Foreign Travel

The Vacation Destinations Most Likely To Put You In A Psych Ward

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 05.01.2013 | Travel

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They say travel broadens the mind, but it appears that some vacation destinations can actually blow your mind. The cities of Florence, Jerusalem a...

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Jay-Z, Beyonce Cuba Trip Was OK'd By U.S. Government

Reuters | Posted 04.08.2013 | Black Voices

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MIAMI, April 8 (Reuters) - American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay Z visited Havana last week on a cultural trip that was fully licensed by...

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All the Doors to Hollywood and How to Open Them

Anne M. Strick | Posted 05.04.2013 | Entertainment

Read More: Foreign Travel, Entertainment, Movie Insider, Hollywood Jobs, Work Adventures, Inside Information, Anne M. Strick, Jobs, Movies, Hollywood, Movie Stars, Celebrities, Entertainment News

What does a bookkeeper or accountant do on a movie? "Essentially", says Michael Menzies -- veteran of such movies as Conan The Destroyer and Body of Evidence -- "my job is to work with the film's producer and the studio to create the budget. And then simply help them stick to it."

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A Lesson From Russia: Teach Your Kids to Quit

Karen Dukess | Posted 12.06.2012 | Fifty

Read More: Foreign Travel, Kids, Adventures, Careers, Going Abroad, Quitting, Expats, Parenting, Carpe Diem, Risk-Taking, Fifty News

We stayed in Moscow for six years, years that we wouldn't have had if we each hadn't been bold enough to give up something good for the promise of something we thought would be better.

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36 Top Credit Cards Without Foreign Transaction Fees

Ellen Cannon | Posted 07.23.2012 | Home

Read More: Foreign Travel, Credit Cards, Foreign Transaction Fee, Traveling Tips, Mastercard, Visa, Traveling, Home News

Now, as card issuers seek to attract and retain low-risk cardholders who swipe their cards for everything from a daily coffee to a first-class ticket to Hong Kong, many issuers have dropped the FTF on their travel cards.

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The Five Stages of Book Touring

Lev Raphael | Posted 01.11.2012 | Books

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I'm reading from my memoir My Germany in German and English, and the tour is going well, with enthusiastic audiences. But there's also an inner tour I'm on, one that has five stages I am very familiar with. I think other authors will recognize them.

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Seeking a More Cosmopolitan America

Paul Stoller | Posted 11.07.2011 | Home

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The lack of volition to travel overseas corresponds to a shocking ignorance about other parts of the world. Contemporary students are notoriously ignorant of world geography. Many of them think that Africa, for example, is one country rather than a continent of 53 sovereign nations.

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An American in Pakistan

Ethan Casey | Posted 10.24.2011 | World

The kidnapping eleven days ago of American development worker Warren Weinstein prompts this week's column. I don't know anything about the man except ...

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Your Foreign Language Skills Aren't Perfect? Lighten Up.

Lev Raphael | Posted 09.07.2011 | Travel

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Nobody's going to test you over there. The key thing is, can you communicate?

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How to Be a Good Ambassador for America Abroad

CheapOair | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

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Being proud to be an American means more than most people would imagine. Freedom of speech, having the right to vote and having a Democracy are a few ...

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Study Finds Big Gaps In Rules For Foreign Travel Disclosure

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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Congressional reports on foreign travel are essentially useless for determining where Members went, how much was spent and who traveled with the lawma...

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10 Most Common Travel Scams

Lonely Planet | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Traveling-Abroad, Foreign Travel, Travel Scams, Travel News

While you're often safer overseas than you are in your hometown, a few scams seem to pop up all over the world. Repeat the mantra: if it looks too goo...

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Business Or Pleasure? Foreign Travel Costs Spike For Congress

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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Lawmakers take scores of overseas trips each year to visit military bases, meet foreign officials, attend conferences and see how U.S. funds are spent...

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Joe Wilson Rips Obama, Ignites Debate Over Candidates' Experience

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

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Writing on the Huffington Post today, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president, took one of the hardest sw...

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