EA Editorial Staff, Author at Escape Artist

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Retiring Abroad: Where Can You Actually Afford to Live?

The Mirage of Cheap Living There’s a dream that lingers in the minds of many nearing retirement—one that usually begins with turquoise seas, cobblestone streets, and the seductive promise that…

Ross Cribb has made mission to protect Jamaica’s endangered American crocodiles

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Convoys, Currents, and the Crocodile Watch

From LA protests to Caribbean conservation, the world this week is in motion—some by choice, some by crisis. Greta Thunberg lends her voice to humanitarian aid efforts, Europe launches a…

Thick smoke from Canadian fires drifts across continents

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Borders, Bombs, and Bold Journeys

This week’s news spans the past, present, and future—from wartime relics unearthed in Cologne to wildfire smoke drifting across oceans, and from high-stakes policy moves in Washington to new ambitions…

Tourist visas remain the simplest path to setting foot abroad.

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Living on a Tourist Visa – How Long Can You Stay?

The tourist visa is the original passport privilege—entry granted not for wealth, labor, or lineage, but for presence. It is simple, accessible, and widely issued. And in an increasingly restrictive…

Hong Kong’s baby pandas named Jia Jia and De De in public ceremony.

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Pandas, Power, and Precarious Peaks

As India arms up and pandas earn names, this week’s stories span rising waters, summit triumphs, and cultural collisions. In Tokyo, manga stirs seismic fear. In Europe, tourists pocket history.…

Moving abroad can be a fresh start—but only if you do it with your eyes wide open.

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Moving Abroad to Reinvent Yourself

The move abroad offers more than change—it offers reinvention. For many, it’s a financial strategy. For others, it’s an emotional reset. But for most, it’s a rare opportunity to become…

A large mural adorns the exterior of the London Graphic Centre.

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Art & Culture

The Coolest Art Scenes Around the World

Art, like travel, has the power to transcend boundaries, reflecting the unique cultural, historical, and social narratives of its environment. Around the globe, certain cities have emerged of late as…

Singapore’s Changi Airport begins work on ultra-modern Terminal 5.

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Collapse, Comfort, and Billion-Dollar Beauty

As fortunes soar and coastlines sink, the contradictions of modern life grow ever sharper. Billionaires inch toward historic tax cuts while polar ice vanishes. Beauty routines go airborne, towers tumble,…

Cannes opens with a politically charged lineup and global spotlight.

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Glamour, Gold, and Gathering Storms

As Cannes rolls out the red carpet and Eurovision lights up Europe, deeper tremors—both geological and financial—are stirring beneath the surface. United Airlines goes luxe, experts warn of gold rush…

Venice prepares to lift itself above rising floodwaters.

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Lines Crossed and Ground Shifted

Tensions flare between India and Pakistan, Trump revisits Greenland, and Venice prepares to rise—literally. Meanwhile, new ID rules reshape American travel, and a symbolic Gulf renaming faces global resistance. As…