Lifestyle & Culture
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8.0KPew Research: European Middle Class stable, even thriving compared to the U.S.
If you ask me to describe my ideal place to live, I’d say, “A stable, safe country with a huge middle class...
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7.2KFor whom the Bell tolls (updated): Could Eindhoven be a preview of Taco Bell’s future in Europe?
(Editor’s note: This post was updated on 6 May with comment from a Taco Bell executive.) There’s a scene in “Demolition Man”...
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6.7KAlex Wellman: Six things I’ve learned after six months in Estonia
(Editor’s note: About six months ago, American Alex Wellman packed his bags and moved to a small European country on the Baltic Sea called...
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6.9KBeth Hoke in Edinburgh: City of shifting light, haughty pillars and, of course, Harry Potter
In “The Sunday Philosophy Club,” author Alexander McCall Smith called Edinburgh “a city of shifting light.” On a recent visit, I found this...
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18.9KIs King’s Day in Holland Europe’s wildest celebration? Oh, yeah ….
Okay, I was a little nervous. This time one year ago, I was on the verge of attending my first King’s Day,...
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9.0KBeth Hoke in Croatia: All in all, a pleasurable experience far from the madding crowds
I have to admit, what little I knew about Croatia before flying here several weeks ago involved the history of the Serbo-Croatian...
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16.7KDispatches Detours: Georgia is more than a country … it’s the best of East and West (updated)
(Editor’s note: This was originally posted on 25 February. It’s been updated after Georgia greeted its 6 millionth visitor in true Georgian...
