international travel

G20 leaders issued a joint declaration for a universal standard on proof of vaccination for international travel. The proposed vaccine passport is being touted as an alternative to lockdowns in preparation for the "next pandemic".

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KILLER PODCAST!!! The return of super-smart Professor Gordan Lauc, official advisor to the Croatian Government on Pandemic Management Strategy (so NON-CENSORABLE). We cover everything important – all safely based on published scientific papers, and official government reports. The science is rock-solid now, and the conclusions clear as they are going to be.

I got some bullshit e-mail bordering on the criminal from American Airlines this morning. "Caring for you is our priority-- that's why we’re introducing new steps to give you even more peace of mind when you fly." They only have one priority: profit and they could care less if you die, as long as it isn't on one of their over-stuffed planes.

A Hajj gets much more crowded than a Trump rally-- or inaugurationI lived abroad for 7 years and I'm a "member" of the century club (meaning I've been to over 100 countries). When I was still in my twenties and people asked me to name my favorite countries, it would always be Afghanistan, Morocco, Nepal and Ceylon (since re-named Sri Lanka). Over the years the only constant has been Morocco.

Death Of A Salesman by Nancy OhanianAmericans so desperately want everything to go back to pre-pandemic normal that they're going to make the pandemic much worse. It's not a TV show with a happy ending; this reality could get a lot worse. In fact, it already is. There are still around 20,000 new confirmed cases in the U.S. everyday.

You know I have a travel blog too, right? In early February-- recently back from Thailand and having just canceled a summer trip to the Dordogne region of France-- I wrote a coronavirus travel post, much of it a warning about air travel.

Two or three weeks ago I explained why coronavirus fear had caused me to cancel a trip to the Dordogne region of France. Yesterday Scott McCartney was on the case for the Wall Street Journal: Smart Travel Planning In The Time Of Coronavirus. He began by asking, "Should you postpone or cancel travel because of coronavirus?" and replied "Yes, no and maybe." For him it's about geography-- a mistake.

1969- somehow we wound up as guests at a wedding, somewhere in Morocco. I'm the nerd with the big stoned smile and the embroidery on my pants cuffsSo there I was-- 1969, Hippie Trail, headed for India in my VW van. We were in eastern Turkey getting read to cross the border into Iran the next day. We were: me, the only American on board, a French guy, two Danes and a German.

by NoahWhere would you send Señor Trumpanzee? Where would you send him if all options were possible?This meme has been making the rounds of late. It's a reflection of just how Trump inspires people. I guess the first places I thought of were the moon or Mars, but then I thought about how hard our scientists try to not contaminate our neighboring planets and moons, so, they are definitely out.