University of North Carolina sees study abroad as critical to obtaining global skills. Their program is now larger than pre-pandemic.
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The hassles of traveling with a “weak” passport
Passport privilege is a real issue. For many global travelers, the process of obtaining a visa to enter many countries is complex, expensive and a hassle.
Continue readingNew Zealand wants wealthy tourists, to discourage budget travelers
New Zealand continues to promote access to NZ for wealthy travelers and to actively discourage travel by the less wealthy.
Continue readingThe Law of Jante
Conceived as a satirical comment in a fiction book, these rules morphed into real-world practice in areas of Scandanavia. These rules are now taught in schools as a society-wide code…
Continue readingMany Americans asking how to move to another country.
After the SCOTUS abortion ruling, online forums are filled with thousands of people asking about moving abroad, oblivious to the reality that obtaining a residency visa elsewhere ranges from very difficult to impossible for most people, in most countries.
Continue readingExpert predictions are usually wrong: “Golden Age of travel is over, says historian”
The truth, I fear, is that we’re living through a second great transformation — the end of an era of cheap mass travel, from local bus journeys and Sunday drives…
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