Andrea Sachs

Washington, D.C., United States

Travel Reporter at The Washington Post

Washington Post staff writer. Get in touch with me at [email protected].

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Want to leave the US for good? How to get dual citizenship. - The Boston Globe

3 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Andrea Sachs

Tourists are limited by their guest status. Dual citizens, however, are granted many of the same privileges as locals. They can purchase property, apply for jobs, attend school, acquire a passport and stay for as long as they wish.
Want to leave the U.S. for good? How to get dual citizenship.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Andrea Sachs

Want to leave the U.S. for good? How to get dual citizenship. (washingtonpost.com) Want to leave the U.S. for good? How to get dual citizenship. By Andrea Sachs 2025041610301600 Maggie Filardo never met her paternal grandfather, who died before she was born. But Pietro Antonio Filardo gave his granddaughter one of the greatest gifts of her life: Italian citizenship.
He flew around the world in 58 hours. These are his top travel tips.

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Andrea Sachs

After a January work trip to Singapore, Mike Robinson could’ve spent a relaxing holiday weekend at home in Melbourne, Australia. Instead, he turned around and flew nearly 28,500 miles over four days. Robinson, a 65-year-old who works for a software company, wasn’t chasing miles. He was in hot pursuit of a Guinness World Record. On Jan. 28, he succeeded, breaking the 25-year record for the fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights through exact antipodal points.
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1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Andrea Sachs
He flew around the world in 58 hours. These are his top travel tips.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Andrea Sachs

After a January work trip to Singapore, Mike Robinson could’ve spent a relaxing holiday weekend at home in Melbourne, Australia. Instead, he turned around and flew nearly 28,500 miles over four days. Robinson, a 65-year-old who works for a software company, wasn’t chasing miles. He was in hot pursuit of a Guinness World Record. On Jan. 28, he succeeded, breaking the 25-year record for the fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights through exact antipodal points.
He flew around the world in 58 hours. These are his top travel tips.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Andrea Sachs

He flew around the world in 58 hours. These are his top travel tips. An Australian man flew around the world in record time -- and never got his shirt dirty. After a January work trip to Singapore, Mike Robinson could’ve spent a relaxing holiday weekend at home in Melbourne, Australia. Instead, he turned around and flew nearly 28,500 miles over four days. Robinson, a …
The Texas town where bluebonnets are king

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Andrea Sachs

By Andrea SachsThe Washington PostENNIS, Texas — After a long winter, the official “bluebonnet city of Texas” throws a hero’s welcome for the state flower. Bluebonnets typically start to bloom in March and creep north, peaking this month. The spring ritual draws thousands of people to this small town south of Dallas, where bluebonnets take over the streets and shops, fields and parks.
A small airline’s side business: Deportation flights for ICE

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andrea Sachs

Avelo Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier based in Houston, has agreed to operate deportation flights for the Department of Homeland Security out of Phoenix-Mesa Airport starting next month. The contract is unconventional for a commercial airline because the federal government relies mostly on private charter companies. Andrew Levy, Avelo’s founder and chief executive, described the company’s decision to participate in the flights as financial.
Small airline faces boycotts over deal to run deportation flights for ICE

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Andrea Sachs

Small airline faces boycotts over deal to run deportation flights for ICE (washingtonpost.com) Small airline faces boycotts over deal to run deportation flights for ICE By Andrea Sachs 2025041116160600 Avelo Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier based in Houston, has agreed to operate deportation flights for the Department of Homeland Security out of Phoenix-Mesa Airport starting next month.
Wheels on the Ground on the Upper West Side

1 week ago | westsiderag.com | Andrea Sachs

By Andrea SachsA walker landed with a thud at my front door a few months ago. All my good-girl positive plans to accept it gracefully fizzled immediately. Instead, I had a bad attitude and a headache. I foolishly thought I had made peace with having multiple sclerosis years ago. I had mastered using a cane, after my initial resistance. I had even amassed a colorful collection of fashion canes, giddily proclaiming my adjustment to my new reality. But this monstrosity was a step too far.