The Displaced Nation

Have you traveled for so long and crossed so many cultures that you don’t seem to belong anywhere? Then you've earned the right of entry to our site:

[The Displaced Nation @DisplacedNation]

“Our affection for Prague has only deepened. It does still feel magical”—American cookbook writer Melissa Joulwan. She & her partner are the forces behind the @strongsenseof podcast on literary travel/books. They’ve lived in #Prague for 6 years | @expatscz https://t.co/ieflBHoxfF

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From seeing the #NorthernLights aboard a Navy ship in Norway to the “oceanic feeling” of noticing stars everywhere on a walk back to a youth hostel in Britanny, France, 9 readers of @atlasobscura share their best “summer night sky” stories https://t.co/CRkPrcuEok #darksky #stars

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Mourning the loss of #JaneBirkin, the “little English girl” who came to Paris in the 1960s & became a French icon. As she once put it: “So Paris became my home. I’ve been adopted here. They like my accent.” She died at home in Paris on July 16 | @guardian https://t.co/77Yg7tZJzs

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Americans TJ & Tony have decided to quit their jobs, give away nearly everything they own & move from the US to France. They’ve just arrived in Nice as part of a scouting trip to the south of France—& are finding it far hotter than they’d expected!https://t.co/eMf59XUz37 #expat

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From Sriracha to coffee to seafood, these ten foods produced & consumed around the world are growing more expensive due to climate change | @fodorstravel https://t.co/bPVrYu7xZm #foodfriday #climatecrisis

[Architecture & Tradition @archi_tradition]

What is your favorite city in the world?

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“I recommend checking out the Ducasse sur Seine lunch cruise”: one of the many gems in @LindseyTramuta’s treasure trove of recommendations for a memorable summer in Paris—her own & those of several locals https://t.co/qJmdJm9hQM #Paris #France #ttot

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The expansion of global trade & exploration in 16th-c England had an impact on tastes & fashions. Lauren Woking & @emilylsteve, an expert on 16th-c travel writing, introduce 6 artefacts that speak to how the Tudors caught the #travel bug | @historyextra https://t.co/Sty3GyZ1Rl

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Idioms—one of the joys of #languagelearning, providing insight into culture and also fun to use. From being in the fifth pine to looking for the cat w/ 3 feet to finding your half orange, here are 20 delightful #Spanish idioms | @mental_floss https://t.co/1Hwn5P9O23

[Lisa | Following the Rivera @LisaRivera2207]

Do you post on social media when you #travel ? I prefer to take a break for as long as possible. How about you? #traveltribe

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“Looking back I’m proud of myself, I never missed or was short of anything”: Iceland-born, Lima-based clothing designer Matthildur Halldorsdottir went from Lima to Amsterdam, Lisbon & finally Morocco, w/ just a carry-on; she offers #packingtips https://t.co/5dDBmYK8Kb

[WOW! WomenOnWriting @womenonwriting]

Do you want to publish stories from your travels, but don't know where to start? Longtime editor of National Geographic Publishing and full-time freelance travel writer, Barbara Noe Kennedy, is leading a live Zoom class on Wednesday, July 26th, 2-4 pm EST: https://t.co/gv5HaAUjW2

[The Displaced Nation @DisplacedNation]

“This book is perfect to consume in audio format”: @book_problem on *The Last Colony*, by @philippesands, w/c tells the story of how Britain forcibly displaced the residents of its last colony in Africa, the Chagos Islands, using personal accounts https://t.co/DxFsqx6aAx

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When she met Anglo-Russian equine explorer Alexandra Tolstoy, Sarah Siese couldn’t spell the name of Kyrgyzstan, let alone place it on the map. She is now a convert to exploring its landscape & traditions of hospitality, on horseback | @_houseandgarden https://t.co/JmsQ2Op9TL

[Jennifer Eremeeva @JWEremeeva]

This is my first return to Skagen after falling in love with “Seaside Hotel!” Coming back in 2 weeks and planning to rent a bike and go all over!

[Irina.R.Georgescu. Romanian cookery books. @georgescu_r]

A slice of inspiration from Transylvania and Hungary: curd cheese and fresh apricots, a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle of thyme. Served on toast. It's also lovely with cherries and ricotta. Have a lovely weekend everyone.

[Suzanne Kamata @shikokusue]

I’m really enjoying the darkly comic stories in PEOPLE FROM BLOOMINGTON by the late Indonesian writer Budi Darma (translated by @TiffTsao).

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“The flowers in England are next level”: international creative @JLScott of the #dailyconnoisseur is taking a break from #California to spend three months in a flat in the #UK that was designed by her mother-in-law. She shares details of her everyday life https://t.co/ktWyZifTJJ

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A Japanese railway company is introducing a simultaneous translation system to accommodate the rising number of foreign tourists. It will help station staff communicate in 12 languages, including English, Vietnamese & Portuguese | @NHKWORLD_News https://t.co/NZJZ8zDd3n #Japan

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“A love-letter to Japanese culture, landscape & literature”: The latest offering from international creative Nick Bradley, (@nasubijutsu), in w/c an American translator living in #Japan undertakes a life-changing translation exercise | @BookReviewsAsia https://t.co/h6RHPupzdc