Happy No-Border Birthday! Schengen celebrates 20 years
Thirty years ago it was signed, and 20 years ago today it went into effect: The European agreement that wiped out land borders for travelers
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Thirty years ago it was signed, and 20 years ago today it went into effect: The European agreement that wiped out land borders for travelers
Expat Insder, a curious publication of Internations.org, surveyed 14,000 expats in 160 countries for their views on where they have found happiness, a safe comfortable life, affordable living, etc. Surprise! Only three European countries…
When you visit a city for the first time—especially if it’s just a short stop—you can’t do much more than grab a quick general view, and promise yourself to return. It’s sort of like the New York Times’ “36 Hours In…” series, and…
On our recent stopover in Basel, we visited the daily market that’s taken place in front of the city’s Rathaus, or town hall, for centuries. Unlike the weekly markets that are everywhere, this one is there every day, and bigger on weekends. The…
Artistic taste, perhaps, but not very tasty! These kids are admiring a market table of fruits and vegetables…all cast in bronze! We ran into this in the cloister garden of the Basel Munster (cathedral). So far, all I have found in explanation is…
Thirty years ago it was signed, and 20 years ago today it went into effect: The European agreement that wiped
Expat Insder, a curious publication of Internations.org, surveyed 14,000 expats in 160 countries for their views on where they have found happiness, a safe comfortable life, affordable living, etc. Surprise! Only three European countries…
When you visit a city for the first time—especially if it’s just a short stop—you can’t do much more than grab a quick general view, and promise yourself to return. It’s sort of like the New York Times’ “36 Hours In…” series, and…
On our recent stopover in Basel, we visited the daily market that’s taken place in front of the city’s Rathaus, or town hall, for centuries. Unlike the weekly markets that are everywhere, this one is there every day, and bigger on weekends. The…
Artistic taste, perhaps, but not very tasty! These kids are admiring a market table of fruits and vegetables…all cast in bronze! We ran into this in the cloister garden of the Basel Munster (cathedral). So far, all I have found in explanation is…