2016: A Most Fascinating and Unexpected Journey
20:20 02/01/2017
Wandering Earl The year 2016 really was a fascinating and unexpected journey for me. It was an extremely happy journey, to say the least. Okay, maybe I...
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A New Year and Some Big Changes for EuropeUpClose
16:21 02/01/2017
As we start a new year, we are also starting a new chapter at EuropeUpClose. We have a new Editor-In-Chief and Owner, Maria Haase. Below is a message...
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5 key traditions of a Scottish Burns Night
10:20 02/01/2017
Every January 25, people across the globe commemorate the birth of beloved poet, Robert Burns, with an evening event like no other. Friends and family...
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We Met Our Goal: $500,000 for “Bread for the World”
9:29 02/01/2017
Rick Steves’ Europe travelers have met our goal of $500,000 to help empower Bread for the World to combat structural poverty and hunger.   2,400 of you...
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10 Reasons to Visit Ghent
9:28 02/01/2017
The most famous Belgian cities are Antwerp, Brussels and Bruges, yet people often forget Ghent. We’re not sure why, as Ghent has the same old...
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16 Things Travel Taught Me in 2016
14:37 01/01/2017
Wow. 2016 was an unexpected year. While politics and new parenthood taught me a lot, travel, after all these years, still had plenty of lessons to throw...
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A Meditation on Walls and Bridges for the New Year
1:58 01/01/2017
So, it’s time to step into the new year. It’s a time when many of us look inward to calibrate or recalibrate our lives and loves in hopes of becoming...
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Best Travel Moments in 2016 on Instagram, as Chosen by You
21:02 31/12/2016
The year is about to end, and while I'm eagerly waiting for 2017 to begin, I'm going through the best 2016 travel moments that I shared on Instagram. I...
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The 5 best places to see primates in Africa
18:39 31/12/2016
Primates are our closest living relatives and with big brains and opposable digits it’s abundantly clear when you see them as to how similar to us they...
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48 Hours in Amsterdam: A Local’s Guide
9:32 30/12/2016
Last year I undertook my own Dutch grand tour, with Amsterdam as the final stop. Outside the central station its revival facade stood, imposingly, above...
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