EA Editorial Staff, Author at Escape Artist

Tourist visas remain the simplest path to setting foot abroad.

Plan B

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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News

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

Moving 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 someone…

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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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News

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…

Spain recovers after one of its worst blackouts in history.

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Power, Peaks, and Political Shifts

A blackout throws Iberia into darkness, Trump’s climate purge alarms scientists, and Everest access gets harder for amateur climbers. Meanwhile, Canada votes, Romania’s wild bears roam free, and astronomers detect…

An earthquake near Istanbul renews fears of a larger one.

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Speed, Shocks, and Shifting Lines

Europe fines Big Tech, Morocco redefines travel, and Trump hints at a trade reversal. As the global landscape shifts, new forces are reshaping how we move, connect, and govern. From…

Not all retirements are created equal—especially when taxes are involved.

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Plan B

How to Retire Tax-Free Abroad

For decades, the formula for retirement was simple: work hard, save diligently, and ride out your golden years close to home. But for those paying attention, that model is starting…