Posts Tagged ‘Safety’
3 Things You Learn When You Move Abroad
I’ve been living abroad for over eight years now. I spent several of those years in England (North, South, South West and many neighborhoods of London) as well as a year in New Zealand (five different cities both in the north and south island). Coming from Brazil, the cultural differences were both shocking and enlightening.
Read MoreWatch Your Step: A Guide to Walking the Famous Wales Coast Path
While studying abroad a few years ago, I had the opportunity to go with the International Students Club’s coordinator (Tony), his wife, and another international student to Wales for a lively four-day walking adventure. I had been in love with Wales since I was fifteen and found The Welsh Fairy Book in my local library, so of course I jumped on the opportunity!
Read MoreA Whale of a Time: Going on a Visa Run in Thailand
If you were to ask a hundred random westerners that had never been to southeast Asia, what a “visa run” is, you’d probably get a weird mixture of “charity 5k run?” and “competitive shopping?” responses. Ask the same question to just about anyone who has been to that unique and beautiful part of the world, and you’ll likely get nothing but glazed over eyes and some nervous twitches in response.
Read MoreThe Restaurant That Wasn’t a Restaurant in Phuket, Thailand
Thailand is a strange place…
Read MoreThailand’s Military Coup: A Cocktail Party Anecdote
Those who travel internationally by choice and for pleasure are all looking for variations of the same thing: new and foreign experiences that will, in some way or another, take them out of their daily routine.
Read MoreWar Tourism: When Battle Zones Become Holiday Destinations
It’s a concept so fascinating yet appalling that an entire institute has been dedicated to studying it. But war tourism is not a new phenomenon. What’s IS new is the way today’s tourism industry has formalized trips to danger zones.
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Cool in Stressful Travel Situations
Going traveling is a big adventure, and most of the time, it’s fun. But travel can also put you in some tough situations, it’s nothing that you can’t deal with if you keep a level head though.
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