Month: July 2019

25 of Europe’s most beautiful castles

Hohenzollern Castle, Germany. Image credit: Instagram.com/_alexanderwieck Europeans are spoiled for castles. No question. On road trips through their homelands it’s normal for French and German citizens to pass turreted palaces and fortresses hundreds of years old. No big deal. For them. An Australian on the same trip would be wide-eyed, demanding to stop and explore…

By HotelSalesCareers July 17, 2019 Off

‘Niksen’ is the Dutch art of doing nothing

Share 15th Jul 2019 It is well documented that our screen time is not without serious repercussions. Blue light emissions can be damaging to the skin, technology overuse can promote antisocial behaviour, and frequent monitoring of our social media or our emails can make it hard to disconnect, switch off and unwind. As a digital…

By HotelSalesCareers July 16, 2019 Off

Everything to know about the history of the bikini

Above: Model on a beach wearing a printed bloomer bathing suit in Vogue, 1952. 1946 was a big year. War was over. UNESCO and UNICEF came into existence. The first Cannes Film Festival took place. Cher and Dolly Parton were born. Evelyn Waugh published Brideshead Revisited, spawning generations of young idealists dreaming of white linen…

By HotelSalesCareers July 16, 2019 Off