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Hoping to salvage some of the money tourism brings, Costa Rica is lifting restrictions on Americans, but with one big caveat.
Brandon Withrow is a midwest-based travel writer, whose past life was as a religious studies professor. His byline appears in Sierra Magazine, Business Insider, The Religion News Service, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, among other places. He's the author/co-author of nine books, including (co-authored with Menachem Wecker) Consider No Evil: Two Faith Traditions and the Problem of Academic Freedom in Religious Higher Education. Find him at brandonwithrow.com. Follow him at @bwithrow (Twitter) and @bgwithrow (Instagram).
IT'S A BIRD!
The often-overlooked hobby has seen an explosion of interest, but also faced a reckoning of its own.
HOP ON
If you’ve set your eyes on a two-wheeled getaway, here’s how to plan during a pandemic and some ideas to inspire your adventures.
TWO WHEEL FUN
Many of you are likely considering biking as a safe form of coronavirus travel. Here are a few things to consider, plus some awesome trail suggestions around major cities!
LIMBO
Nearly 2,000 Americans are there. Many say it’s hell trying to get out.
STRANDED
From a couple separated by the Atlantic to a family that came out of the desert to find they were stuck, the world is now full of people who can't get home.
LIBRARY PORN
From its curved, ship-like form, to its lively glass hexagonal facings reminiscent of a mosaic—the library plays with light like no other structure in the city.
TOUCHED
It turns out all I needed to chill out for once was a little bit of luxury and a whole lot of nature.
MELTING AWAY
The world’s northernmost countries have a large part of their tourism from polar bear viewing, but it’s become more complicated. So some are going while they still can.
GOING GREEN
My week in London was a road-biking, horseback-riding, cooking-class-crashing, beer-drinking, and food-eating-filled whirlwind that delivered an alternative view of the city.
