Curious Fact 1: There have been 27 different versions of the flag featuring the stars and stripes.⠀ Curious Fact 2: Each new flag represented the addition of one or more states as the United States grew westward to fulfil what…
Author: Travel Curious
Our favourite spot and certainly one of the most romantic in Paris is the Left Bank or Rive Gauche. This was where Hemingway and his literati friends hung out and where the artistic crowd still gathers today. Boulevard St Germain…
Curious Fact 1⠀⠀ Paris is often referred to as the ‘City of Light’ (La Ville Lumière), because of its leading role during the Age of Enlightenment. Paris was one of the first large European cities to use gas street lighting…
Curious Fact 1: San Francisco has 10,000 more dogs than children. Curious Fact 2: Alcatraz was the only federal prison to offer hot water to prevent prisoners from trying to escape in the cold San Francisco Bay Curious Fact 3:…
Curious Fact 1: 1 in every 38 people in the United States call New York City home. Curious Fact 2: More than 800 languages are spoken in New York City. Curious Fact 3: Oysters were so popular in New York…
The Georgian city of Bath is world famous for its Roman baths and the Royal Crescent. The sights and sounds don’t stop there, there’s much more to Bath than the spa and the architecture.. 1. Bath is a UNESCO World…
Famous for the University of Cambridge (the oldest in the world), the city itself steeped has a long and rich history. Curious Fact 1: Football rules The “Cambridge Rules” were created at the University in 1863, and influenced the Football…
No Women Allowed The first colleges of Oxford were built in the 13th-century, but it wasn’t until 1878 that women were admitted to the university. It took until 1920 for them to be awarded degrees, and 1974 for the last…
Curious Fact 1: Did you know the word “carnival” (Carne, vale!) translates as “remove meat”. A folk etymology derives it from Carne vale, “farewell to meat”⠀ Curious Fact 2: The tradition of the mask started in the 13th-century. Venetians wore…
Naples is the capital of the Campania region in Italy whose historic centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s known for its pizza and its natural beauties, and here are 10 Curious Facts that will help you to…