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Curious Traveler

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Christine van Blokland. Emmy-winning travel host/writer/producer. Hopeless Over-Packer. Watch Curious Traveler on @PBS @createTVChannel & @PrimeVideo!

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What's so curious about Ghent Altarpiece's lamb ? Who stole Michelangelo’s Madonna of Bruges, and who rescued her? What is a Beguinage, and ‘Blind Donkey Alley’? Find out in our 'Curious Bruges' episode! #travel #Belgium #Bruges #Europe #art #culture youtu.be/op-ad5hhAVM?fe…

What's so curious about Ghent Altarpiece's lamb ?  Who stole Michelangelo’s Madonna of Bruges, and who rescued her? What is a Beguinage, and ‘Blind Donkey Alley’?

Find out in our 'Curious Bruges' episode!
#travel #Belgium #Bruges #Europe #art #culture

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From Fourvière Hill to some busy silk worms to secret traboules used by the French Resistance... Discover all the Who What Where Why When & Hows of lovely #Lyon #France! (including the tasty traditional pink praline. 😋) #travel Explore France pbs.org/video/curious-…

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Why is a pretty little alley called The Shambles? Why is Constantine hanging out in the back of York Minster? How did the Temperance Movement lead to a tasty chocolate tradition?  Get curious about Yorkshire!  #history #visityork #visityorkshire #visitengland #lovegreatbritain

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From the symbolism of the shamrock to the origin of the wearing of the green, there are many wonderful curiosities of #SaintPatricksDay. (Surprisingly, green beer is never mentioned in the history. 🧐) #StPatricksDay2025 #travel #Dublin #Ireland #Irish

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Curious about UNESCO sites? Switzerland? The Netherlands? France? Poland? Well, you’re in luck because Curious Traveler Season 6 now streaming on Prime Video! watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amz…

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Curious about #UNESCO sites? #Switzerland ? The #Netherlands? #France? #Poland? #Estonia? Well, you’re in luck because Season 6 is now streaming on Prime Video! amazon.com/gp/video/detai…

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Da Vinci’s The Last Supper (and all its mysteries), the 52 columns of the Milan Duomo (one for each week of the year) Michelangelo’s Pietà (not the one you’re thinking of). Just a few of the many curiosities to be found in #Milan! #art #travel instagram.com/reel/DHi4JtNPE…

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Take a stroll avec moi along the charmante streets of #Beaune #France, the capital of Burgundy wines. Where, they say, there is so much wine production & so many wine cellars here, that #wine flows under the streets. What a way to float away...🍷🇫🇷 #travel Beaune Tourisme

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This #castle has been lived in by 30 generations of the same family for 800 years. With legends of fairies & legendary feuds with fellow Scottish clans... Dunvegan Castle on the #IsleofSkye #Scotland has so much to be curious about! #travel shorturl.at/n9o6j

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#DidYouKnow that our Latin alphabet has its origins in ancient Phoenicia? Watch and learn the curious #history of our ABCs on the remote (and beautiful!) island of Mozia, #Italy . #travel facebook.com/share/v/1a9ods…

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Who were the Portuguese explorers of the Age of Discovery? What do some monks have to do with an iconic Portuguese pastry? Where did Lisbon get its name? When did a special type of cross become a symbol of Portugal? Get curious about #Lisbon ! #travel #Portugal #visitLisboa

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#HappyEaster from Braga Cathedral, the oldest church in #Portugal. In fact, it's even older than Portugal itself. It's known for an awe-inspiring ceiling & its High Choir, where the clock is permanently set to 3 o'clock. Find out why in our episode! pbs.org/video/curious-…

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Happy #EarthDay from one of the last truly pristine places on Earth: magical #Antarctica. ❄️ instagram.com/reel/DIweEtrPo…

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A king who wasn’t pretty enough for his own sculpture, a Post-Impressionist master who loved the sun and a tiny orange-scented candy with a huge legend to it. Explore the curiosities of Aix-en-#Provence! #exploreFrance #loveEurope #travel instagram.com/reel/DJHchwtt2…

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The curious history of how some 18th century paintings helped Warsaw rebuild after WWII. #WWII #VEDay80 #history #Warsaw #Poland

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Swirly ice cream-topped aliens on a rooftop + a whale-boned attic + an intentional (very pretty) hole in the ceiling = A curious look inside the mind of the legendary Antoni Gaudi, at Casà Mila, #Barcelona. #travel La Pedrera-Casa Milà Barcelona #Spain pbs.org/video/curious-…

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Where can you find the Venice of the North? Who stole Michelangelo's Madonna? What is a beguinage? And Blind Donkey Alley? It is time to get curious about #Bruges, #Belgium! #travel #Europe #visitBruges pbs.org/video/curious-…

Where can you find the Venice of the North?
Who stole Michelangelo's Madonna?
What is a beguinage? And Blind Donkey Alley?

It is time to get curious about #Bruges, #Belgium!

#travel #Europe #visitBruges

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Where can you find a curious palace, decked out in all the colors of the crayon box? ☺️ #visitPortugal #travel #architecture #history #penapalace #Portugal