| GHANA |
| A
Journey In The Gold Coast - In Ghana |
| It
was breezy late afternoon as I descended – boarding EK 781 – in the fertile
soil of Ghana, a country in Western Africa. Indeed, it was my first visit
to an entirely Black African nation with hospitable people. The uniqueness
of humidity caught my attention next as we steered through traffic. Accompanied
by my Ghanaian lawyer from the airport going to the place I was to stay. |
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| Ghana:
Real Estate Buying Process |
| Ghana is a
nation that offers an investor an unrivalled wealth of choice and potential,
and a property investor considering this emerging market will likely be
overwhelmed by the weight of opportunity for profit and gain. But because
the Ghanaian investment real estate sector is in its absolute infancy there
are many critical factors that a property buyer must bear in mind before
committing to purchase land or real estate; this is a guide to the property
buying process in Ghana to assist foreign buyers. Jun/06 |
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HOME AIN’T EASY BUT IT SURE IS A BLESSING - Back To Ghana |
| Ahead
of us loomed this enormous, foreboding structure. The sight caused
me to tremble; I almost didn't want to go inside. The outer walls
were chipped and a faded and moldy white exterior. The sea had eaten
away some of the mortar. It was gray and dismal as we climbed the
steep steps, following the sign leading to the reception area. When
we entered the reception area of the Cape Coast Castle Dungeons a smallish
man with a bright smiling face met us. |
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| The
Gold Coast - Making Millions In Ghana - Investing in Ghana |
| Doug Casey
always seems to write stuff that's fun to read. In this article he
has us believing that we can make zillions in Ghana. As he puts it,
"Making a zillion dollars in a country like Ghana is potentially much easier
than making it in the U.S. That's because you (the reader) have unique
experiences, connections, knowledge, and capital that - while they're commonplace
in more advanced countries - go a long way in an less developed countries
(like Ghana), where you're automatically a big fish in a little pond." |
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| GIBRALTAR |
| Residence,
Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire
- Moving to Gibraltar |
| In an ongoing
effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the
internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really
excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire
- In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from
the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered
are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Isle
of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama. An excellent resource from
a valuable newsletter. If you intend to invest offshore you need
current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire
is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up
to date information from around the world. |
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| GREAT
BRITAIN |
| A
Moving Retirement - In Search of the Perfect Place - From Western Europe
to Africa to Palm Springs to South America and back to Panama - Retiring
Overseas |
| Cal
Kiddy has seen the world. He's reaching retirement age and has considered
all his old stomping grounds as a place to hang his hat for the last time.
"Holland is too cold, Britain's too stuffy, and Spain's full of British
louts," he says. He tried Florida, Arizona, and Palm Springs where he currently
resides. Of all the places in Central and South America he's visited, Panama
keeps calling him back. And, there is where he's heading. He's driving
there in his trusty BMW, and he wants advice if you have any.. |
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| Britain
- Beyond London |
| When
most people think of Britain, the exciting and ever changing city of London
immediately comes to mind. Don’t get me wrong, I love London and all it
has to offer. But everyone knows what’s there. Even if you’ve never been
to the island’s most popular city, you’re likely familiar with the history,
sights and activities that make London one of the world’s most popular
destinations. Even though Britain is a small island, it has plenty to offer
if you ever tire of the big city. |
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| GREECE |
| American
In Greece - Working In Greece |
| As an American,
can I live and work in Greece? Well, in brief yes if you are of Greek descent,
and yes to the first and no to the second if you are not. This little treatise
is not directed at those who have Greek heritage but rather those wishing
to live in Greece (specifically Crete) without having to work here. Because
America is outside the European Union, Americans can not freely take up
a job here. |
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| Anatomy
Of An Ex-Pat - Thoughts On What It Is To Be An Ex-Pat |
| Peter Lamb
lives on Corfu and he knows what it is to be an ex-pat making his way through
the world. In his article he asks some important questions about what it
is to be an ex-pat and how does one truly understand the motivations behind
an ex-pats thinking process. |
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| Buying
Property In Corfu, Greece - Looking For Paradise |
| So you have
decided to leave your current home and settle in another country.You have
already packed up and left this country behind you in your favourite fantasy,
and you can visualise the little chair on the balcony overlooking the beach,
and the glass of local red wine, that is waiting there for you... |
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| Dodecanese
Islands Of Greece - Halki And Tilos |
| A fleck of
limestone in the Aegean, a few miles off Rhodes, that’s Halki. It has a
small town at one end, a monastery at the other and, snaking eight mountainous
miles in between, the intriguing Tarpon Springs Boulevard. As our holiday
drew near, I was beginning to think there wouldn’t be much to do. Better
pack a couple of extra books. Take the laptop, catch up on some writing.
