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Tag: Europe

Home Posts Tagged "Europe" (Page 2)

Winter Time Fun- An update from the Romania Orphanage

February 15, 2012United PlanetEurope, Foreign Culture, international volunteering, local culture, non-profit, travel, traveling, United Planet, volunteer abroad, volunteer overseas

One of our fabulous volunteers, Sarah was nice enough to share with us some recent photos from her quest to Romania to give us an update on how this amazing…

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Guten Appetite! Recipes and Stories from Long Term Volunteer in Germany

March 10, 2011United PlanetEurope, Foreign Culture, gap year, international volunteering, local culture, Team Stories, traveling, volunteer abroad

We recently heard from Barbara, a Long Term volunteer who just arrived to Germany this January. She has a great blog from her trip so far including delicious recipes and tales of her volunteer experience so far. We included a couple entries here, as well as the link to the rest of her blog…Enjoy!

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Sinterklaas in the Netherlands

December 4, 2009United PlanetEurope, Festival, Holland, Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas, Team Stories, The Netherlands, United Planet

Written by United Planet Team Member Ebony There is a lot of excitement and enthusiasm hanging in the air during this time of year in Holland, especially amongst children. Mid-November…

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“O’zapft ist!” (It’s tapped!)

October 1, 2009United PlanetBavaria, Beer, Europe, Festival, Foreign Culture, Germany, Munich, Oktoberfest, United Planet

Written by United Planet Team Member Alyssa All photos taken from Flickr user tiendatleoktoberfest These are words that millions of partygoers wait an entire year to hear. Finally, Oktoberfest has…

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Le Tour de France

July 30, 2009United PlanetAlberto Contador, cycling, Europe, Foreign Culture, France, Franco Pellizotti, Lance Armstrong, Thor Hushovd, Tour de France, travel, United Planet

Written by United Planet Team Member, Lucille For 96 years, daring cyclists have braved the 3,5000 kilometers of this 21 day race. This year, the race was made up of…

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The Festival of the Giants

July 1, 2009United PlanetBelgium, Douai, Europe, Festival, Festival of the Giants, Foreign Culture, France, Gayant, local culture, Local festival, Northern France, patron giant, travel, volunteer abroad

Post written by Lucille, a United Planet team member. Each year, during the first weekend of July, the North of France celebrates the Festival of the Giants. Picture taken by…

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