When I lived in Brussels, it was a running joke that tourists only came to switch trains between Amsterdam and Paris. The same joke existed when I lived in Philadelphia, where most visitors seemed to stop only briefly on their way between New York City and Washington, D.C. Living in cities not known for tourism, but positioned between cities that are, gave me an unexpected perspective on where travel attention goes, and what we miss by following it. When one of my best frien

For many years, successfully immigrating to a foreign country was relatively unlikely for the average person. However, digital nomad visas may be changing the immigration landscape for years to come. As someone who is passionate about both remote work and immigration, I’ve been lurking in groups where people discuss their experiences and application processes with various digital nomad visas across different countries. What has surprised me the most about these groups is the

I set out on this trek in September 2023, after over three years of Covid-era wanderlust for it. Given the amount of time I had to research, I truly did read every resource I could find on the subject. Many describe this hike as beautiful, but treacherous. Many write of experiences like being attacked by aggressive dogs, getting robbed, and getting lost as inevitable - however, none of these things happened to me. Obviously, everyone’s experiences can and will be different, s

With the new year has come the newest phase of the pandemic, which I can only describe as a giant question mark. In fact, I will not even link current travel restrictions to this article, knowing that within a week every fact I cite will likely be outdated. These unending changes have consequences - we have seen countless travelers stranded in South Africa due to the onset of the Omicron variant, or paying thousands of dollars to quarantine if they test positive while abroad.

Around the world, people clap and cheer for healthcare workers. Other previously unsung heroes, including garbage collectors, grocery store employees, and delivery workers have received their own line of action figures, and Google has even used its doodle to draw attention to the importance of these workers. However, what is often left out is just how many of these workers are migrants. When it comes to the negative aspects of migration, people overestimate. According to a po