10 countries are rated as “safest countries” in which to be a temporary “digital nomad” remote international worker.
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A surprising reason to develop global skills: Because your US workforce is global
Immigrants play an increasingly large role in the U.S.-based workforce and in many industries, such as tech, may make up half or more of the team members. Effective team leaders need to have a global perspective and global skills to make the best of these teams.
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University of North Carolina’s study abroad programs growing
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.
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New 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.
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The Law of Jante
There is a claim that these rules, now taught in schools, lead to the “high happiness scores” given to Scandinavian countries. But the scoring system is 100% bogus and does not measure anyone’s happiness.
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Many 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.
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Expert 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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We brought home a souvenir
Much to our surprise, we brought home an unexpected souvenir.
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Some observations from our trip
From my notes in no particular order, regarding our trip to the Netherlands. This was our first real international trip – something we should have done long ago. We spent…
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