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10 hidden gems in Boston
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Boston: home of the Red Sox, Harvard University and Mark Wahlberg. For a properly authentic Boston experience, trade the well-trodden tourist sites li...

Celebrating International Women’s Day by Spotlighting Female Travelers – Meet Tarah
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EF is celebrating International Woman’s Day by spotlighting some of our favorite female travelers. Say hello to Tarah!What is your favorite solo trave...

5 easy ways to learn German from home
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Learning German from home may seem like mission impossible, but it’s not as hard as you think. A huge amount of language learning happens with you sit...

10 best winter cities in the world
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The w-word gets a lot of bad press. Sure, the warm sunny days of summer are wonderful, but just because the winter days are shorter, the evenings dark...

Your quick guide to making the most out of Miami
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Miami welcomes 14 million visitors every year and is a haven for beach-lovers, art aficionados, fans of vintage design and architecture, and those tha...

New year – new language? 8 tips to make it happen
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If you need inspiration for the perfect resolution to make 2023 the best year yet, you’ve come to the right place: learning a new language should be y...

3 reasons why you should start planning your next language trip
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In recent months, life as we have come to know it has changed radically. Most of us find ourselves at home working, studying, resting, or even taking ...

Young Adventures: 5 Tips for Young Travelers
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Hope. Fear. Excitement. When I decided to pack my things and go on my first two-month adventure, I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t well traveled,...

Beijing: The longest journey starts with a single step
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What does Beijing bring to mind? A city overflowing with millions of people? The 2008 Olympics? Pollution, perhaps? And heaven forbid… no access to Fa...

I made friends from all over the world… Spain, Mexico, Hungary, Switzerland!
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“I feel like I can do anything after conquering one of my biggest fears. Even though I made many friends while in this program, there is nothing more ...

4 easy ways to learn Spanish from home
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Whether you’re a complete beginner or a half-way decent Spanish speaker already, there’s a lot you can do to improve your Spanish without leaving home...

10 reasons to take a gap year now
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gap year _(_gæp jɪr)nounan amazing way to win at lifea period – often before, during or after university – in which a person takes time off to travel ...