How To Travel To 7 Or More Countries In Europe By Train For Less Than $300

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Are you traveling Europe this summer and still can’t make up your mind on where to go now that the entire continent is open restriction-free for the first time in three years? We might have just the solution for you.

You can travel to 7 or more European countries by train in under a month paying less than $300. Here’s how:

The Amazing Benefits Of An Eurail Pass

Traditional Red Tourist Train Traveling Through A Picturesque Region Of Switzerland, By The Alps, Where A Small Swiss Village And Alpine Lake Is Located, Central Europe

We know planning a Euro trip can be challenging. With so many fairytale towns, world-class city breaks, and iconic landmarks to pick from, we always get huge FOMO (fear of missing out) when flying across the pond.

While it’s impossible to cramp every single European highlight into a single trip, you can cover a lot of ground, and easily tick off as many as seven countries, during a month of traveling. Thanks to

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Surgery travel assistance for low-income Nova Scotians

Nova Scotia is launching a pilot program that will offer travel support for low-income residents who have to travel within the province for surgery.

The Department of Health said this new program may reduce surgical wait times for some by supporting patients in traveling to a health site where wait times are shorter.

“Some surgeries and procedures mean Nova Scotians have to travel quite a distance from home and sometimes stay overnight to be closer to the hospital and those costs can add up,” Health Minister Michelle Thompson said in a statement Thursday.

“This pilot program will ensure patients pay less for travel and accommodation to get the surgeries or procedures they need.”

The program will run for one year beginning June 1 and will reimburse some transportation costs. It will offer $0.57 per kilometer for patients using a personal vehicle and accommodation expenses of up to $85 per night

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9 Japanese Ingredients Perfect for a Vegan Barbecue

When friends invite you to a barbecue, or even when you host yourself, as a vegan, it can be hard to work out what to bring. In Japan, where the number of vegans or vegetarians per group is considerably smaller than that in the west, meat and seafood reign supreme. But fear not, vegans, as there are actually plenty of choices. From vegetables to tofu, you can impress your friends with an exciting array of completely vegan barbecue dishes.

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Shishito

Shishito is a small green pepper, about the size of a chili pepper. It is readily available in Japanese supermarkets, often coming in plastic packets which hold around 10 peppers. Popping a shishito on the barbecue until its skin blackens and blisters brings out a delicious smoky taste. Incredibly moreish, one pack of shishito peppers probably won’t cut it.

The interesting thing about shishito pepper is that there is

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Ron DeSantis outlines a travel campaign

CONCORD, N.H. –

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday sought to push past an embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign, outlining an aggressive travel schedule as his allies insisted they remain well funded and well positioned for a long Republican primary fight ahead.

While DeSantis supporters privately acknowledged the bungled announcement was an unwelcome distraction, there was a broad sense — even among some Republican critics — that it would likely have limited long-term political consequences, if any at all.

“Do they wish they could do it over again? Probably,” said David Oman, who managed two top-tier presidential campaigns in Iowa. “Will we be talking about it in 10 days? Probably not.”

DeSantis formally launched his campaign Wednesday night during an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. But the audio stream crashed repeatedly, making it difficult for most users to hear the announcement in real time.

On Thursday, the

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Living, the British Remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru, Is Dead on Arrival

Widely considered one of Akira Kurosawa’s greatest movies, Ikiru (To Live), released in 1952, tells the story of a civil servant with terminal cancer who tries to make up for lost time and lead a life worth living in the final months of his life. The 2022 British remake of the film, living, which only premiered in Japan on March 31, 2023, tries to do the same but stumbles right out of the starting gate. Here are some of the low points of the film’s 102-minute-long journey of stylistic baffling and plot decisions.

