As I walked through the exhibits of the Museum of Natural History, one scene, in particular, caught my attention and had me thoroughly inspecting it. It was the diorama where a meeting between the Dutch and the Native Americans was depicted. The Dutch portrayed as heroic and superior, while Native Americans as uncivilized savages, almost …
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In order to obtain my master’s degree in leisure and tourism, I embarked on an adventurous quest: writing a quantitative thesis. I was sure about one thing: I wanted to write about storytelling. Luckily, I got the opportunity to work on an incredibly interesting and meaningful project alongside the storytelling team of Breda University of …
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Edinburgh is widely regarded as one of the most haunted cities in the UK, thanks to its gruesome history. This eerie reputation has been leveraged by the tourism industry to attract visitors to the city, with various ghost tours, ghost buses, and other spooky experiences on offer. However, in recent years, the rise of film …
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While waiting in line to enter Titanic the Exhibition, a family with two young children behind us caught my eye. The youngest son was wearing a t-shirt with the Titanic on it. I overheard the parents talking to their son about how excited they were that he finally got to visit, and I decided to …
At the beginning of 2020, when the pandemic was still considered “nonsense” in the Netherlands, a friend and I had planned a city trip to Berlin. In search of affordable accommodation, the apartment of antique collector Avi and his dog Charlie caught our attention. The first thing that caught our eye when we entered his …
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