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Take a virtual trip with these 10 travel Instagram accounts
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Instagram is your virtual window to the world. Follow the right Insta-travelers and you can practically taste, see and feel the traveling freedom all ...

Here’s how language learning abroad looks during COVID-19
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This year hasn’t quite been what anyone imagined. With the unprecedented challenges arising from COVID-19, we’ve all had to adjust to a “new normal”. ...

10 hidden gems in Bristol
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From historic open-air swimming pools to music festivals and movie screenings in caves underneath the city, there’s so much more to Bristol than the S...

10 things you have to do on Vancouver Island
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Victoria, located in the south of Vancouver Island, is lesser known compared to some other Canadian cities. Nonetheless, almost 4 million tourists flo...

10 tips for moving abroad on your own
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Whether it’s to learn a new language, accept a job offer, or start your studies, moving abroad changes your life.Step One: Decide to move abroad after...

How to travel more sustainably – a beginner’s guide
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Traveling teaches us to appreciate the world and the wonderful variety in it, but it can also be very polluting. We all need to reduce our carbon emis...

The 10 most popular GO articles you should have read this year
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It’s been another big year here on the EF GO blog. With so many terrific contributing authors from all over the world, we’ve been able to publish anot...

Travel makes you a better person — here are 6 reasons backed by science
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Travel is exciting, inspiring, and fun. We are lucky to live in a world where travel is easier and cheaper than ever before, and more people than ever...

The only playlist you’ll need this summer
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What is summer without an anthem? Nothing, we say. That’s why we’ve always had an anthem at EF and this year’s anthem is part of a summer playlist tha...

Top summer pics you have to take this summer
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It’s finally summer and we wish it could last forever. Unfortunately, next thing you know it’s over and you’re swung back into reality; full of school...

10 reasons UK weather isn’t as bad as you think (and a whole lot more interesting)
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People who haven’t lived in the UK generally believe British weather is terrible, and prepare for any visit by packing everything from rain coats to s...

6 crazy facts about time zones that every world traveler should know
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Time zones make logical sense, but they can also be really annoying. How many times have you boarded a flight at 2pm on a Tuesday and landed at 6pm th...