December 2021 – Page 2 – Coldstreams Travel and Global Thinking

Industry travel partnerships aim to make language learning more accessible

Posted on December 11, 2021December 11, 2021

Several travel businesses have partnered with well-known language learning businesses to help travelers pick up some language skills.

How to Get a COVID Test for International Travel

Posted on December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

How do you get a Covid test to meet international travel requirements?

Can Americans drive to Alaska, through Canada?

Posted on December 7, 2021July 27, 2023

In a technical sense, yes, but in a practical sense, not really.

Book Review: Why the Dutch are Different

Posted on December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

The Netherlands is a small country with a large impact on world history and contemporary life. Ideas the Dutch promoted hundreds of years ago became central to the founding of the U.S., for example.

Book Review: The Shortest History of Europe

Posted on December 5, 2021October 12, 2024

Author John Hirst writes a unique history of Europe that gives a quick overview followed by a dive into themes that link elements of the arc of history together.

Book Review: North: How to Live Scandinavian

Posted on December 5, 2021December 5, 2021

This is a humorous look at contemporary life in the Scandinavian countries. I have never been to any of them, but I saw from the reviews that many who live…

Book Review: History of Norway

Posted on December 5, 2021December 5, 2021

Review of History of Norway, by John Yileks. A fast-paced book I did not want to put down – a whirl-wind tour of a complex history spanning thousands of years.

Using your credit card for car rental insurance coverage

Posted on December 4, 2021December 4, 2021

Do you need to buy car rental insurance? You might be surprised and find that your own auto insurance policy already provides coverage. Or that the credit card used to rent the car may provide coverage too.

Where Can Americans Travel Right Now?

Posted on December 1, 2021December 2, 2021

This appears to be an up to date list of which countries Americans can travel to, and what are the requirements for entry.

Travel industry pushes back on illogical travel bans

Posted on December 1, 2021December 4, 2021

Roger Dow, CEO of the US Travel Association, is questioning the logic of President Joe Biden’s travel restrictions, imposed on South Africa and seven neighboring countries following the emergence of…

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