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What’s the first thing you think of when I say Colombia? Cocaine? Pablo Escobar? Narcos? FARC? Terrorism? That’s fair. But what if I told you everything you thought you knew about the country is wrong?

After the flood: 72 hours in Venice

We arrived in Venice just hours after the second-worst flood ever recorded. While our experience may not have been typical, it was very real—and also surprisingly great.

Meet the Oktoberfesters

Close encounters of the German kind at the world’s biggest beer fest—from pseudo cocaine users, to a very generous dessert dealer, and gossiping without words.

Thanksgiving in traction

November 27, 2019

Happy Thanksgiving, American friends! We’re taking a brief break from our regularly scheduled European programming to bring you a dramatic Turkey Day tale straight out of South America. Hope your holiday is tasty and accident-free!

Romania for beginners

November 24, 2019

What’s it like to travel to Romania? The landscapes, food, and people are absolutely incredible. But we need to talk about that 3.5-hour, 72-mile bus ride.

Gemütlichkeit all year long

October 15, 2019

The Danish concept of hygge has gotten a lot of attention recently, but I didn’t fully understand what it meant until I experienced the German version—four different times.

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