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Martinique

A Swiss-Peruvian mutt, born and raised under the Californian sun. I love food #nomnom and traveling. I probably use too many hashtags in everyday life but my true talent lies in telling bad jokes - that people surprisingly laugh at. Follow the food I eat and places I see by following me on Instagram at: martinique89

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6 cities you need to see in 2017

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We are well into 2017 and while you have probably abandoned your weight loss aspirations (I know I have), you can still focus on improving yourself th...

10 places truly worthy of the #nofilter caption

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Ah, the mighty hashtag! For those that have been living under a rock for the past five years (or just don’t use the Internet all that much), a “#” is ...

3 reasons why I learned French (and why you should too)

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“Boy, those French! They have a different word for everything.”― Steve MartinAh, le Français! It’s a language that people associate with love, crepes,...

10 Things to Eat in Japan

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When people think of Japanese food, they tend to just think of sushi or ramen. However, Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other cit...

5 things we bet you didn’t know about Rome

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In Italian, Rome is known as Roma, which is amor (love) backwards. An apt name for a city filled with more love, history and fabulous food than most c...

How to learn Spanish faster: 10 tips

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You know that song “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz? Where he sings, “I throw my Spanish in the air sometimes saying, ‘AAAAYYYOOOOOO, NO COMPRENDOOOOOOO.’” Oka...

17 German Words with no English translation

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I recently moved to the German-speaking part of Switzerland, and as a result, I’ve been trying to pick up German, which is a tricky endeavor. Firstly,...

13 Beautiful Words With No English Translation

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One of the most beautiful features of languages is that they give us the vocabulary to express ourselves. Gone are the days when we just had to make g...