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Heads up if you're making plans to head to Europe soon. The Schengen region will gradually implement its new Entry/Exit System (EES) that will phase out physical marks on passports. This will start on October 12, with full implementation targeted ...

Paris is many things to different people. It's been the backdrop and inspiration of numerous TV series, movies, novels, and various art forms. For some, it's everything they could've imagined: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, romantic walks in the ...

There was one thing I knew about Romania when I was planning my trip: the myth of Dracula. Bram Stoker wrote the mythical figure in the 1890s. It has become a literary and horror classic with many movie adaptations and derivatives of ...

Characterized by centuries-old historic buildings, a beautiful old town, and a storied past of conquest, unification, and liberation (from the Austrian Empire to the Nazis to the Soviets), Krakow, Poland, is an interesting destination I added to my itinerary as I ...

Isn't it ironic that the Philippines is becoming more appreciative of luxury properties when many Filipinos still do not have their own homes? However, as this report from global property consultant Knight Frank reveals, Manila has become the fastest-growing high- ...

Traveling across Gulf countries will soon be a walk in the park, as tourists will no longer need to go out of their way to obtain different visas. A shared passport visa, similar to Europe's Schengen Area, is set to be ...

If you have plans of starting your own company in the Philippines, you might want to rethink your options. As it turns out, the country is the worst place to be for startups around the world, according to online think tank Business ...

The cliche reply would be skiing down its snow-capped mountains and indulging on chocolates and cheese. The more unfamiliar answers just might surprise you. Even better, have you booking the next flight to Schweiz (German), Suisse (French) or Svizzera (Italian), or ...

While some basketball fans are still feeling the sting of disappointment with Kai Sotto's failure to make it to the NBA at this year's drafts, another Filipino player is making basketball history elsewhere. Lithuanian ball club BC Wolves announced late ...

If your idea of a holiday is non-stop sightseeing and a Fitbit that clocks 30,000 steps in a sprawling metropolis, then Porto is not for you. It is small, close-knit and steady. Those are perhaps its biggest draws. Because ...

What does the largest dinosaur ever discovered in Europe look like? Now we know, thanks to these researchers in Portugal.Between August 1 and 10, Spanish and Portuguese paleontologists started working on the excavation campaign in Monte Agudo to learn more about ...

In the aftermath of some of the worst heat waves the continent has ever seen, an August report from the European Drought Observatory (EDO) just confirmed that Europe is experiencing its worst drought in at least 500 years.The agency, which is ...

Time machines and transportation portals may still be a thing of the future (or sci-fi movies), but trust humanity to find a workaround. The people of Vilnius, Lithuania and Lublin, Poland can now save 7.5 hours of land travel time ...