All of our tours not only feed you the best each city has to offer but also immerse you in the local culture, authentic street life and history.
Copenhagen Cafes: A Guide to the City’s Specialty Scene
The one thing I look forward to when I visit Copenhagen is the cafe scene. The Danish capital is known as the one place where hygge and specialty coffee coexist, and it’s all about slow mornings and communal tables, without the rush. Why Copenhagen’s Café Culture Stands Out Copenhagen is...
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The Non-Smoker’s Guide to Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops
It’s the elephant in the room: no matter how cultured, foodie or health-conscious you are, if you tell your friends and family you’re visiting Amsterdam, they’re bound to ask if you plan to smoke weed. And whether you decide to or not, you’re guaranteed to be curious about it. I’ve...
Whether it’s the consonants-to-vowel ratio or the seemingly innocent little accents (which change the entire meaning of words) or the pronunciation of such letters as the “ř” (typically the last to be mastered by Czech and foreign learners alike), the Czech language has a reputation for exceeding the comforts of...
Cockney Rhyming Slang, 1840 – the future
The English language, what a massive thing it is. 67 countries around the world list English as their official first language and it’s spoken commonly in over 180 countries. Despite being down in third on most lists when it comes to the amount of people that speak it (behind Mandarin...
The Language of Food: How to Dine (in Italian!) in Rome’s Restaurants
People from all over the world come to Italy to sit at Italian tables and to eat Italian food. Sauntering in to a local trattoria can be intimidating if you are traveling without a human version of Google Translate by your side. Here are my language and general etiquette tips...
Dining out in Amsterdam: How to Order in the Local Lingo
Whenever you go out for drinks or dinner in Amsterdam, it’s hard not to envy the locals and expats who can order in Dutch. It’s a difficult language to learn, but from experience, Dutch people love it when you at least attempt to give it a go. Even if it’s...
Cooking with Nonna: An Interview with Antonella
Not long ago, we interviewed our very own Italian grandmother and cooking legend, Bruna. This week, we interview our other Nonna, Antonella, who also teaches our four-hour authentic, Italian cooking classes in a real Roman apartment – Cook Dinner with Nonna. A born and bred Roman, Antonella has been married...
10 of Europe’s Most Beautiful Cities
Even a list of Europe’s 100 “most beautiful cities” would be incomplete. From the beauty of the blurred countryside seen through a train window to a moment of stillness amidst cosmopolitan chaos, there are millions of places to witness Europe’s beauty. Here are just a few of our recommendations on...
6 Places to Enjoy Real Mexican Food in Prague (No Czech-Mex, Please!)
Czech-Mex is nothing like Tex-Mex – it’s actually expat slang for the unappetizing Czech take on Mexican food that could be found on Prague menus throughout much of the nineties when kidney beans stood in for black beans and rubbery cheese took the place of queso blanco. That’s to say...
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