26 June 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Bon appétit , Paris / Île-de-France
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The Marché Bastille is a true highlight for anyone looking for an authentic
Parisian experience. When you visit this market, you are immersing yourself in a vibrant piece of local culture that goes far beyond just a weekly grocery run.
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22 June 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a
landlocked country in
Southeast and
Central Europe . Located in the
Balkans , it is bordered by
Hungary in the north,
Romania in the northeast,
Bulgaria in the southeast,
North Macedonia in the south,
Croatia in the northwest,
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the west, and
Montenegro in the southwest. Serbia also claims to share a border with
Albania through the
disputed territory of
Kosovo . Serbia has about 6.6 million inhabitants, excluding Kosovo.
Belgrade , Serbia’s capital, is also its
largest city .
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25 May 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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Munster (
Irish :
an Mhumhain or
Cúige Mumhan ) is the largest of the four
provinces of Ireland , located in the south west of the island, entirely within the
Republic of Ireland . In early Ireland, the
Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of
Gaelic Ireland ruled by a “king of over-kings” (Irish:
rí ruirech ). Following the
Norman invasion of Ireland , the ancient kingdoms were
shired into
counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties. Munster has no official function for
local government purposes. Munster covers an area of 24,675 km² (9,527 sq mi). Its population was 1,373,346 in 2022, with
Cork being the largest city. Other significant urban centres in the province include
Limerick and
Waterford .
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20 April 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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County Kerry (
Irish : Contae Chiarraí) is a
county on the southwest coast of
Ireland , within the
province of
Munster and the
Southern Region . It is bordered by two other counties;
Limerick to the east, and
Cork to the south and east. It is separated from
Clare to the north by the
Shannon Estuary . With an area of 4,807 square kilometres (1,856 sq mi) and a population of 156,458 as of 2022, it is the
5th largest of Ireland’s 32 counties by land area, and the
15th most populous . The governing
local authority is
Kerry County Council .
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23 March 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks
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The French Alps are the portions of the
Alps mountain range that stand within
France , located in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the
Mont Blanc massif , are shared with
Switzerland and
Italy . At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft),
Mont Blanc , on the
France–Italy border , is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the
highest Western European mountain .
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10 March 2026 | Author/Destination: South America / Südamerika | Category: General , Bon voyage
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American Capital of Culture
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The
non-governmental organization American Capital of Culture selects one city or state in the
Americas annually to serve as the American Capital of Culture for a period of one year. The organization’s leaders claim the initiative is based closely on the
European Capital of Culture program; it enjoys the backing of the
Organization of American States , but the OAS is not involved in the selection process.
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23 February 2026 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Category: General , Bon voyage
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Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine official
regions of England at the first level of
ITL for
statistical purposes. It is one of the three regions covering
Northern England , alongside the
North West England and
North East England regions, and covers the historic and cultural
Yorkshire area.
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26 January 2026 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks , UNESCO World Heritage
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Thessaly (
Greek : Thessalía; ancient
Thessalian : Petthalía) is a traditional
geographic and modern
administrative region of
Greece , comprising most of the
ancient region of the same name. Before the
Greek Dark Ages , Thessaly was known as Aeolia (
Ancient Greek : ??????, Aiolía), and appears in
Homer ‘s
Odyssey .
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22 December 2025 | Author/Destination: Africa / Afrika | Category: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks , UNESCO World Heritage
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Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles;
Seychellois Creole : Repiblik Sesel), is an
island country and
archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the
Indian Ocean . Its capital and largest city,
Victoria , is 1,500 kilometres (800 nautical miles) east of mainland
Africa . Nearby island countries and territories include the
Maldives ,
Comoros ,
Madagascar ,
Mauritius , and the
French overseas departments of
Mayotte and
Réunion to the south; and the
Chagos Archipelago to the east. Seychelles is the
smallest country in Africa as well as the
least populated sovereign African country , with an estimated population of 100,600 in 2022.
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