, Monaco, Nauru (Pacific island nation), Tuvalu (ditto) and San Marino are smaller than Liechtenstein. For a point of …

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6 Crazy Facts about Switzerland

6 Crazy Facts about Switzerland 1. Basel, Switzerland has an airport unique in the world The very unusual Basel Euro Airport was built way back in 1946, just after WWII ended. It’s situated at the tri-borders of France, Germany and Switzerland, on French land. It’s administered jointly by France and Switzerland and is officially a …

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11 Things Ireland is Famous For

11 Things Ireland is Famous For In October, 2024 I was lucky to find a two-week dog sitting position in Dublin. As a result, I was able to explore Dublin city for many days. I visited several museums, parks and gardens, Dublin Castle, a famous prison, and a historic Guinness family estate known as Farleigh …

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Exploring Europe 2024: My Three-Month Travel Plans

Exploring Europe 2024: My Three-Month Travel Plans Back in February, while I was pet sitting in Alaska, I wrote about my 2024 world travel plans. My post-Alaska plans entailed traveling around UK and EU for most of the year, starting in mid-April with a two-month tour around Scotland. Fast forward to early June, when I …

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This Week I’m Heading to Belgium for the first time!

This Week I’m Heading to Belgium for the first time! My two-month travels and pet sitting assignments around Scotland are just finishing. On Monday, June 10th I fly to Belgium for the first time, where I’ll begin my 90-day tour around a few select countries in Europe. By the time you read this article, I’ll …

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LashWorldTour 2024 Travel Plans

LashWorldTour 2024 Travel Plans Greetings from Alaska! This year marks my 27th year of continuous solo world travels. And I fully intend to make it another adventurous year exploring ‘new’ countries, all in my quest to visit every country on the planet. As many of you already know, I kicked off 2024 by heading to …

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10 Surprising Facts about the country of Georgia

10 Surprising Facts about the country of Georgia 1. Georgia is one of the world’s oldest wine-making regions Wine-making is a deeply-ingrained aspect of Georgian culture. Archeaological digs have uncovered wine-making evidence dating back 8000 years. That means to about 6000 BC. Wine is produced in four main areas in Georgia and Georgian vineyards produce …

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