Living in the Worst Possible Time Period

Directed by Oliver Hermanus and starring Bill Nighy, living takes place in London in 1953, so at almost the exact same time as Kurosawa’s story. It’s the worst possible setting the movie could have chosen. By taking place 70 years ago, living becomes a period piece, which Ikiru definitely was

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Tokyo Revengers 2 Misses an Opportunity to Be the Perfect Sequel

Tokyo Revengers 2, or technically Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1, or even more technically, Tokyo Revengers 2 Chi no Halloween Hen: Unmei (Bloody Halloween: Destiny) is a sequel to a 2021 film whose title can be guessed from the first part of this sentence. Based on the manga by Ken Wakui, the 2023 film by director Tsutomu Hanabusa and writer Izumi Takahashi premiered in late April and came close to being a rare gem. Not only do you have a good live-action anime film, but a good live-action anime sequel as well. It unfortunately stumbles too many times to be called a complete success, though, despite having a lot to offer audiences.

Tokyo Revengers 2 Part 1 | Courtesy of Warner Bros Japan

What You Need to Know About Tokyo Revengers

the Tokyo Revengers manga, anime and the first live-action movie all tell the story of Takemichi Hanagaki,

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Air Canada nearly doubles revenue, checks out profit as travel demand takes flight

Air Canada reported that first-quarter revenue nearly doubled compared to a year earlier as travelers hopped back on airplanes en masse — even as higher costs tamped down net earnings.

Buoyed by a record $4.9 billion in revenue, the quarter marked the second in a row where the carrier has turned a profit following 11 straight quarters of losses totaling $10.1 billion.

Net income amounted to $4 million, in stark contrast to $974 million in losses a year ago.

Chief executive Michael Rousseau said the results for the three months ended March 31 beat out all expectations for a traditionally weaker quarter, and that he believes demand will persist amid strong advance bookings for the rest of the year. They hit $5.3 billion at the end of March, up from $4.1 billion a year earlier.

“The winter and the start of the spring can be very challenging in North America,

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Discover Nagasaki: In the Footsteps of Japanese Christians

Ccurrently, only about 1.9 million Japanese people (1.5% of the population) identify as members of the Christian church. Many choose to keep quiet about it. Taro Aso, the former Prime Minister of Japan, is — to the surprise of many — a practicing Roman Catholic. However, there was a time when Christianity in Japan was big, loud and bloody. Today, visitors to the country can travel back in time to those turbulent years by visiting sites throughout Nagasaki Prefecture connected to some of the most important Christian figures in Japanese history.

Hirado Bridge

St. Francis Xavier and Hirado Island

Francis Xavier was the first missionary to visit Japan in 1549, with a wanted murderer named Anjiro acting as his guide and translator. He operated out of Kagoshima but also traveled up north to Nagasaki where he introduced Christianity on Hirado Island in 1550. The religion quickly spread there after

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Why This Popular European Destination Is Perfect For A Summer Getaway

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It’s no secret that this summer is going to be an extremely busy time to travel to Europe.

According to Allianz Partners, a travel insurance company, the number of Americans traveling to Europe this summer has surged 55% compared to the summer of 2022.

Woman standing at scenic overlook in Portugal

Among the most popular European travel destinations for Americans this summer are cities like London, Paris, and Rome.

Still within the top 10 most popular destinations, but further down on the list, is Lisbon, Portugal. While Portugal has certainly been increasing in popularity in recent years, it still remains a somewhat underrated spot for American travelers.

Here are the best reasons to visit Portugal this summer:

Porto Portugal

1. Affordable Prices

Portugal is by far the most affordable country in Western Europe. According to the travel planning tool BudgetYourTrip, you can expect to spend around $149 per day on a

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New Demon Slayer Villain Offers Valuable Lessons About Japanese Culture

Demon Slayer, also known as Kimetsu no Yaiba, has become one of the biggest media franchises in the world. What is the secret of this deceptively simple anime about a young boy hunting human-eating demons to avenge his family? Well, it might be the fact that it is is strangely educational. For one, it takes place in Japan during the Taisho period (1912–1926). This is a setting we rarely see in anime. The country at the time had settled down after the turmoil of the Meiji restoration and dedicated itself to modernization and Westernization. This is all addressed in the fantasy series. A recent addition to the show, however, goes further, offering lessons in Japanese mythology, history and language. Here’s what audiences can learn from the Demon Slayer characters, Hantengu.

Half-Tengu’s Full-on Lesson About Japanese Folklore

Hantengu is a demon and one of the main antagonists of the third season.

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