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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.

15 November 2022

This man is walking 25km a day for 153 days to help reverse his lifetime’s carbon footprint

Canadian entrepreneur Craig Cohon has committed to reverse his lifetime’s carbon footprint. Cohon has held C-suite positions at The Coca-Cola Company and Cirque du Soleil and […]
15 November 2022

New night train service to run between Prague and Zurich via Germany

The Czech Republic’s national rail operator Czech Railways has announced a new sleeper service that will go from Prague to the Swiss city of Zurich via […]
15 November 2022

Is green growth an oxymoron?

In 2021, transport accounted for 37% of the total CO2 emissions produced by end‐use sectors, amounting to nearly 7.7 Giga tonnes, according to the International Energy […]
15 November 2022

The 2022 Responsible Tourism Charter signed on Magna Carta Island

On Sunday 6th November an updated Responsible Tourism Charter was signed where, in 1215, King John signed the Magna Carta Island*. The venue was secured for […]
15 November 2022

France and Germany to launch discounted train ticket for young people in January 2023

Authorities in France and Germany are working on the implementation of a “Franco-German” train ticket for young people with the goal of promoting travel between the […]
15 November 2022

Ecuador launches new digital nomad visa

Ecuador is launching a digital nomad visa that will offer remote workers the opportunity to live low-cost authentic experiences. The country promises visa holders a good […]
15 November 2022

French Polynesia to cap visitor numbers in an effort to fight over tourism

French Polynesia has expressed plans to cap the number of visitors as part of a sustainability plan. The islands have proposed an annual cap of 280,000 […]
15 November 2022

Why is global warming making it harder for planes to take off?

Temperature plays a determining role on the takeoff of the planes. Global warming is making it harder for planes to take off at certain airports. The […]
14 November 2022

Technology is not the main bottleneck of transport’s green transition

The Transport Research Arena (TRA) kicked off today in Lisbon. Portuguese and international experts gathered at the Lisbon Conference Centre for the largest European research and […]
14 November 2022

New study finds only one scenario in which tourism can reach net-zero

With global tourism set to double in size by 2050 compared to 2019 levels, current strategies that rely solely on carbon offsetting, technological efficiencies and biofuels […]
14 November 2022

Kazakhstan’s oil to come to Europe through BTC pipeline as of 2023

Up to 1.5 million tons of oil are expected to flow from Kazakhstan through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline as of 2023. 1. Bypassing Russia As part […]
14 November 2022

New UK travel rules could cost Northern Ireland over €114 million per year

EU citizens will soon be required to provide biometric data to enter the UK, including Northern Ireland, under new legislation to be introduced next year. Under […]
14 November 2022
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Post-Brexit ray of hope for UK visitors to Spain

British and other non-EU visitors to Spain could see a lifting of restrictions limiting the amount of time they can stay in the country, if the […]
14 November 2022

Semi-high-speed train connecting Laos with China set to boost growth in the region

The semi-high-speed linking China with Laos will soon celebrate its 1st year anniversary. Inaugurated on the 3rd of December 2021, the 1,035-kilometer route runs through the […]
14 November 2022

An impressive tunnel has opened below Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Canada and the United States, now has an additional experience: a 670-meter tunnel part of the […]
14 November 2022

Iranian man who inspired ‘The Terminal’ movie dies at Charles de Gaulle Airport

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian man who lived in Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years and whose story inspired Spielberg’s film “The Terminal,” has died […]
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