Home Is Where the Heart Is
by Valerica I love to travel and I love being a passenger – it must be that feeling of being important, of being taken care of. No need to be as ...
How to pick the perfect flower bouquet – customs from around the world
Each country has its special customs. Some of these are readily available for a generous part of the world. For today let’s have a look at a custom regarding flowers. Oh, ...
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Cuckoo clock – a travel souvenir as well as a special home decoration
2 years ago I made a very short (half a day) trip to Heidelberg, Germany. Yes, a town famous for a special castle - but unfortunately I never got to see this castle up close, therefore sometime I'll have to go back there. Walking down the streets
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Wien’s Haus des Meeres
If you spend some time in Wien, Austria, you might consider giving a try to Haus des Meeres - a large vivarium hosted in a former flak tower in the heart of Wien, near the Esterhazy park. The first saltwater aquarium in Austria is a part of the vi
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Fridge magnets collections
I wrote here about fridge magnets as souvenirs. You can buy them almost anywhere in the world. Some of my friends and readers of this blog have collected over the years several magnets. Let's see the world through their collections :) Ana Adi s
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City Break – Koprivshtitza
by Radu Panciuc One year ago I had the pleasure to be taken to one of the most "Bulgarian" places in Bulgaria – Koprivshtitza (Копривщица), a small historical town in the western part of the country, around 100 km from Sofia. Even thou
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Fridge magnets as souvenirs (Vienna, Heidelberg)
In each country and almost in every touristic city you can find magnets with different local symbols. These magnets are usually put at home on the refrigerator's door (or other metallic vertical surface) and represent in fact souvenirs from different
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Bansko, Bulgaria – To go or not to go…
by Vlad The stories about Bansko say that it’s the coolest ski resort in the East of the Ol’ Lady. Having not made any New Year party arrangements – as usual – we decided to go skiing with our friends in Bulgaria. Being the last ones t
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The Real Danish Symbol
by Ana Adi Until I’ve been to Denmark last year, I was under the impression that the only thing representative of the country would be found in its capital city. Of course, I wrongfully thought that the so-much-talked-about mermaid, that small b
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Incredible Building Projections – “3D” shows
Nowadays technique offers opportunities that can amaze anyone. Let's take for instance a building and imagine a 3d projection on it. Practically the only limit to the show is the programmers' imagination. Some may argue that the original is lost
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Circus Hotel in Berlin
by Monica Jitariuc We decided to spend New Year’s Eve (2009) in Berlin. That was a wrong decision, because at -20C it was very difficult to enjoy Berlin so we have to go again, maybe during summertime. However, we are not going to talk about Ber
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Papanasi – a special recipe of small cottage cheese dumplings
When coming to Romania you definitely have to try a special desert called "papanasi". You'll find it in almost any restaurant that serves Romanian dishes and, with a bit of luck, in most of the other restaurants around the country too. I am sure you'
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