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7 inspiring places to study abroad

In co-operation with EF

In recent weeks, the streets have been filled with happy students running out. What will they do now? Everyone has different plans, of course, but in our circle of acquaintances, we've heard from several people whose children are thinking about studying abroad and taking the opportunity to improve their language skills. So where should you go? Here are seven inspiring places to study abroad.

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Going on a language trip - also for adults

IN CO-OPERATION WITH EF LANGUAGE TRAVEL

Going on a language trip - why? When I set off on a language trip to Bournemouth in the UK at the age of 15, it was probably the adventure that attracted me, not so much the idea of learning a language. Looking back, I'm grateful for both - the adventure and the language.

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Swedish Midsummer, Rhodes and how we use emojis

Mondays mean travel news here at FREEDOMtravel. Every Monday (if we're not travelling) we report on the week's news from the travel, camping and digital world.

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Culture and Language in Malta - Arabic, British, Italian?

Culture and language in Malta - Arabic, British or Italian? What is the language spoken in Malta and how did the culture develop? The country was under Arab rule for 400 years, which explains why the language spoken today is related to Arabic. After that, Malta lived under British rule for a long time, which explains the British influences.

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Iceland Fever - 5 reasons to love Iceland

I'm not even interested in football and yet I was glued to the England-Iceland match the other night. Why? The answer is: Iceland fever! Many people have been fascinated by the underdog team from the tiny nation of just over 300,000 inhabitants that made it all the way to the quarter-finals. I also have a special relationship with Iceland. Today we offer 5 reasons to visit the tiny island nation in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Guest of the week: Ditte Akker, teacher in China for 4 years

Ditte Akker is an experienced traveller with a keen interest in culture and nature who has seen many different places in the world over the years. She has also lived and worked in several different countries. In 2007, Ditte got a job as a teacher at the Swedish School in Beijing and moved there with her husband Bosse. It was a total of four exciting years in the bustling Asian metropolis. We are of course curious to hear more about this! What is it really like to live in such a different country?

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Can you spell these 12 words? (It's needed when writing travel reports)

At the risk of being seen as the language police ... but now must Me! I read a lot of travel reports, travel blogs and travel discussion forums. There are a small number of words related to travelling that very many misspellings, very often. With a little simple effort - by learning how to spell these words - your travel stories can get better! Test yourself! Can you spell these 12 words?

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Giazza - a mountain village in northern Italy

Giazza is a small mountain village in northern Italy that we had the chance to visit. The best thing about meeting locals when travelling abroad is that you get to see places you would never have come to otherwise. Leif and Patrizia live in a small village just outside Verona in Italy, but Leif also has a house in the mountain village of Giazza. We travelled here the day before yesterday on winding roads among the mountains in northern Italy.

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Food and culture in North Macedonia

The food and culture in North Macedonia is very exciting and so different from what we have in the rest of Europe. There was no end to the hospitality during our visit to North Macedonia. Kicevo, and as several readers guessed, we stayed for a while... After I had tried the Albanian festive clothing we learned that in the evening we were invited to a fish restaurant!

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From Stintino to Alghero, Sardinia

Now we have arrived in the nice town of Alghero. But the day started by driving to the far end of the Stintino peninsula in north-west Sardinia. There should be many beautiful beaches ... and there probably are. But here in July, it is BOTH difficult to find space on the beach AND difficult to find space to park the motorhome. After being driven away from a car park (don't know why - we were standing inside the parking space?) we gave up and rolled further south.

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