The Veteran Rewriting His Life Abroad
John H. Davis has lived more than one lifetime. He served in the U.S. Army, deployed to war, rebuilt himself through higher education, earned a master’s degree from Harvard, and…
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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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World News Roundup: Laws, Landmarks & Looming Crises
This week’s world news roundup moves between sweeping reforms, sudden tragedy, and the growing pressures shaping travel and society. Serbia greenlights a half-billion-dollar Trump hotel project, while the Maldives becomes…
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World News Roundup: Borders, Battles & Breakthroughs
In this week’s world news roundup move between environmental danger, geopolitical tension, and long-running battles over justice and migration. A deadly snowstorm in Chile’s famed Torres del Paine National Park…
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Finding Yourself in India
Where the Journey Begins “Baba, yogi, guru, sadhu, whatever,” Bharat shrugged as we sat overlooking India’s holy Lake Pushkar. “It’s not about how many beads you wear or how much…
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World News Roundup: Policy, Polar Skies & Planetary Shifts
This week’s headlines move between political relief and planetary warning. The U.S. government reopens after the longest shutdown in American history, just as a rare geomagnetic storm paints the skies…
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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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The Art of Building Walls
It’s close to 3 a.m. in Virginia, and Mike Cobb is on the road again. In a few hours, he will board a flight to Panama for an international conference,…
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World News Roundup: Storms, Shutdowns & Secret Gardens
This week’s headlines move between nature’s fury and human design. The deadliest typhoon of the year bears down on Vietnam after devastating the Philippines, while a prolonged U.S. government shutdown…
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Finding Home in Turkey
Checked and current, 10 September 2026. The rent range given for the big cities is low at the top end. A one-bedroom in central Istanbul is about $1,454 a month,…
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