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Knowing what to say, K, L: Endonyms, Exonyms, and Toponyms
In linguistics, the name used to refer to a place in a foreign language is known as an exonym. The name used to refer to a geographical feature in its native language is an endonym. When visiting a...
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Liverpool St., Pakistani food, and Queen Mary’s
Today, it would not be out of place to announce that my plans for a simple travel or a semester studying abroad have gradually morphed into a desire to live in Europe for quite a bit longer, while...
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Journey to the Heart of London (Part 1)
Today I decided to visit London, London. Yes, I used to think that London was only the place I visited today, but now I know that it can refer to Greater London and not the City of London. The city is...
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Knowing what to say, S: Endonyms, Exonyms, and Toponyms
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Journey to the Heart of London (Part 2)
In London I went on my first hop-on-hop-off city bus tour. These are great for people who don’t have a lot of time to see all the historic or important landmarks in a place like London, where they are...
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Video Post: Journey to the Heart of London (Part 3)
I hadn’t exactly planned out the day’s sites by the hour and had not thought Buckingham Palace would have been open for the few hours that I was open. So, I missed the changing of the guard (which I...
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Knowing what to say, M: Endonyms, Exonyms, and Toponyms
In linguistics, the name used to refer to a place in a foreign language is known as an exonym. The name used to refer to a geographical feature in its native language is an endonym. When visiting a...
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VideoPost: Leaving London
About Tickets One of the things that I hadn’t thought much about was trains/train companies and the way they decided who used which set of tracks. I’m still really not all to sure, so if you understand...
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Knowing what to say, V, W, X, Y, Z: Endonyms, Exonyms, and Toponyms
In linguistics, the name used to refer to a place in a foreign language is known as an exonym. The name used to refer to a geographical feature in its native language is an endonym. When visiting a...
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Knowing what to say, T, U: Endonyms, Exonyms, and Toponyms
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Amsterdam
Holland vs. Netherlands When I called my credit card company and had them authorize my card for international purchase, I had to list every country I wanted to use it in. When it came to this northern...
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Country Spotlight: Chile
One of my jobs at the university involves researching information about different countries. It’s smart to know a little background information about countries you want to visit. I thought, what an...
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Travel Update: In Amsterdam
Travel Update When arriving to Amsterdam via train, you will most likely exit from the Amsterdam Centraal Station. Centraal Station dominates the landscape its established atop, can be seen from many...
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Videopost: What I Liked Most (Amsterdam)
The bicycle culture of the city is something to be admired. Watching and speaking with the locals, I was able to compile a little video. Hope you like it! Filed under: Continental Europe, Travel...
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From Amsterdam to Koln
My Morning Because my train left early in the morning, I decided to go to bed earlier than previously planned (about 1am or so). I woke up to the sound of rain, a horrible sound to hear when one knows...
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Video Post: Cologne Cathedral
Fast facts: Prevailing style: Gothic The Diocese of Cologne was founded before 314 AD 509 steps lead to the top of the towers Special designations: UNESCO World Heritage site Seat of Catholic...
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Food Spotlight: European Grocery Shopping
In England I experienced my first grocery store experience. It didn’t seem like much difference or highlight in my journey until I began to look more closely at the shelves. For instance, I love orange...
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Why is cologne called cologne?
So, I didn’t actually think about this until I was almost leaving cologne. Yes, even after having been on a tour that spoke about medicinal water from the city that began to be used for its aromatic...
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Headed to Berlin!
Leaving Cologne, I was a bit upset with the difference between the long-distance trains I had so far used on the Continent with those I had used in Britain. The one I had used to travel to Cologne...
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Berlin Part One
On the way to Berlin, the night had crept thickly over the landscape and I could barely see anything outside. The city lights were a welcome guest to my bored eyes, and I was excited to be at the end...
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