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Isabelle

Copywriter, commuter and coffee drinker. I'm not particularly obsessed with the letter C but it just so happens that I also like cake, chocolate, and cats. I'm Swiss but spent most of the 21st century in North America. Find me on Twitter with @isabellesagt

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12 awesome Christmas traditions from around the world
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There’s a lot to love about Christmas – food, family, friends, and all kinds of other words that don’t start with the letter F. What makes the holiday...

12 best Christmas songs from around the world
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All I want for Christmas is… carols! The holidays are not only the perfect occasion to spend time with loved ones while eating your weight in cookies,...

How to get rid of your fear of flying: 8 tips
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For some travelers, flying is a frightening affair. Even though it’s a fact that airplane crashes are rare, no well-intended “But it’s never been safe...

How to feel at home abroad: 10 tips
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To get the most out of studying, interning, or working abroad, you not only have to learn the language and do as the locals do – you also want to live...

How to convince your parents to let you study abroad
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Here’s the good news: Studying abroad is the ultimate investment in your future. And here’s the not-so-good news: It’s an investment that happens far ...

13 thrilling facts we bet you didn’t know about Halloween
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Get your adrenaline pumping in a haunted house, carve pumpkins by the bonfire and eat your yearly allotment of candy in one sitting. It’s easy to see ...

11 things you learn while traveling
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“He who returns from a journey is not the same as he who left.” – Chinese ProverbTraveling changes lives and teaches us about ourselves and the world ...

Questions every first-time study abroad student has
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Getting ready to study abroad for the first time is exciting, but you might have a question or three: What should I pack and how much of it? Do I need...

Why you should study abroad during your vacation
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We’ve said it before, but we’ll never get tired of it: Learning a language abroad is awesome – at any age and for any amount of time. More and more pe...

10 tips to ace a long-distance flight
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Apart from squeezable ketchup bottles and post-its, flying is probably one of the coolest inventions ever: You get on a plane and a few hours later, s...

10 movies that will inspire you to travel the world
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There are different kinds of travel movies – the ones where the main person travels from place A to place B and usually learns an important lesson alo...

10 reasons to take a gap year now
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gap year _(_gæp jɪr)nounan amazing way to win at lifea period – often before, during or after university – in which a person takes time off to travel ...