europe

Whether embarking on a Eurotrip or a weekend jaunt to a foreign city, European travel requires some smart planning; you may know all the must-see landmarks, but we provide the hidden gems.

Why the Pink in The Grand Budapest Hotel Never Looks Cheap
First shot: Gustave and Zero in the lobby. Pink walls. Purple uniform. Black bow tie. The elevator opens. People cross the carpet like ants in candy wrappers. No dialogue says old Europe. The color says it.
By Jinabout 6 hours ago in Wander
France’s Public Schools Are Falling Apart, and the Budget Explains Why
I Créteil, eastern suburbs of Paris. On the morning of September 28, 2025, students at Lycée Saint-Exupéry did not walk into class. They dragged trash cans to the school gate and piled them into a low wall. Someone pulled a desk out of a classroom and laid it across the entrance.
By Jinabout 10 hours ago in Wander
Kebab Meat, Chips and Salad
Check out was at 11am in Costa Teguise, but our flight wasn't until 9:10pm in Arrecife, our accounts were near empty, our bags were heavy and our bodies were tired. We contemplated sitting on the beach near the hotel until it was time to leave, but that would mean getting on a flight and then travelling through London at 1am, cold and covered in sand: hard pass.
By Stace6 days ago in Wander
Making Memories
Introduction Yesterday we caught up with each other in Carlisle. The photo is in the Griffin pub just outside Carlisle Station.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 10 days ago in Wander
Phone call from Scotland
Once when I was working as a nurses assistant I picked up the phone and to my suprise it was for one of the residents who had been expecting an international call all the way from Scotland. It was the first and only time in my memory of life actually a highlight in my mind to take this call. Of course as you do I briefly asked about Scotland and how is everything there and then i quickly went to get the resident and that was it but still well worth this tiny blurb here on vocal media.
By Revista Miko:XCI 11 days ago in Wander
Saville Row
I first saw and heard of Saville Row when the show “Married…With Children” filmed a 3 part episode called “The England Episode”. Saville Row has a number of brilliant tailors and it is funny to me that I found out about Saville Row by watching the show.
By Revista Miko:XCI 11 days ago in Wander
Speakers Corner
Speakers Corner in London is another cultural note and place of interest that I had discovered in the United Kingdom. Of all the places and ways to learn about it was from one of my favourite shows “Married With Children”. They had Al and the rest of the Bundy family go the Speakers corner. It was perfect to have Al speak at Speakers corner because the corner anyone can go there and speak about whatever is bothering them or that has been on their minds. Whoever was on the MWC writing staff that decided to have Al go to Speakers corner is a genius.
By Revista Miko:XCI 12 days ago in Wander
English Breakfast Tea
I love a good cup of English Breakfast tea. Who doesn’t? Do you know what is a perfect compliment to English Breakfast tea? The perfect compliment at least in my opinion is that of a nice piece of delectable Carrot Cake. Tea is always a wonderful beverage and another celebrated English custom that is partaken with tea is tea and crumpets and tea and biscuits and i would one day love to participate in the tradition. Like i take my coffee I take my tea with nothing but that of straight and black with no sugar or cream and that’s it.
By Revista Miko:XCI 12 days ago in Wander
The Smoking Room
There is another smashing and funny comedic sitcom that I found from the British Broadcasting corporation called “The Smoking Room”. The plot and premise of the show is very simple it centers around a couple of employees of a company that does something which is never said what. All of the employees are hilarious and it takes a genius writer to capture the hilarity of things and situations that happen in the break room or the smoking room in this case. It only lasted for no more than 2 or 3 seasons and it was too smart for it’s own good.
By Revista Miko:XCI 12 days ago in Wander
Pompeii Wasn’t a Theme Park. The Evidence Is Buried in the Dirt.
Every few years, the same claim circulates online: Pompeii is not an ancient Roman city at all, but a modern fabrication, a giant archaeological theme park built to manufacture a version of Western history.
By Jin12 days ago in Wander
The Ruins We Name: Why Only Financial Centers Become “Ruins”
On Queen’s Road Central, a brokerage has a “For Rent” sign by the door. Inside, the reception computer is still on. The screensaver is the company logo. The security guard says last month people worked until two in the morning. This month the lights go off at six. Downstairs, the woman who runs the tea restaurant has changed “Today’s Soup” to “Today’s Special.” She does not follow IPOs. She only knows the fish-ball noodles are selling slower.
By Jin12 days ago in Wander
No Steel. No Tower Cranes. No Problem: How Rome Built the Pantheon and the Colosseum
The Crane Is Absent: The Construction Logic of the Pantheon and the Colosseum “The ancient Romans could not have built the Pantheon and the Colosseum.”
By Jin12 days ago in Wander