By Jason Holland (International Living) - I have a pretty standard morning routine. I’m awakened very early by roosters but stay in bed for a while as the sunrise filters into the bedroom. I start the coffee, open the sliding doors, step out to my deck, and look down into the valley below. I usually…
This past July 28 marked 100 years since the United States recognized the sovereignty of Latvia, a West Virginia-sized nation that only in 1991 regained its independence from the Kremlin.
For a full year, China has subjected Lithuania to unprecedented pressure for refusing to toe Beijing s line on issues like Taiwan. With U.S. help, Lithuania is resisting and offering a model.
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Editor s note: Those who choose to travel are strongly encouraged to check local government restrictions, rules, and safety measures related to COVID-19 and take personal comfort levels and health conditions into consideration before departure.
If I m ever suspected of a crime and my MacBook s search history is examined, investigators will find months of Googling, Where can Americans travel right now? followed by a rabbit hole of all things Costa Rica. On Nov. 1, U.S. passport holders were invited back to this West Virginia-sized slice of Central America. Its borders had been closed since March.
I was open to traveling to Costa Rica for several reasons. While the U.S. has more than 28 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, Costa Rica has just under 204,000. South Carolina, whose population 5 million is similar to Costa Rica s, has 512,000. Flights were also reasonabl