Sniffles in Sweden

Sniffles in Sweden

Getting sick in a foreign country is a traveller's worst nightmare. 
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How to Milk a Cow: Housesitting in Spain

How to Milk a Cow: Housesitting in Spain

In the countryside of Spain, Vanessa most unexpectedly finds her roots when she volunteers to housesit.
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An Education in Swedish Food

An Education in Swedish Food

Lyndsay decides to study abroad in Sweden to learn about food, customs and culture.
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5 Things To Consider Before Moving Abroad

5 Things To Consider Before Moving Abroad

Think you're ready for your first working holiday? Read this first.
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Walking in the Path of Spanish Volcanoes

Walking in the Path of Spanish Volcanoes

A trek through ancient paths provides Vanessa with some much-needed reflection.
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How I Learnt to Live Andaluz

How I Learnt to Live "Andaluz"

After a somewhat reluctant adjustment, Danika looks at all the ways she's learnt to live like a local in Spain.
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How to Cope with Reverse Culture Shock

How to Cope with Reverse Culture Shock

After studying abroad in the UK, Hannah shares her tips for readjusting to life back home. 
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The Curse of Dracula

The Curse of Dracula

Dracula tourism makes Romania millions, but at what cost to local culture?
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Farm Hands: Raising Fearless Vegetables on a Spanish Biodynamic Farm

Farm Hands: Raising "Fearless Vegetables" on a Spanish Biodynamic Farm

Vanessa puts away her cell phone and digs into permaculture on a volunteer placement in Spain.
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How I Work in Spain as a Non-EU National

How I Work in Spain as a Non-EU National

From the practical to the peculiar, Danika answers the questions she’s most often asked about working legally in Europe.
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A Cross-Cultural Love Affair

A Cross-Cultural Love Affair

Danika Wilkinson takes a look at the trials and tribulations that come with living with her "Latin lover."
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Finding the Joy of Simple on the Road

Finding the Joy of Simple on the Road

Sometimes the universe gives you exactly what you need.
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Top 8 Jobs for Digital Nomads

Top 8 Jobs for Digital Nomads

Taking your job online is quickly becoming one of the easiest ways to work abroad. These careers may be your ticket to becoming location independent.
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Before You Open Your Mobile Office

Before You Open Your Mobile Office

Three key considerations for would-be telecommuters.
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The Power of Being a Native English Speaker

The Power of Being a "Native" English Speaker

Danika realizes that her sunny Spanish lifestyle is due to a privilege she never knew she had.
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Preparing to Depart: The Fear Inside

Preparing to Depart: The Fear Inside

As Vanessa's departure grows closer, her excitement is being replaced by a new emotion—fear.
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3 Day Trips in London

3 Day Trips in London

Itineraries for spending a day in the United Kingdom's largest city. 
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The True Cost of Working Abroad in London

The True Cost of Working Abroad in London

Dreaming of the expat life? Cheylene shares what it really costs to live in the United Kingdom.
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Life in London: Expectations vs. Reality

Life in London: Expectations vs. Reality

What it's really like to work abroad in the United Kingdom's biggest city.
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Why Im Taking An Adult Gap Year

Why I'm Taking An Adult "Gap Year"

Why Vanessa is leaving behind her apartment, cat and "good job" to volunteer abroad.
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