Q. So many choices. Which attractions across the world are exciting travellers right now? . A. After analyzing booking statistics, reviews, and verified user ratings, trip.com has some ideas… Top 10 Global Attractions. 2025 i.   Louvre Museum. Paris ii.  Walt Disney World Resort. Florida iii. The Palace Museum. Beijing

Q. Which cartoon character particularly resonates with you? Should they come to life, you’d be first in line to spend an afternoon with them. Paging Heinz Doofenshmirtz. Which cartoon characters do people see as particularly iconic? . A. Based on 1,591 votes, we have some answers from IMDB … Most

Q. We see Salvia Rosmarinus, or rosemary, feature in centuries of historic note, superstition, and potion-making. What special qualities have people ascribed to this savory, beautifully fragrant herb? . A. Joseph is said to have used rosemary in lining Jesus’ manger to help fend off insects. Rosemary potions were uniquely

Q. Happy Canada Day! For those who live in Canada: what will you be eating to celebrate? What are some foods that were ‘invented’ in Canada? . A. Since we’re writing from BC, we’ll start in the deep woods… If you are hiking in the forest and want to avoid

Q. 🎶 And the livin’ is easy 🎶 The sun is back. Now, is it here to stay? How have renowned artists captured the glorious sunny season? . A. A sampling… . Edouard Manet. On the Beach. 1873 . Johan Antonie de Jonge (1874-1927). Staand meisje en andere kinderen op

Q. We’ve been living vicariously through the glorious photos of a friend hiking in The Dolomites. Doing so led us to wonder: which hikes across the world do people particularly enjoy? . A. In 2021, Zalando analyzed 5 million Instagram hashtags associated with famous hikes around the world. Find the

Q. Is someone offering you ‘a taste of your own medicine?’ Well, that’s not good. Sounds like a threat. But why is tasting your own medicine a bad thing? Whose medicine would you rather taste? How did this medicinal idiom come to represent unwelcome revenge? . A. Thank Aesop. We

Q. Where are you on the camping to glamping to no doors/no windows/no thank you continuum? What is on the mind of would-be campers this summer? . A. With summer but inches away, ‘camping’ searches are spiking on Google. Some particularly hot topics: • Easy camping dinners • Foil dinners

Q. A ‘plum job’ is an excellent job. For some, this might mean high prestige. For others, this is a job where one can make a whole lot of bank without having to work so hard. How did plums find themselves in gilded easy street? . A. The expression ‘a

Q. Happy Father’s Day! Here’s to all you amazing Fathers, and to those celebrating their Dads in person, at a distance, or in memoriam. We’ve seen lots of examples of artists who have painted their mothers. How about painter fathers? Do they make their way onto the canvas? . A.