Europe Traveler guide

Etiquette in the rural areas

In Ireland, if you are traveling in rural villages and areas, it is a matter of custom and respect to greet anyone you happen to pass by.  A simple "Good Day", or "How are you?"...
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Ireland
etiquette
custom
respect
rural village
rural area

Keeping safe in Greece

As a tourist, you always have to be aware of pickpockets and scam artists anywhere.  In Greece, do remember that those kinds of crimes have been slightly on the rise these past few years.  So...
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Greece
pickpockets
scam artists
tourist hotline

For those on a diet!

Well, if you're on a diet, try to avoid the pastry shops in Greece!  With their uber-delicious baklava and honey pastries, you may be tempted to take bite after bite after bite, and next thing you...
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Warnings
baklava
Greece
diet
pastry shops

Wear your sandals!

Never go barefoot when walking along the shores of the Adriatic Sea.  Unless you want to get pricked by the spiny sea urchins that clutter the seafloor.  Do always wear sandals, especially when...
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Croatia
Adriatic sea
sandals
sea urchins
stones