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With coronavirus vaccines becoming more widely available and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently clearing fully vaccinated people for travel, many of us are eager to start planning our first post-pandemic trips. Countries are once again welcoming international visitors, too—some, with unique rules for vaccinated travelers—but there’s still a lot to consider before deciding to travel to another part of the world. For one, vaccine distribution continues to be uneven, with poorer countries receiving and administering fewer COVID-19 vaccines than wealthier...

It only took six months for Jeff and Rhonda Boehlert to sell off the bulk of their belongings once they decided on retiring abroad in Portugal. “I was a little reluctant at first,” Jeff Boehlert admits. “Although the more we researched the better I felt.”  The North Carolina couple have since taken up lodging in an Airbnb rental property along Portugal’s central coast, in the sun-drenched seaport of Figueira da Foz. They plan to stay there for a few months before moving on to the Portuguese island of Madeira, and later, the country’s capital city, Lisbon. â€...

Over the course of the last year, more people than ever before have experienced the disappointment of delaying or altogether canceling a trip—and the stress of losing money in doing so. Fortunately, that process is becoming a little less burdensome on travelers, thanks to widespread changes to travel insurance policies due to COVID-19. In a major shift in the industry, a growing number of insurance providers are adding policies that cover cancellations or delays due to illness, individually ordered quarantines, denied boardings, and other events caused by COVID-19 or future epidemics. Pr...

When thousands of Bangkokians took to the streets last year, their message was clear: Out with the iron fist of the establishment, in with freedom of speech and equal rights for all. Breaking long-standing taboos, students ditched their uniforms for outfits that made a statement. Sex workers stood up for the decriminalization of their profession. LGBTQ+ youth demanded the legalization of same-sex marriage. Even the king, protected by some of the world's strictest lèse-majesté laws, was fair game, as protesters called for reforming the monarchy. Matchboxes inspired by traditional Thai de...

As expats in Costa Rica, finding balance between moments of unburdened joy and the realities of existing as a Black woman.