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Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith are authors of the book The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics, and professors of political science at New York University.

The Dictator's Handbook: https://geni.us/wFDLO

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Eugene Rogan is Director of the Middle East Centre at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. He took his B.A. in economics from Columbia, and his M.A. and PhD in Middle Eastern history from Harvard.

The Arabs: A History: https://geni.us/8hwSq1o

The Damascus Events: The 1860 Massacre and the Making of the Modern Middle East: https://geni.us/WPrn6TV

The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East: https://geni.us/XVbfuqz

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DJI finally explains why they removed geofencing and some Americans in March will have an easier time getting a passport or two?

DJI's Head of Global Policy talks: https://www.theverge.com/drone/606008/dji-interview-us-ban-no-more-no-fly-zone-geofencing

Passport Fairs: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/passports/special-passport-acceptance-fairs.html

Get a Second Passport Book: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/second-passport-book.html

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Fred Finn is the Guinness World Record Holder of being the World's Most Traveled Man since 1983 and has flown over 15 million miles, including 718 on Concorde. He is also the author of Sonic Boom.

Sonic Boom book: https://geni.us/nbtVX

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The UK ETA rules for transiting passengers have been updated, a traveler gets arrested in India for having a Garmin GPS device, Real ID rules coming soon in the US, Samsung releases the S25s, and the iPhone 17 gets leaked. Again.

UK ETA Rules: https://youtu.be/D6UmmKgLNC0

Garmin InReach Users Beware: https://foxnomad.com/2025/01/23/beware-of-traveling-to-certain-countries-with-a-garmin-inreach/

Get a REAL ID: https://www.usa.gov/real-id

More iPhone 17 Leaks: https://youtu.be/nxGngpWIyAE

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DJI removes geofencing restrictions from its drones in an odd move it says has nothing to do with politics, Mexico begins enforcing a tough electronics rule for travelers, and North Korea is sort of open to tourism, maybe?

DJI's Geofencing and Politics: https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/15/24344579/dji-claims-geofencing-no-fly-zone-not-political-china

Travelers Getting Fined in Mexico: https://matadornetwork.com/read/cancun-airport-fine-electronics/

North Korea Tourism Open Again: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/travel-agencies-say-north-korea-reopens-border-city-to-tourism

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A few bucket list items checked and what's in store for 2025.

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Woman sneaks on to Delta flight and almost gets away with it plus the UK and EU have new travel requirements beginning in 2025, what you need to know.

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UK ETA: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta

EU ETIAS: https://etias.com/what-is-etias/who-needs-etias

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Dana Ilie is a guide focusing on Craiova, a city experiencing a tourism boom in Romania.

Craiova Guided Tours: https://craiovatours.ro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraiovaGuidedTours/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craiovaguidedtours

Craiova Live: https://craiovalive.ro/

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Ep.128: Nicole Phillip is a creator, writer, and journalist who shares the story behind her New York Times essay "My Very Personal Taste of Racism Abroad."

Nicole Phillip: https://www.nicolephillip.com/

Nicole on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ncolphillip

Nicole on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ncolphillip

My Very Personal Taste of Racism Abroad: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/travel/racism-travel-italy-study-abroad.html

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