Category: Around the World
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Hej Hej Sweden!
Hello there, dear blogger world, this is a post from your fellow viking that will try to educate you about the country of Ikea and rotten fish. In the middle of putting together my IKEA furniture and combing my blond hair, I have been asked by Mr Mohamad to tell you a bit about my…
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Children Giving to Children
by Carolyn Dennis-Willingham This past weekend I attended Austin’s 29th Annual Children Giving to Children Parade – a collaborative event with the Operation Blue Santa Program. Their goal? To collect toys for the children whose parents can’t afford to buy them. Since 1987, the concept of a parade grew. This weekend, thousands of spectators arrived to…
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The Deceptive Eye
We all know that our eyes can be deceptive. Most of the time, we see what we want to see … until someone points us toward the truth. “No, that’s not possible,” I told my friend on our visit to Florence, Italy. “Oh, my dear, but it is. They mastered it well during the Renaissance.”…
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Potsdam is an undiscovered pearl 🙂
What do you think about Potsdam? Is it for you just a city worth a one-day visit during your stay in Berlin? People usually go to Berlin and forget that there is much more beauty just around the corner… Loads of beautiful and old monuments, museum of Potsdam, parks… and great architecture 🙂 Just have…
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Small country, big ideas: Denmark

It is always an enlightening experience to take a step back and look at your own neighborhood and country as seen from a distance, as a visitor. Often you look to the world for sightseeing and adventures, but there can be much to see ‘at home’.
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A “Hankerin’” For Texas
Sometimes you don’t have to travel further than your own state to enjoy unique scenery. And Texas’ landscapes are about as diverse as the state is wide. Nope, we’re not all flat, all wet or all dry. Like the wet and cool?
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Milan, a marvellous city!
Milan is definitely the city of wonders; totally wonderful views, wonderful and helpful people, and wonderful vegan cuisine (not so popular, though), wonderful sun, wonderful antique churches and buildings and a well known fabulous Vittorio Emanuele gallery. Enjoy <3