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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.

23 December 2021

The Trans Bhutan Trail ready to welcome visitors after 60 years

The Trans Bhutan Trail has been restored and will be open to visitors in 2022. For hundreds of years, it was used by pilgrims, messengers, armies […]
23 December 2021

American passports are about to get more expensive

As of December 27th, the cost of applying for a US passport for the first time or renewing it will increase, according to the federal government. […]
22 December 2021

Large influx of U.S. travelers expected over the holiday season

More than 109 million Americans, an almost 34% increase from 2020, will travel 50 miles (80 km) or more as they hit the road, board airplanes […]
17 December 2021

Americans might soon be able to renew their passports online

US citizens will be able to renew their passports online instead of having to print forms or pay with checks or money orders. New security machines […]
16 December 2021

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s Independence

December 16, 2021, marks the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s independence. Today, my country is a responsible participant in international community and makes an important contribution to […]
15 December 2021

150-year-old light festival gives joy to people in Lyon

From the 8th until the 11th of December, Lyon’s Fêtes des Lumières dazzled people with more than 30 projections and light installations giving special life to […]
14 December 2021

Myanmar announces plans to reopen in early 2022

Authorities in Myanmar have announced plans to reopen its tourism sector to foreigners in early 2022. The initial target would be tourists from Asia. According to […]
13 December 2021

Uber is back to business in Brussels

On Friday December 10th, the parliament of the Brussels Region gave the green light to the proposed transitional ordinance that would allow the Uber platform to […]
13 December 2021

Dubai welcomed 4.88 million tourists during the first 10 months of 2021

Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) revealed that the emirate welcomed 4.88 million visitors between January and October 2021 with international visitors during October alone […]
10 December 2021

Tel Aviv is now the most expensive city in the world

Tel Aviv has overtaken Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich, becoming the most expensive city to live in. The Israeli capital is known for the high prices […]
9 December 2021

UAE to change weekend to Saturday and Sunday starting next year

The majority of the countries in the Gulf have their weekends on Friday and Saturday since Friday has since long been a sacred day for Islam […]
9 December 2021

Towards a European Tourism Policy

Since 2015, the European Parliament has been calling to create a direct financing line for the Tourism industry. We are talking about a sector that contributes […]
9 December 2021

These are the world’s most expensive cities in 2021

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released this years Worldwide Cost of Living (WCOL) index revealing some surprising results. In 2021, Tel Aviv was the city […]
8 December 2021

You can soon travel from the Netherlands to Norway by ferry

Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, most of us didn’t think twice about taking the plane. It was probably even the most common thing to do when […]
8 December 2021

Hawaii might be your next ski destination

Hawaii might be the next ski destination this month as a blizzard hitting the Big Island has left several inches of snow. According to a statement […]
7 December 2021

The best countries to live in as a woman

Even though we’re living in the twenty-first century, there’s still a lot wrong in the world.  As well as war, global warming and other worries, we […]
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