Culture and people Archives - That Wanderlust https://thatwanderlust.com/category/best-of/culture-and-people/ Captivating travel stories Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:57:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://thatwanderlust.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/cropped-Thatwanderlust_logo-32x32.jpg Culture and people Archives - That Wanderlust https://thatwanderlust.com/category/best-of/culture-and-people/ 32 32 55266371 Visit Sweden – camping on the West Coast https://thatwanderlust.com/visit-sweden-camping-on-the-west-coast/ https://thatwanderlust.com/visit-sweden-camping-on-the-west-coast/#respond Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:46:04 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=12684 westcoast-smogen-camping-visitsweden-thatwanderlust-renate-camping-fjallbacka-tanum-thom Camping on the West Coast of Sweden. A car drive of at least 7 hours from Kalmar to Lysekil brings us to the West coast of Sweden. The Siviks camping is going to be our home-away-from-home for the next four days. Placing the caravan and putting up the tent is the first item on our […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/visit-sweden-camping-on-the-west-coast/feed/ 0 12684 It’s all Greek to me – things about the Greek culture https://thatwanderlust.com/its-all-greek-to-me/ https://thatwanderlust.com/its-all-greek-to-me/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2017 07:41:47 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=12100   Culture from elsewhere makes us see differences between what’s normal and strange. Your perspective changes. Take the bits and pieces of that foreign culture that you like better from yours while staying respectful to their and your own culture. This summer I realized what the true differences between my Dutch culture and the Greek […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/its-all-greek-to-me/feed/ 0 12100 Enjoying Culture & Traditions at Discover Mexico Park Cozumel https://thatwanderlust.com/discover-mexico-park-cozumel/ https://thatwanderlust.com/discover-mexico-park-cozumel/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2016 12:00:57 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=11335 Discover Mexico DiscoverMexico-Cozumel-Tequila-Blogger-Mexico-ParkCozumel-Chocolate-Art-Alebrijes-JoseCuervo-RenateRigters Cozumel, Mexico Spending time in Cozumel usually revolves around the water as the island is famous for having the world’s second largest reef – truly a wonderful place for diving. However after spending time in the water, diving near Cousteau’s discoveries at the beautiful Palancar reef, I want to see more of the local culture […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/discover-mexico-park-cozumel/feed/ 1 11335 An unsolved mystery of the colossal Olmec heads https://thatwanderlust.com/colossal-olmec-heads-la-venta/ https://thatwanderlust.com/colossal-olmec-heads-la-venta/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:08:48 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=9944 Laventa_museo_villahermosa_olmecs_mexico One of the first people to have lived in Mexico were the Olmec people and you can find their history in the Mexican province of Tabasco. In the city of La Venta colossal Olmec heads made out of rocks were found by archeologists, which nowadays are located at the nearby Villahermosa. There they are exhibited […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/colossal-olmec-heads-la-venta/feed/ 0 9944 10 reasons why you should visit Karpathos https://thatwanderlust.com/10-reasons-visit-karpathos/ https://thatwanderlust.com/10-reasons-visit-karpathos/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2016 17:07:23 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=10015 achata-karpathos-water-travel-greece On the Southern side of the Aegean sea you will find Karpathos. The true pearl of the stunning Greek Dodecanese islands. Only five hours away from Rhodes by ferry or a one hour flight from Athens. Are you planning your holidays for next summer? Here are the reasons why you should visit Karpathos! 10 reasons […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/10-reasons-visit-karpathos/feed/ 5 10015 The Best of Turkey and the Greek Islands https://thatwanderlust.com/the-best-of-turkey-and-the-greek-islands/ https://thatwanderlust.com/the-best-of-turkey-and-the-greek-islands/#respond Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:16:40 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=10116 While much is written about the poor relationship between Greece and Turkey, epitomized by the divided island of Cyprus, at local level there are no such problems. There are numerous islands on the Turquoise Coast, many not far from the Turkish Mainland. Many are very small and uninhabited. Those that have a population are exclusively […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/the-best-of-turkey-and-the-greek-islands/feed/ 0 10116 Enchanted by the Mayan ruins of Tulum at sunrise https://thatwanderlust.com/enchanted-by-the-mayan-ruins-of-tulum-at-sunrise/ https://thatwanderlust.com/enchanted-by-the-mayan-ruins-of-tulum-at-sunrise/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:26:44 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=9920 beach_tulum_ruins Tulum is a laid-back Mexican town on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula where popular Mayan ruins are located on a cliff overlooking the beach. Here’s how to avoid the crowds and have the beautiful ruins all to yourself during a visit to Tulum. The Mayan ruins of Tulum are quite different from other […]

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]]> https://thatwanderlust.com/enchanted-by-the-mayan-ruins-of-tulum-at-sunrise/feed/ 0 9920 Olympos – Going back into old Greek times https://thatwanderlust.com/olympos-going-back-into-old-greek-times/ https://thatwanderlust.com/olympos-going-back-into-old-greek-times/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:29:22 +0000 http://thatwanderlust.com/?p=9358 olympos_karpathos_wanderlust Once upon a time there used to be a very small village, all the way up in the North of Karpathos – one of the Greek Dhodhekanisos islands. The village was named Vroukounta and is also known as Vrykous. Its location wasn’t the most safe one after all the sea rovers kept on intruding the […]

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