How to cope with cancelled trips and lack of travel

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How to cope with the lack of travel options and cancelled trips The past few months have been a challenge for everyone. But for travelers, wanderlusters, and global adventurers, the subsequent closed borders and shrinking world have been especially depressing. Here are 10 ways to cope for the foreseeable future, according to experts.   Learn more   Here's a video explaining how filters clean the air on airplanes Curious how efficient and preventative HEPA filtration works, especially when someone may be sitting in the seat next to you? This recent video points to what it does. Watch the video Georgia is enticing adventurous digital nomads with new visa policy The small nation of Georgia hopes to capitalize on the new normal by welcoming foreign citizens to work remotely from the country, but there's a catch. read more    Google launches translator app for ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs Elaborately carved pictograms line the lids of magnificent sarcophagi and the storeys-high walls of ancient Egypt’s temples and tombs, and now they’ll be even easier to decipher thanks to a new Google app. read more   8 of the world's most epic hikes Hiking is about more than exercise, pleasant scenery or getting from A to B; putting one foot in front of the other for hours, days or even weeks on end creates a special sense of connection to a place and its landscapes. Here are 8 of our favorites. read more

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