Steve Haywood
French Cheeses
“How can you govern a country that has two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese?” – Charles de Gaulle Along with wine, cheese is one...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 28, 2017
- 5 min
Regions of France
When you think of France, where are you thinking of? Paris? Calais? A childhood holiday in Brittany? Maybe the picture you conjure up is...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 28, 2017
- 2 min
Food in Finland
Meat play a prominent role in Finnish cuisine, if anything more so than in other countries. This could be because historically fresh...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 28, 2017
- 6 min
Finland and the Sauna – It’s getting hot in here…
Did you know that the only Finnish word that is commonly used in English is “sauna”? The Sauna is a big thing in Finland, in a country...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 28, 2017
- 4 min
Schools in Finland – The Best in the World?
Finland shocked the world in 2000 when the international PISA survey (Programme for International Student Assessment), which measures the...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 28, 2017
- 11 min
Visit to Portugal
It was pitch black out of the aeroplane window when gradually a pale white fog of light became visible. I didn’t have long to wonder what...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 28, 2017
- 6 min
I Feel Like I Know France…
Of all foreign countries, I feel like France should be the one I know best. Apart from Ireland, it is my nearest neighbour, I have...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 28, 2017
- 4 min
Denmark: Home of the Happiest People in the World?
Arguably, Denmark’s most outstanding feature is not anything about its history, a great landmark or famous person – it is the remarkable...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 26, 2017
- 3 min
Estonian Food & Drink
Estonian Food “Where there’s work, there’s bread” – Estonian Proverb Estonia may be the smallest country I’ve come to so far, in terms of...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 26, 2017
- 7 min
Croatia – People, Places, History, Food and more
In this article I’m taking a look at Croatia, an increasingly popular holiday destination in the Balkans region of Eastern Europe. In the...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 25, 2017
- 6 min
Finland – Land of the Midnight Sun
Finland – Land of the Midnight Sun If you look at Finland on a map, you will notice that it is the easternmost of the three...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 24, 2017
- 7 min
Estonia – A country punching above its weight
Introduction to Estonia “Make fun of the man, not of his hat” – Estonian Proverb It is fascinating looking up Estonia on a map – I’ve...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 24, 2017
- 7 min
All About the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country smack bang in the middle of Central Europe, bordered by Germany and Poland to the north and...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 23, 2017
- 3 min
Food in Denmark
Danish Pastries and Other Goodies Until recently Denmark was not known for its food. There is one food item that people the world over...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 23, 2017
- 6 min
Denmark – The Land of Happy Vikings
Where on Earth is Denmark? Apart from its islands, the other notable feature of the Danish landscape is that it’s flat. Really really...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 22, 2017
- 5 min
Cyprus – An island of two halves
Cyprus – A Short Guide Cyprus is a small island in the Mediterranean. It’s divided into two halves, a Turkish half and a Greek half. Its...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 19, 2017
- 6 min
Bulgaria – from the Black Sea to the Balkans
Bulgaria – from the Black Sea to the Balkans The country encompasses a wide variety of different landscapes, full of imposing mountain...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 19, 2017
- 5 min
A Bit About Belgium
Belgium For most people, any mention of Belgium might get them thinking about beer and chocolate, its two most famous exports (and here’s...
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Steve Haywood
- Oct 19, 2017
- 5 min
All About Austria
Where is Austria? Before I get into details, the first question has to be, where is it? Austria is a landlocked country in central...
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