Americans are taking scouting trips to see if they can handle moving to a new country. But finding a new home abroad isn’t as simple as going on vacation there.
Take it from Alex Ingrim, who’s originally from Washington, but left the U.S. to study in France,
If you’re serious about uprooting your life for a new one overseas, spend at least six weeks there.
That’s the minimum amount of time you’ll need to start shopping and doing chores like you live there, Ingrim says.
New Study: IF You use sunscreen, cancer causing ingredients are entering your body via the skin and you are blocking cancer killing vitamin D.
Watch (and here's one to use if you must) Sunlight increases your body’s production of Vitamin D which fights cancer. Sunscreen is full of chemicals that cause cancer.
Chemical sunscreens often contain the ingredients oxybenzone or octinoxate which are hormone disruptors, so it is important to check the labels and avoid these ingredients.
The idea of traveling to a place as unfamiliar as Egypt has many folks immediately thinking of safety--so, how safe is Egypt to visit?
Aside from the potential for women to face sexual harassment (see our previous blog post on this topic), the answer is simple: Egypt is one of the safest places U.S. tourists can visit in the world, if travelers have their wits about them and know some tricks to avoid scams.
Flathead Lake in Montana is the clearest water on Earth.
The clarity of Flathead Lake's waters is renowned. In the summer it is often easy to see through twenty feet of the water column. The lake is so clear because it is relatively low in nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) which promote the growth of algae.
Let's Go! Frisco for $38 via Chicago
https://open.substack.com/pub/greatlakestraveldeals/p/chicago-to-san-francisco-for-just?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=3vm3f
Wonderful! I call shotgun!
My thoughts exactly! Thanks for sharing!
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE who get all the good swimming holes closed 😀
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/bVfux81qAnMDo9Hj/?mibextid=6GsUZ4
REMEMBER HOW AWESOME THIS WAS? YOU SHOULD GO AGAIN
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/kHFbsi9MdSjSqSxp/?mibextid=oFDknk
Americans are taking scouting trips to see if they can handle moving to a new country. But finding a new home abroad isn’t as simple as going on vacation there.
Take it from Alex Ingrim, who’s originally from Washington, but left the U.S. to study in France,
If you’re serious about uprooting your life for a new one overseas, spend at least six weeks there.
That’s the minimum amount of time you’ll need to start shopping and doing chores like you live there, Ingrim says.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/04/how-to-take-a-scouting-trip-to-move-out-of-the-us.html
More Strid (because you asked for it)
Known as ‘England’s Killer Creek’ and the ‘the stream that swallows people’, the deadly patch of water is said to have a 100% mortality rate.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/16/nobody-enters-this-river-yorkshire-ever-come-alive-20459853/
The Strid. Deadliest little brook on Earth, and it looks jolly harmless!
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/Bt6ssYxHJiCEXQ9v/?mibextid=4UDYQr
New Study: IF You use sunscreen, cancer causing ingredients are entering your body via the skin and you are blocking cancer killing vitamin D.
Watch (and here's one to use if you must) Sunlight increases your body’s production of Vitamin D which fights cancer. Sunscreen is full of chemicals that cause cancer.
Chemical sunscreens often contain the ingredients oxybenzone or octinoxate which are hormone disruptors, so it is important to check the labels and avoid these ingredients.
https://x.com/toobaffled/status/1818971220593066194
Heads up!
BREAKING NEWS
United, Delta Airlines set to halt flights to Israel starting Thursday
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-812784#google_vignette
The idea of traveling to a place as unfamiliar as Egypt has many folks immediately thinking of safety--so, how safe is Egypt to visit?
Aside from the potential for women to face sexual harassment (see our previous blog post on this topic), the answer is simple: Egypt is one of the safest places U.S. tourists can visit in the world, if travelers have their wits about them and know some tricks to avoid scams.
https://www.egyptadventurestravel.com/blog/is-egypt-safe-for-americans-to-visit#google_vignette
Forget the Olympics
This is WAY better
https://x.com/Kingmoj3/status/1818323790566404491
Music from movie "Bandyta" (Brute) [1997r]. Soundtrack made by Michał Lorenc, one of Poland's leading film score composers.
SPEAKERS UP!!
https://youtu.be/SKk6Dn9gLic?si=zuP-8SqD00CJYOi1
My Scandinavian summer: a campervan trip across Denmark and southern Sweden
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/article/2024/jul/30/my-scandinavian-summer-a-campervan-trip-across-denmark-and-southern-sweden
CLEAREST WATER ON EARTH
Flathead Lake in Montana is the clearest water on Earth.
The clarity of Flathead Lake's waters is renowned. In the summer it is often easy to see through twenty feet of the water column. The lake is so clear because it is relatively low in nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) which promote the growth of algae.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/355776045059402/permalink/1483173598986302/
Need a New Life? Take a train across the entire US and back for $200
https://www.traveller365.com/articles/AcrosstheUSAbyTrainforJust213?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1BBLQSIIvmculCI7-lPAUSuYHVuTdFDITfU2JkoH7g_rSGP5TOQRHkOyw_aem_Ueq91t8qO2q0KCXQ1t9TvA