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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.

5 December 2022

You will have to pay to enter these destinations in 2023

An estimated 700 million tourists traveled internationally between January and September of 2022, as reported by the United Nations World Travel Organization. The number was more […]
5 December 2022

Strikes at Eurostar set to cause havoc before Christmas

On Wednesday November 30th, a British union representing transport workers announced that security staff at Eurostar will strike for four days in December, in the period […]
2 December 2022

Airlines ask for independent referee of European air traffic management

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have urged EU Transport Ministers to agree to recommendations for European air traffic management (ATM) […]
2 December 2022

Italian town to offer €30,000 to people who relocate there

Presicce – Acquarica is the lates Italian town to announce a scheme aimed at increasing its population by offering incentives to people who relocate there. The […]
2 December 2022

One third of US premium travellers prefer booking flights through advisors

A recent study surveying 2,050 American premium travellers who booked an international flight at least once in the past six months found that 31% of them […]
2 December 2022

Will Sicily finally be connected to mainland Italy?

Talks about building a bridge to connect the island of Sicily with the mainland are back in the Italian political agenda as Italy’s new right-wing government […]
1 December 2022

Manchester Airport reveals plans for direct access to a hydrogen fuel pipeline

Manchester Airport will be the pioneer in the UK with a direct hydrogen fuel pipeline connection, the British airport announced during an official event attended by […]
1 December 2022

Europe’s cheapest destination at this moment

Life isn’t cheap at the moment and that’s a bit of an understatement, to be blear. Prices are soaring through the roof, no matter where you […]
1 December 2022

Changing the world one bottle at a time

Not all plastics are bad. The challenge is to reduce our consumption of single-use plastics and plastic waste and ensure that it can be recycled when […]
1 December 2022

Bridget McCutchen wants to be the youngest person to travel the world on a motorcycle

Bridget McCutchen is a young biker from northern Wisconsin who has has set herself the goal of entering the Guinness Book as the youngest person in […]
30 November 2022

What’s a mate-cation and why are they so popular?

The end of the year is rapidly approaching, meaning you’re either getting your home snuggly and all ready for Christmas, of you’re planning your Christmas getaway […]
30 November 2022

French fans cycled from France to Qatar to watch the World Cup

Two French fans traveled from France to Qatar to watch their team play at the World Cup. Mehdi Balamissa and Gabriel Martin cycled about 7,000 kilometers […]
30 November 2022

What kind of Christmas tree is better for the environment?

Less than a month before Christmas arrives and one of the most relevant discussions of the season is whether to buy an artificial Christmas tree or […]
29 November 2022

Norway and Costa Rica perceived as most sustainable tourism destinations

Norway is perceived as the most sustainable and responsible tourism destination in the world, followed by Costa Rica, according to the latest survey from the World […]
29 November 2022

What do Europeans think about using e-bikes?

There was a great uptake of e-bikes by European citizens during the high-peak of the pandemic yet concerns with the environment have also prompted Europeans to […]
29 November 2022

Canada enforces new space crime legislation

As a manned-mission is expected to land on the Moon in 2024, with a Canadian astronaut on board, Canada passed legislation to prosecute crimes on Earth’s […]