November 11, 2023

Think like an economist when you travel abroad to save money

You will need local currency when you travel abroad, like euros in Europe, rubles in Russia, or yens in Japan. In the past, travelers would usually withdraw the money they needed from an ATM located in the country that they were visiting or use their credit card. Their bank would then calculate the cost of the transaction in their currency at the […]

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November 11, 2023

What Brexit means for the future of the Common Travel Area

They have done it. They’ve done it. The UK-EU withdrawal deal is still mired in controversy. However, this shouldn’t detract from the important steps being taken to create the Common Travel Area for the UK and Republic of Ireland. All citizens are allowed to travel visa-free between the UK and Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. In addition, to […]

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November 11, 2023

The digital nomads are now looking to replace the nation-state

In one instance, a “virtual country” is in the process of being created. Lauren Razavi, a coworking worker in a busy coworking area, tells me via Zoom that “the nation state is outdated. It’s based upon 19th century thinking. We aim to overturn all of that.” Razavi is executive director of Plumia. She has a self-proclaimed “moonshot” mission to create an […]

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November 7, 2023

The short-haul ban is a great start, but now we have to reimagine modern airports

No flights are allowed if your train journey is less than two-and-a-half hours. The French National Assembly recently approved this idea as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry. The fine print. In practice, connecting flights are exempt, and only five routes in France will be affected. These are mainly those that originate from Paris-Orly Airport (ORY). […]

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November 7, 2023

Australia has just launched its own ‘vomit camet

A two-seater SIAI Marchetti S.211 jet, with a highly-skilled aerobatic pilot in the cockpit and a suitcase full of scientific experiments on the passenger’s seat, took off last Saturday from Essendon Fields Airport. The pilot, Steve Gale, flew the jet in Australia’s very first commercial “parabolic” flight, where the plane follows the path of an object that is falling freely. This […]

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November 7, 2023

North Korea’s nuclear threats must be taken seriously

The presentation of a mockup video showing the country’s missiles destroying a city in America during a musical performance was more aggressive. This video is Pyongyang’s most visceral statement yet. The timing of its telecast coincided with the arrival of US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and its fleet of warships in Korean waters. Close US President Donald Trump, along with […]

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November 7, 2023

Seagulls in city centres could be used to plan drone flight routes

Seagulls plague many city dwellers. For many, seagulls are worse than rats or pigeons. They steal sandwiches, tear up garbage bags, and even eat them. It’s interesting to note that herring gulls and lesser-black-backed gulls are decreasing in rural areas while increasing in urban ones. There are many reasons for this, including easy access to food and nesting sites, as well as a tolerance […]

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