Europe

12 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of January 2026: holidays, folklore and traditions

7 months ago randomcollabs

2 min read

• Travel

‘Arc Majeur’ by Bernard Venet, the work of art, which took 35 years to complete, that has a motorway running through it!

7 months ago Robin

4 min read

• Travel

Discover Santa’s House…in Greenland!

7 months ago Robin

2 min read

• Travel

Paul McCarthy’s Santa of Oslo: a controversial statue that stands year-round in a traffic circle.

8 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Food

Discover Nobel Ice Cream, the world’s smartest dessert!

8 months ago Robin

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Cold Moon: December’s Full Moon

8 months ago Leo S

15 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of December 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

8 months ago randomcollabs

3 min read

• Motors

Discover the shortest scheduled passenger flight in Italy, shorter than the metro ride to Linate Airport!

8 months ago Danilo

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Beaver’s Moon: November Full Moon

9 months ago Leo S

10 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of November 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

9 months ago randomcollabs

5 min read

• History

Struwwelpeter: the 19th-century book that scared mid-19th century German kids into behaving

9 months ago Anya

4 min read

• Food

Huesos de Santo – the bone-shaped sweets that honor the dead in Spain

9 months ago Danilo

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Filanda di Forno: the crumbling remains of a 19th-century textile factory.

9 months ago Danilo

3 min read

• Food

Under – discover the world’s largest underwater restaurant submerged off the southern tip of Norway!

10 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Fabbriche di Careggine, the submerged 13th century village that is still visible when the water recedes

10 months ago Danilo

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

October 2025 Full Harvest Moon: the Largest and Brightest Supermoon of the Year

10 months ago randomcollabs

12 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of October 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

10 months ago randomcollabs

2 min read

• Travel

Library of Mistakes: a place where thousands of books explain how to avoid (another) Great Recession.

10 months ago Robin

4 min read

• Travel

French Toilets of Spikersuppa: a celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?

11 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Corn Moon: September’s Full Moon

11 months ago Leo S

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of September 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

11 months ago randomcollabs

2 min read

• Travel

Hønekilden – “The Hen Spring” of Sønderborg

11 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis: according to the legend, it holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld!

11 months ago Nathan

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Symbolický cintorín: a serene memorial that honors the adventurous spirits of climbers who lost their lives in the High Tatras

12 months ago Adam

11 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of August 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

12 months ago randomcollabs

11 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of July 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

1 year ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover meaning, history and folklore behind “Ember Days”

1 year ago Leo S

13 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of June 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

1 year ago randomcollabs

11 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of May 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

1 year ago randomcollabs

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Calan Mai – historical Welsh tradition of Mayday

1 year ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover why 18th-Century Scots performed human sacrifices…over cake!

1 year ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Walberla: an ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

1 year ago Nathan

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Pink Moon – April’s Full Moon

1 year ago Leo S

12 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of April 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

1 year ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Worm “Blood” Moon: discover Full Moon of March 2025!

1 year ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mardi Gras: what is it and why do we celebrate it?

1 year ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

March 1st: St. David’s Day – Wales’ annual patron Saint’s Day

1 year ago Leo S

10 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of March 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

1 year ago randomcollabs

3 min read

• History

The curious story of the statue of a cursed knight that apparently come to life every 100 years

1 year ago Adam

3 min read

• Travel

Glacier Express: Switzerland’s iconic (and wonderful) train journey

1 year ago Nathan

2 min read

• Food

Vieux Boulogne: discover world’s stinkiest cheese!

1 year ago Danilo

2 min read

• Travel

Jungfraujoch – Europe’s highest train station at an altitude of almost 3,500 meters!

1 year ago Anya