This is the happiest country (again) – what do wealth and status rankings really show?
For a seventh year in a row this Scandi country has been dubbed happiest.
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144 years later, Barcelona's work in progress is to be topped off.
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Palermo here we come: Sicily's capital city is attracting renewed attention
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'€400 taken in broad daylight': Kiwi falls victim to Paris clipboard scam
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If TikTok tells you to go one way, definitely go the other.
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Visit Tartu: as good as all the well-travelled hot spots for a fraction of the price.
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Inside Paris’ $300m destination proposal business
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Parisians plan to flee city during Olympics over fears of chaos
Paris' chief of police and Games organisers suggest residents are overreacting.
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Calling all penny-pinchers: You can easily be bougie on a budget in Paris
An authentic experience in the French capital needn't cost a fortune.
Why you should dump the family and holiday in Italy alone this year
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