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31 articles
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...

It’s time to put that phone down and experience the world
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It’s easy to see why we’ve all become so obsessed with our phones. They’re incredible devices that give us instant access to the world and to all our ...

10 reasons why travel is the best education (and why life without it would be dull)
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Leaving your own four corners and setting out into the world is the best decision you’ll ever make. Here’s why.Here are the 10 most important reasons ...

Trains, planes, and automobiles – the best songs for travel
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Few things go together like music and travel. A good song can take you further than any plane, train, or automobile and that’s why there’s a perfect s...

10 reasons to love Honolulu
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Replete with tradition and culture, Honolulu has long been a bucket-list-pick for people around the world. Tempted to Hawaiian shores by Honolulu’s be...