A Week of Big Announcements! Our Newest Member Mikkel Thorup!
A Warm Welcome to Our New Team Member! We would like to introduce our new team member, Mikkel Thorup, to the Escape Artist readers! Mikkel is the author of Expat…
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Afghanistan – The Doormat of Empires
Afghanistan – The Doormat of Empires I first traveled through Afghanistan in 1963 at age 19. You could go anywhere. I met guys who bicycled from Herat to Mazar-i-Sharif to…
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The French Ocean
Saint-Denis, Réunion, France, Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the world’s third-largest (after the Pacific and Atlantic, larger than the fourth, the Arctic) and far less known than its two big…
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The Museum of Barbarism on the Island of Love
Paphos, Cyprus. Let’s begin our story with Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love, who was born here. Then we’ll talk about Audrey Hepburn, Lazarus, Richard the Lionheart, Walt Disney’s Snow…
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Soak Up the Beautiful English Countryside with These Great Destinations
There are many things that Britain has become known for over the years, one of which is its beautiful greenery and stunning countryside. With its rolling hills, enchanting wooded areas,…
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The Straits Of Gibraltar
The Straits Of Gibraltar Ceuta, Spanish Morocco. The Greeks called them “The Pillars of Hercules,” pushed apart by their legendary hero to link the Atlantic with the Med on his…
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Top Places To Visit While In Ireland
Wexford, Ireland. Ronald Reagan’s origins are even more humble than Abraham Lincoln’s log cabin. His great-grandfather, Michael O’Regan, was born in a hut of mud and slats in farmland…
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Visa Options in the UK
The UK is probably one of the most common choices for North Americans looking to move abroad. Common language, similar values, minimal culture shock, close to the States. While the…
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The Lesson Of Chatham
Waitangi Bay, Chatham Island. If you want an ultimate of remote and rugged isolation constantly swept by storms and the gale-force winds of the Roaring Forties, here is where you…
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