Maps all show biases, partially due to projecting a globe onto a flat map, but also due to decisions made on where to center a map, and even choices of color and territorial boundaries.
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The U.S. is falling further behind in global thinking and education
The U.S. is behind and is falling behind in global education skills, including being multi-lingual. This portends a future where the U.S. may be less influential in the world.
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Assume international travel remains impossible into 1H ’22?
Everything is going back to lock down, travel bans and restrictions – as if this is just going to go on forever.
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Book review: “I lived in Shanghai. The China you haven’t seen”
Kaja Kubicka, the author, was born in Poland and moved to Denmark when she was about 12. She later attended Fudan University in Shanghai, grad school in France. She documented her time at Fugan University and continues to document her travels on her Youtube channel
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Historic tourist attractions in Canada
Nice list of historical attractions in Canada.
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Industry travel partnerships aim to make language learning more accessible
Several travel businesses have partnered with well-known language learning businesses to help travelers pick up some language skills.
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How to Get a COVID Test for International Travel
How do you get a Covid test to meet international travel requirements?
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Can Americans drive to Alaska, through Canada?
In a technical sense, yes, but in a practical sense, not really.
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Book Review: Why the Dutch are Different
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.
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Book Review: The Shortest History of Europe
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.
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