Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20160214165601/@comment-24994749-20160215184955

WC-83 wrote: @Metalic Archer: They probably couldn't contact the other kingdoms. They could probably still talk with Vale if Vale wasn't completely overrun with Grimm (along with all the support towers). But I have a feeling they're not in Patch, since they're walking to Mistral from the cabin, and Patch is an island. It's also in walking distance to Summer's grave, so it probably is on the mainland.

EDIT: Actually it seems Vale and Mistral are on two separate continents. WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?!? I assume they are in Patch because Taiyang talks about Qrow bringing Ruby back home and we know they live in the island. Also, the countryside looks nothing like any of the Vale we have seen, less like a safe zone within a destroyed city.

I assume that even if the kingdoms have entered a Cold War situation, they can't afford to shut commerce with each other. I also imagine the Schnees ain't going to be the only ones to be wanting to bring their kids back from abroad to complete their education at a local Academy. So there will be some international traveling available.