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Coming to America isn’t easy.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 by Stefan

The United States has been displaced by China as the world’s third most-visited country. In 2007, overseas visitors to the United States numbered 23.2 million, 11 percent fewer than in 2000. Visits from Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Brazil are all still down.
These are the latest statistics from the Travel Industry Association (TIA), a [...]

Can you stereotype a country?

Sunday, June 15, 2008 by Megan

Growing up in Australia I think we develop a certain mind set about what American’s are truly like. Considering my Dad is an American I guess I could be called bias but my Dad’s not a typical American. In saying this, what is a typical American? Can you really stereotype a country?
I didn’t really go [...]

So I’m here, what now?

Thursday, May 1, 2008 by Stefan

So you’ve made it. You were happily greeted by the friendly Customs beagle and you gave up your bunch of bananas, and now you find yourself breathing the fresh airport air. Nevermind that, you’re in Australia. Where are you going? Where are you staying? Unless you’ve got friends and family already in Australia, finding a [...]

Getting started in America.

Thursday, April 24, 2008 by Megan

America was always somewhere I knew I wanted to live at some point in my life. I am lucky enough to have dual citizenship, care of my American Dad, so the hurdle of having to get a Visa etc to be able to live and work over there was at least taken care of.
When I [...]

America. Where are you going to live?

Thursday, April 17, 2008 by Stefan

Not familiar with America? Yeah, it’s a big place. 50 states. Some bigger than others, and all are surprisingly different. So where are you going to live? Have you already got a job? If so, that’ll help you narrow it down, but otherwise, one might want to know a bit more about different cities across [...]