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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

7 November 2022

Jet2 plane performs “emergency” landing in Bilbao to let passengers go to toilets

On Thursday November 3rd a plane of British company Jet2 had to make an emergency landing in Bilbao, Spain, so that passengers could go to the […]
7 November 2022

Germany introduces €49 travel ticket and caps gas and electricity prices to help lower energy costs

On Wednesday November 2nd, Germany‘s federal government and the 16 states reached an agreement on a number of measures meant to ease the high energy costs […]
7 November 2022

Hundreds of climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam Schiphol

Hundreds of climate activists were arrested on Saturday November 5th at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport after they jumped over fences and occupied a parking area for private […]
4 November 2022

What if you could throw your old clothes in a compost bin?

The fast fashion industry has taken over the world in the past decades and although clothing brands have been making an effort in recent years to […]
4 November 2022

Autumn in Brussels

Nature is always the perfect subject for photography, but it puts on its best coat during autumn. Trees display a vivid colour palette that can only […]
4 November 2022

Flights and public transport disrupted in Belgium on Wednesday due to national strike

Trade unions in Belgium have called for another day of national strike on Wednesday, 9 November. As a result, public transport across the country, as well […]
4 November 2022

The harsh honest truth of Anselm Kiefer in Venice

Going to the Venice for the Biennale is a conversation between the now and a thousand years of yesterday. The exhibition by Anselm Kiefer at the […]
4 November 2022

What is the impact of online travel agencies in Europe?

While the traditional travel agency became obsolete with the establishment of the digital world, online travel agencies (OTAs) in Europe are playing an important function in […]
4 November 2022

Dutch students invent promising zero-emissions car

In the race for climate neutral solutions to mobility, a group of Dutch students from the Eindhoven University of Technology (EUT) invented a zero-emissions car that […]
3 November 2022

These are Qatar’s 8 stadiums for FIFA World Cup 2022

The FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament starts soon, with the first match, between Qatar and Ecuador, on 20 November. The games will be played in 8 […]
3 November 2022

Travel companies celebrate 60 years of James Bond with themed tours

The James Bond franchise celebrated its 60th anniversary on 5 October, the first film in the series coming out in 1962. Needless to say, the occasion […]
3 November 2022

How US tourists spent their summer holidays in Spain

Mabrian, a tourism intelligence company, has published a new study called ‘The impact of American tourists in Spain’, which collects and analyses data relating to the […]
3 November 2022

These are the 5 sustainable architects of the year

Sustainability is the buzz-word of the moment and not without reason. With a planet that’s rapidly changing and a climate that’s warming up even faster, we […]
3 November 2022

Tallest building in the EU completed in Warsaw

The tallest building in the EU, called the Varso Tower, has just been completed in Warsaw by Foster + Partners. Part of HB Reavis’ Varso Place […]
3 November 2022

National rail strikes to disrupt UK services 4-11 November

Heavy disruptions are expected across the UK over the next week, as several national rail strikes are planned form 4 to 10 November. According to Independent, […]
3 November 2022

Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide high-speed internet on commercial flights

Aircraft around the world will soon experience SpaceX‘s unique, high-speed satellite internet, Starlink. 1. Starlink Aviation Following the success of Starlink, developing low-latency broadband internet to meet the demand […]