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So You Think You Know European Geography?

Ever since I published the quiz "So You Think You Know U.S. Geography?", my readers have been asking me to create another quiz. The wait is over! How good are you at European geography? Please take my quiz and find out. Be honest with yourself, and don't look at any maps or globes while taking the quiz — and don't do any Internet or library research, either.

53 comments    europe england france
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Monsanto, the Real Stone Village

Monsanto is an authentic Portuguese village built between gigantic stones. We can see many houses squeezed between gigantic boulders and stunning views.

49 comments    travel vacation holiday
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How to Make Brigadeiro Cake

If you are a chocolate fan, you will most certainly enjoy this delicious chocolate cake. Try out the Portuguese brigadeiro cake. It's very easy to do.

5 comments    recipe chocolate dessert
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What is going on with the European economy?

A clear and understandable explanation of the current European economical situation.

6 comments    finance economy europe
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Sitting in the Sun with Kaffe Fassett's "Quilts in the Sun" (a review)

I bought Kaffe Fassett's book Quilts in the Sun not because I thought for one moment that I would actually manage to make a quilt, but because I wanted a souvenir from an exhibition held in our nearest city, Bath, in the South West of England. On...

11 comments    review book quilting
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History of Portugal

In 206 BC, after fierce fighting, the tribes of Iberia (Spain and Portugal) were absorbed into the Roman Empire. Portugal was part of the province of Lusitania until the 5th century AD, when Visigoths, barbarians from the north, established a...

0 comments    portugal history
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Portugal - Lisbon Earthquake 1755 Facts

The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 inflicted untold damage upon the city and left thousands injured and dying. The disaster destroyed the once beautiful city, leaving it a shadow of its former glory. Discover how Lisbon was reborn from the ashes of one of the biggest natural disasters on record.

39 comments    earthquake lisbon earthquake
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Poisonous Snakes & Spiders Seen Whilst on Vacation In Portugal

Poisonous snakes, spiders and bugs which can be seen whilst on vacation to Portugal. Portugal vacations are ideal and relaxing, but tourist warnings about snakes and spiders are increasing.

2 comments    holidays to portugal
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Consensual Incest

History shows that there were famous Americans who married their first cousins. Of course European royalty married close family members through out history.

80 comments    family spain adults
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Visiting Sintra

Travelling tips on the magic village of Sintra in Portugal.

2 comments    travel poetry vacation
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