Nitpicker’s travel journal: behave, or else – unwritten cultural rules in Europe

benidorm levante beach in summer

If you think some European countries are setting new rules and restrictions just to make vacations for tourists in Europe more troublesome, you have forgotten thousands of years of culture. Many rules have always existed as unwritten behavioral etiquette that local people have followed without paying any attention to them. … Read >

Is Portugal driving campervans and motorhomes out of the country?

no parking sign in sagres, algarve, portugal
Night parking forbidden in Sagres, southwest coast of Portugal.

Portugal is a popular southern European travel destination for many reasons: its glorious beaches and historic cities attract tourists for short visits, while digital nomads, pensioners and remote workers like to stay for months especially during the winter in the country. … Read >

EU country Portugal has banned the use of DRM in ebooks in certain cases

Portugal may not be a forerunner of digital media business within the European Union, but Portugal’s lawmakers have taken a significant step towards consumer friendly digital media and ebooks. Portugal has banned the use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology in ebooks when the works are in public domain or … Read >