Halki, though, exceeded expectations. In our first few days there we scaled
the castle heights and located the coat-of-arms of the Grand Master; we
bumped along the Boulevard on the back of a bread van and stayed the night
in the monastery. In the course of a single memorable afternoon, I rediscovered
the lost Temple of Apollo. |
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| Fire
in the Kitchen - Living On A Greek Island - Living in Greece |
| A word about
this nonuser friendly oven. Most kitchens on Spetses don't have the generous
sized ovens we're used to in America. You know, the kind with the big old
burners on top, which are great for heating soup and making Jiffy Pop.
Then they have a cavernous area which I think you use for baking cookies
and roasting things. All I know is, they're hell to clean. And I only know
that because every time I moved to a new apartment, I had to clean one.
Of course one cleaning was all they usually needed during my tenure, because
those frozen pizzas don¹t make much of a mess. |
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| Greek
Blues - Journey To Crete |
| “There
is a land in the midst of the wine-dark sea, rich and fair, washed around
by waves, full of people in ninety cities...” So rhapsodized Homer about
Crete—though I’ve never understood the “wine-dark” description. Under skies
of pure Greek blue, the sea surrounding this fabled island of soaring mountains
and steep ravines shimmers like a silvered mirror of turquoise. |
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| Hot,
Cool And Curative - The Greek Spa Town Of Edipsos |
| My husband
and I love to soak in mineral spring pools and tubs. We have sought them
out from Calistoga, California to the Dead Sea in Israel. But this was
the first time we were able to stand in the sea, feel the hot thermal water
under our feet, and experience it pouring over our shoulders – all at the
same time. We can't claim to have "discovered" the thermal springs in the
spa town of Edipsos on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Evia,
since the hot curative waters were mentioned in Aristotle's writing! |
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| I
am an American, can I live and work in Greece? |
| The procedure
for getting employment in Greece is complex. But for those wishing to retire
in Greece or simply enjoy what we believe to be a highly desirable lifestyle,
there is indeed a fully legal way for an American to live permanently in
Greece. And of course if you have an Internet-based business, you could
still operate that from here! |
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| Island
Hopping In Greece - Mediterranean Summer |
| Perhaps one
of the most celebrated cities in the world, Athens is a frenzied mix of
history, culture and myth. Many tourists expect more from this ancient
city and are disappointed with what they find. But if you look at it the
right way, you’ll see that Athens has more character than many most cities.
Yes, it’s big. Yes it’s busy, noisy, polluted and overrun with traffic.
(What city isn’t?) Athens’ uniqueness comes from its history, its people
and the fusion of its past with its future. |
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| Living
On A Greek Island - Not a Greek Myth |
| "Once in Greece,
all five senses are stretched to their limit. It’s something you
want to experience again and again. It’s something you wish for everyday,
consciously and subconsciously. It’s a feeling you never forget,
and you never want to. It’s something that motivates you to continue
to live and breathe and feel. It’s what is Greece." |
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| Living
the Life on the Island of Rhodes - Driving you Crazy - Driving on Rhodes |
| Ron
Ferguson says Greece supposedly has the highest rate of traffic fatalities
of any European country. This article is about how to not become
one of them and other driving related facts. To begin with you have to
bear in mind that unless you understand the culture and thinking of Greek
drivers you have little chance of anticipating their moves.
So let's begin with some simple facts ... |
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| Meta
Avrio on the Island of Rhodes - Learning to Go with the Flow - Bureaucracy
can be annoying. In Greece, they have raised it to an art form -
Greek bureaucracy |
| It
will be sunny tomorrow on the Island of Rhodes. Great weather. Rhodes
has over 300 days of sunshine per year. You want friendly people,
reasonable prices, affordable housing, easy access, good health care, and
minimum bureaucracy. "Rhodes has all of these except the last," says
Ron Ferguson who lived there for seven years. |
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| Nectar
Of The Gods - Wine On Corfu |
| The
huge hornets, bright yellow and black striped minature helicopters, buzz
around the huge black wooden vat outside the taverna. The air is thick
with the smell of ripe fruit and the flowers in the pots that surround
the car park area. The village atmosphere is one of happiness and celebration,
hard work and old traditions that go back to ancient times. Jan/06 |
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| Paradise
On A Budget - How To Visit Greece And Get The Best From Your Dollar |
| Greece
is a wonderful place to visit. It has everything from undiscovered remote
islands that are akin to paradise, to a huge bustling city that is full
of tiny marble pavements and archaeological sites. The people are as friendly
as you will find anywhere in the world, and even in the city of Athens
the pace of life is laid back and rejuvenating. |
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| Teaching
English in the lazy paradise of Crete - Teaching in Greece |
| Escapeartist
Christopher Deliso writes, "When I came to Crete to live I had no idea
how different it would be from the rest of Greece. While I had traveled
widely in Greece, and had many Greek friends, I had never met
a Cretan. I was warned by the mainlander Greeks that Cretans were
a little bit dangerous -- ornery, quarrelsome, vindictive and boorish.
