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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.

8 August 2022

Hair transplants are the main driving force behind Istanbul’s tourism this summer

Istanbul is the Mecca of hair transplants attracting a multitude of patients from Arab countries, the US and Europe. Male hair transplant surgery is a $1 […]
8 August 2022

How has the war in Ukraine affected tourism in Eastern Europe?

The impact of the war in Ukraine has been extending to the bordering countries, indirectly affecting tourism in other Eastern European destinations, which are not actually […]
8 August 2022

6 Reasons why electric bikes are booming and why you should get one for travelling

Electric bikes are booming for all good reasons. These are growing in popularity because of the multiple benefits they offer people and the environment. They say, […]
8 August 2022

Scottish island of Pladda on sale for 350,000€

The small Scottish island of Pladda has gone on sale for the price of a city flat. Located off the coast of Arran, the 28-acre island […]
8 August 2022

James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning photo is now a galactic dress

You can now wear the most detailed image of the universe ever taken. Last July, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured the clearest and deepest […]
8 August 2022

Finland set to become the first EU country to trial digital passports

Finland will test the use of digital copies of travel documents that will let passengers travel paper-free.  The country said that it wants to test a […]
8 August 2022

Why you shouldn’t sleep naked during a heatwave

Recently, most of us have been experiencing temperatures that were more than simply summery. All over the world, we’ve been feeling the impact of climate change. […]
8 August 2022

Mont Blanc climbers should pay a 15,000€ rescue and funeral deposit, says Mayor of Saint-Gervais

The Mayor of Saint-Gervais in Haute-Savoie, Jean-Marc Peillex, is proposing an “insurance fee” by which Mont-Blanc climbers pay a deposit of 15,000€ to cover the costs […]
8 August 2022

Santarém promotes its rural tourism offer

The municipality of Santarém in Portugal continues to strengthen its tourism capacity with quality lodging alternatives. João Leite, Vice-Mayor and in charge of Tourism, visited several […]
8 August 2022

Hydropower plant under the Alps could help secure Europe’s energy supply

Europe is struggling with an energy crisis at the moment. As the content tries become independent form Russian oil, it turns on the one hand to […]
5 August 2022

EU welcomes international condemnation of Russia for aviation rules violation and sanctions

The European Commission has welcomed today the decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to call on the Russian Federation to immediately cease its infractions […]
5 August 2022

Russian tourists no longer welcomed in neighbouring European countries

The war in Ukraine has led to many European countries, especially those neighbouring Russia and Belarus, not feeling as comfortable welcoming Russian tourists as they used […]
5 August 2022

Blue Origin successfully completes sixth space tourism mission

Blue Origin’s 6th space tourism mission and 22nd overall flight (NS-22) was just completed successfully. After completion of the Launch Readiness Evaluation in the morning of […]
5 August 2022

New night train service to connect London and Stockholm in less than 24 hours

From 1 September 2022, travelers will be able to take the train from Hamburg to Stockholm overnight on board the EuroNight. There are other highlights to […]
5 August 2022

Strikes to impact Portugal’s main airports in late August

On Monday August 1st, the National Union of Civil Aviation Workers (SINTAC) and the Union of Commercial Aviation Staff (SQAC) gave a strike notice in all […]
5 August 2022

China no longer tops the list of applicants to Portugal’s “Golden Visa” program

Portugal has been one of the European countries where Chinese people with some capital have been able to relocate. For an investment of 350,000 euros, those […]