Amman, Middle East
Amman: Seven Hills & Ancient Heartbeat
The Weekend Is Friday-Saturday: Forget Sunday brunch culture — Jordan's weekend falls on Friday and Saturday. Thursday night is the big night out, and Friday…
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Amman, Middle East
The Weekend Is Friday-Saturday: Forget Sunday brunch culture — Jordan's weekend falls on Friday and Saturday. Thursday night is the big night out, and Friday…
Lake Balaton, Central Europe
Zero-Tolerance Driving Law: Hungary enforces absolute zero-tolerance for alcohol while driving -- any detectable level means fines of 6,500-200,000 HUF and d…
Nanaimo, North America
Bathtub Racing Capital: Nanaimo is the world capital of bathtub racing. Since 1967, locals have raced modified bathtubs across open ocean water every July. T…
Caye Caulker, North America
No Cars, No Roads, No Problem: There are zero cars on Caye Caulker. The island runs on golf carts, bicycles, and bare feet. Three sandy lanes—Front Street, M…
Providence, North America
Coffee Milk Obsession: Rhode Islanders don't drink chocolate milk - they drink coffee milk. Made by mixing sweet coffee syrup (Autocrat is the gold standard)…
Marrakesh, North Africa
The Inshallah Time Zone: Marrakshis operate on 'God willing' time - a 2 PM appointment might happen at 4 PM, or maybe tomorrow. Locals find Western clock-wat…