I have been to every European country, from the very far north (Svalbard near the North Pole), to the far south, east and west. Love it!
Reading Time: 3 minutesLuxembourg, also known as Lucilinburhuc, is a landlocked country. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is one of the three official capitals of the European Union (EU) together with …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile extremely small, just like the Lilliputian people living on Jonathan Swift’s fictional island of Lilliput, Europe’s smallest countries may be holding the biggest surprises for intrepid …
Reading Time: 3 minutesA good friend of mine who lives in Malta once remarked that on a map of Europe, his country looks like nothing more than a tiny bit …
Reading Time: 2 minutesLiechtenstein is a constitutional monarchy, currently headed by Hans-Adam II (known as Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein). It is the only remaining European monarchy that practices strict agnatic …
Reading Time: 3 minutesEntirely surrounded by Italy, the Republic of San Marino is located on the Italian Peninsula at the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains. With a total population …
Reading Time: 3 minutesMonaco is the country with the second-highest population density, and highest per capita millionaires, Monaco is the playground of the rich and famous. If you can’t keep …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the surface area of the Vatican, the world’s smallest sovereign state, is less than half a square kilometre (0.17 sq mi), it has some of the …
Reading Time: 3 minutesDreaming of visiting the most northern spot in continental Europe? Nordkapp? I highly recommend Norway’s Lofoten Islands. Do take the trek up to northern Norway but before …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter 6 years of waiting (l July 2005 to 28 October 2011) and two of my visits, the Bolshoi Theatre reopened its doors in 2011, and …
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