Luxembourg

The small nation with the big traffic jams is trying a new tack to get some of the extra cars off the road.

Thirty years ago it was signed, and 20 years ago today it went into effect: The European agreement that wiped out land borders for travelers throughout most of Europe, and also had the side effect of making a tiny town in Luxembourg into a world...

Expat Insder, a curious publication of Internations.org, surveyed 14,000 expats in 160 countries for their views on where they have found happiness, a safe comfortable life, affordable living, etc.    Surprise! Only three European countries...

  This photo proved quite challenging.  It definitely looks European, mostly non-descript, but with one main clue, namely the fortified walls seen on the right side of the river.  Only one person came forward with an answer and...

 I remember my delight in making soap bubbles as a small boy!  My mother would mix the soapy solution and I'd take my little wand and run outside, blowing and watching the little bubbles drift away (before they popped). So it appealed...

 One of Europe's smallest countries, it's easy not to visit Luxembourg, neatly tucked in between the cultural and economic giants of Europe -- France and Germany -- and just west of its political capital in Belgium.  But its a beautiful...