Apparently The Bijagós archipelago is also one of the few places in the world where you can see saltwater hippos. And the Quinara Region is known for its picturesque landscapes. All we know is that women hold influential roles within the Bijagó society, making key decisions and preserving cultural traditions...

Apparently The Gambia is one of only two countries in the world that officially have “The” attached to its name. The other country is The Bahamas and The Gambia is known as ‘the smiling coast of Africa dues to the warm-hearted Gambian people. All we know is that crocodiles represent the power of fertility in the Gambia, so women who encounter problems with conceiving often visit the crocodile-infested pool to pray and wash.

Apparently Spanish rice is unknown in Spain and during the New Year, Spaniards typically eat twelve grapes as the bell is going down on the midnight of December 31. All we know is that a Zipline connects Spain and Portugal. It only takes 60 seconds to cross the border

Apparently The Sistine Chapel welcomes over 20,000 visitors every day and Italy is home to Europe’s only three active volcanoes. All we know is that tourists throw €1,000,000 into the Trevi Fountain each year

We are off to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Apparently Estonia has thousand of Islands, 1512 to be exact and Lithuania is the only country in the world that has its own scent...hum. All we know is that the jeans you like to wear are actually Latvian. It was the Latvian tailor Jakobs Jufess, who invented the jeans with the financial support of the widely known Levi Strauss. Sadly, his name never became as famous as his partner’s.

Today we complete the Nordic part. Apparently Finland is known as the country of a thousand lakes, Finland actually has 188,000 lakes and on Thursdays Finns eat pea soup and pancakes. Nobody knows why! All we know is that Finns eat weird squeaky cheese. Leipäjuusto, it really squeaks when you eat it...

The home of flat packs. Apparently “Siri” is a popular Swedish name, and it’s got nothing to do with iPhones and one of Sweden’s kings, Erik of Pomerania, became a pirate of the Baltic Sea after he was forced to abdicate. All we know is that assembling IKEA furniture takes 5 times longer than described in their assembly manuals...

Norway, Viking country. Apparently mountains make up two-thirds of Norway’s landscape and there are more bears in Svalbard than people. All we know is that is that Norwegian passports are really cool. No, Really! Put a genuine, 100% authentic Norwegian passport under a UV light, and boom – you can see the Northern Lights!

We continue our journey from Helgoland. Apparently the name Lego is an abbreviation of two Danish words leg godt, meaning “play well” and Denmark has 11,771 km of coastline, which is longer than the Great Wall of China and equals almost 1.5 meters of coast per Danish citizen. All we know is that the Danes brew the best beer in the world, probably...

A fast, five minute, 23 NM clockwise loop around Chignik Lagoon in Alaska. A popular, multi-lap air-race held annually in September.