In a normal year, the summer marks the peak vacation period for North Americans and Europeans. Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2020 is certainly not a normal year. As I write this, the normally active US-Canadian border remains closed through at least mid-July. Even within the US many states have… Read more“Map Monday, Top European Vacation Attractions”
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Map Monday, What’s the deal with tipping?
What’s the deal with tipping? It seems that every country has a different understanding and implementation of when and how much to tip. With more and more of us traveling, these cultural differences have the potential to create serious misunderstandings between servers and customers. This is particularly true in countries… Read more“Map Monday, What’s the deal with tipping?”
Map Monday, the Value of Tourists
What’s the deal with tourists? Tourists represent the near perfect definition of a love-hate relationship among humans. On the one hand, national, state, and local governments trip over themselves spending money to lure tourists to their locales. Has there ever been an elected official or an un-elected one outside of… Read more“Map Monday, the Value of Tourists”