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Ruben Arribas

About the Author: Ruben, co-founder of Gamintraveler.com since 2014, is a seasoned traveler from Spain who has explored over 100 countries since 2009. Known for his extensive travel adventures across South America, Europe, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Africa, Ruben combines his passion for adventurous yet sustainable living with his love for cycling, highlighted by his remarkable 5-month bicycle journey from Spain to Norway. He currently resides in Spain, where he continues sharing his travel experiences with his partner, Rachel, and their son, Han.

The Christmas Market Bookings Americans Should Make by September 30

If you want fairy lights, real gingerbread, and old squares that smell like cinnamon instead of panic, treat September 30 as your personal deadline. After that date, the best rooms, sleeper berths, and train times evaporate. Stand in a square in late November as the stalls light up. Choirs warm their voices, steam rises off …

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Why Spanish Kids Stay Up Until 3 AM and Still Outperform American Students

If you walk through a Spanish plaza in August, you’ll see toddlers chasing pigeons at midnight, nine-year-olds licking ice cream at one in the morning, and teenagers filing home after a concert at two. It looks impossible—school-aged kids out late, again—and yet the next week they’re back to class, grades intact and nerves steady. First, …

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Why American Tourists Seek Out Nude Beaches When Every European Beach Already Has Topless Grandmas

And what it reveals about body neutrality, generational visibility, and why one culture hides what the other no longer notices Every summer, American tourists land in Europe and make their way to a nudist beach. They’ve read about it online. They’ve marked it on their maps. It’s framed as an experience—liberating, exotic, maybe even a …

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The Nude Beach Where 80-Year-Old French Play Volleyball Americans Can’t Watch

You picture a postcard—turquoise water, pale sand, bronzed bodies—and then you step onto the beach and realize the rules flip the script: no phones, no gawking, no lurking at the net. Here, retirees in their seventies and eighties call lines and spike balls, and if you aren’t part of the scene, you’re expected to keep …

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Best eSIM for International Travel: 2025 Guide to Stay Connected Abroad

Best eSIM Providers – In this article we help you choose the best eSIM for International Travel for you. Everything you need to know about eSIMs and what they are and how and why to choose the best eSIM plan for you. eSIMs are now starting to get huge popularity being one of the newest …

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Why Escargots Are the Most Elegant Appetizer You’re Afraid to Try (And How to Make Them Like the French)

Escargots—snails, yes, but not just any snails—have been a symbol of refined French cuisine for centuries. Served sizzling in garlic-parsley butter, these delicate morsels are a surprise to many who dare to try them. What seems exotic or even shocking to some is, in France, a beloved staple appetizer that’s as common as a cheese …

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The Market Route in Rome That Feeds Americans for €10 a Day

If you can follow a map, ask for 100 grams, and shop by season, Rome will feed you well on a small budget. This is the exact circuit locals use, with prices that make a daily ten euro plan realistic. Stand at a bar in the morning, sip a one euro and change espresso, and …

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The Sunday Shopping Ban Europeans Love That Would Bankrupt America

Across much of Europe, Sunday is a shared pause. Stores go dark, streets slow down, and life tilts back toward family, parks, and long lunches. It is not nostalgia. It is a weekly setting baked into labor law, city planning, and culture. Walk through a neighborhood in Munich, Lyon, or Vienna on a Sunday afternoon …

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Why Mohinga Is the Soul of Myanmar: How to Make the Country’s Most Beloved Noodle Soup at Home

If you ask anyone in Myanmar what the national dish is, chances are they’ll say Mohinga—a fragrant, comforting noodle soup traditionally eaten for breakfast. But for locals, it’s so much more than a morning meal. Mohinga is woven into the rhythm of daily life, sold on street corners by early risers, and served at family …

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Why Americans Should Never Use These 5 ATMs in Tourist Areas

If the screen shouts “guaranteed rate,” the machine is about to overcharge you. Tourist-area ATMs are designed to separate visitors from their money—unless you know which five to avoid and where to withdraw instead. You’ve just landed, your hotel won’t take cash at check-in, and the first blue, yellow, or neon-lit ATM winks at you …

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The Ultimate Bavarian Breakfast Guide: What to Skip and What to Feast On

Looking to get to know traditional Bavarian Breakfast more? We have so many breakfast series in this blog – we wouldn’t miss this one as well! Let’s dive in! For our list on German Breakfast to try, go check it here. A trip to the heart of Europe is incomplete without exploring Bavaria’s tantalizing cuisine. …

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Why Americans Lose $1,000 on Average From This Simple Booking Error

One small planning choice—locking weekend-to-weekend roundtrips into and out of the same city—quietly loads your trip with higher airfares, pricier hotel nights, and needless backtracking. Shift the dates and the route, and a couple or family routinely keeps hundreds—often around a thousand—of dollars in their pocket. Picture it: you plan a Europe loop—fly to Rome, …

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