Sri Lanka Joins the Digital Nomad Visa Boom
The nature of work and global travel has shifted over the last few years. Digitization has expanded remote work and helped create a generation of digital nomads. Since the pandemic,…
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Ethan Rooney
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Ethan Rooney is an Irish journalist covering global communities, culture, and niche movements.
Italy’s €1 House Experiment
Italy is a country that is renowned for its stunning scenery and beautiful architecture. Its towns and cities are filled with narrow, cobblestoned alleys that are soaked with history. Italy…
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A Welsh Homeland at the Edge of Argentina
A New Wales in the New World Picture this: you’re in a cottage, tucking into a plate of Bara Brith with a cup of tea. The sound of Christian hymns…
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Beyond Conflict. The Story of Kurdish Iraq
Iraq’s recent past has been marked by turmoil and strife, from dictatorial regimes to a brutal war that claimed more than 120,000 civilian lives in 2006, and the advance of…
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Tuvalu: The Island Uploading Itself to the Metaverse
A Nation at the Edge of Existence Tuvalu is an isolated country in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It consists of nine low-lying islands and a population of roughly…
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Life on the Edge of England
A few hours’ drive from the bustling metropolis of London lies a region that stands as an alternative to what we associate with modern UK living. Cities like London or…
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How Halloween in Ireland Sparked a Global Legacy
Trick-or-treating, dressing in scary costumes, telling ghost stories—these familiar Halloween rituals trace their origins back thousands of years, long before the era of cheap plastic Dracula masks and over-the-top inflatable…
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Abkhazia: Secrets of the Soviet Riviera
Abkhazia: From Playground to Ruins In the 1970s, trains packed full of tourists from across the Soviet Union would arrive into the coastal city of Sukhumi every summer. The city,…
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How Living in Uzbekistan Changed One Englishman’s Life Forever
Checked and current, 10 September 2026. The costs further down are quoted in pounds, which is awkward if you are reading this from the United States. Here is what Tashkent…
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Western Sahara. Africa’s Last Colony
Did you know that you actually cannot see the Great Wall of China from space? This is a popular urban myth. Sometimes, under very specific circumstances—when the weather is just…
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