Happily, these stereotypes weren’t true at all -- rather, the people I
met during the course of a year were, like my kindly hosts near Amari,
very friendly, curious, and hospitable. The relaxed Cretan lifestyle is
well-geared towards those who enjoy sipping coffee in an outdoor café
as the hours lazily pass, or sleeping in the shade of a palm beach." |
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| The
Fun Lovers Guide to IOS - One of the Rockin' Greek Isles |
| The beautiful
Greek islands, synonymous with the pursuit of wisdom, the birthplace of
democracy, the evolvement of language. It is a country drenched in
historical profundity. Great builders, great thinkers, (great lamb!) .
. . everything you'd ever want, and then there’s IOS. The village
center in Chora, is where it all starts, and it doesn’t even get GOING
until midnight where the remarkably peaceful and clean nucleus transforms
into an all night rave filled with song and dance. |
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| The
Ionian Islands |
| The
largest of the Ionian Islands is Kefalonia, the island of contrasts, which
is well-known and appreciated for its tranquillity and unspoilt beauties
such as its magnificent caves, its endless mountainous areas and breathtaking
beaches which differ from north to south of the island, thus the reason
for it being described as the ‘island of contrasts’. Jun/06 |
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| The
Island Of Crete - Dreaming Of Crete |
| Regarding
the "Escape from America" article about affordable vacation places, I was
happy to see that Crete is considered one of them! The family of my mother
stems from Crete and my grandma and aunts and cousins still live there,
so I think I can tell you more about this beautiful island. First of all
is a very big place combining both steep mountain sides and a huge coast
line from north to south. It is divided into four counties, which have
four major cities as capitals, each one with a character of its own. |
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| Thinking
Of Moving To The Greek Islands? - Thoughts On 10 Years Of Experience Overseas |
| Have you been
visiting Corfu for years, feel sick of the rat race at home, and are contemplating
buying your dream home in the sun? Do you revel in the warm spring sunshine,
feel seduced by the laid back way of life and want to enjoy these pleasures
for the rest of your life? Before you track down all the local Real Estate
agents and pay a fortune for an old building that you intend to restore
into your dream home on Paradise island, stop and think twice. Make yourself
a frothy coffee, or something stronger, pull up your favourite armchair,
plump up the cushions,settle down comfortably, and think about the following
questions... |
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| Traveling
And Teaching On The Mediterranean - Mallorca, Sardinia and
Rhodes |
| Traveling
and teaching on the Mediterranean sounds like something from the Ancient
world. That distinctive Mediterranean blue water mixed with rejuvenating
Mediterranean air. It makes me think of a Chirico painting or a glass of
retsina with a small plate of olive oil, tomato and feta. |
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| Traveling
To North Western Greece - Discovering The Land Of Macedonia |
| Since I’ve
been living in the capital of Greece, Athens, for most of my life up until
now, the chance of traveling to other parts of my country always seems
like a good idea whenever I have the opportunity. The opportunity this
time was the Greek Orthodox Easter Holiday at the end of April 2005: I
wanted a first class getaway to the countryside. |
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| GRENADA |
| Adventures
In The Caribbean - Tobago, Trinidad and Grenada |
| Port
of Spain, Trinidad wasn’t a preferred midnight arrival point to begin with,
made less inviting given the stifling heat even at that hour and the sham
we were offered that was supposedly a car, in actuality a dysfunctional
little affront to the senses. It struggled up hills, ignored a heavy foot
on the brake peddle, and often refused to start - shortcomings that didn’t
give us pause until after we’d spent the night in the thing having followed
what started out a legitimate highway far out in to the countryside until
it had diminished to only the suggestion of one. Still, the night air was
magic and its blackness total once I doused the headlights out on some
desolate unpaved turnoff having given up trying to figure out where we
were. |
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