The drama unfolded as if in slow motion.  Three men in black exchanged words with our driver who was no longer jolly.  Then two of the men ordered the young passenger out of the car and muscled him into the black car.  Our driver jumped into the taxi, sped a block away and dumped our bags in the middle of the street beside another taxi. Through the few minutes of what seemed like a sit-com, Carroll and I didn't speak, we just observed.  And even later we only speculated briefly that probably the driver had not paid protection money to the mob.  It really never occurred to us that we could have been in danger. We were more focused on our guidebook, "Georgia: The Bradt Travel Guide". I scrambled to find the page with the hotel so we could show the new driver.  We had chosen the Adjara Hotel because of its central location.  The Bradt guide suggested hotel rooms might be scarce because of the Abkhazia refugees who had fled from the breakaway province of Abkhazia when it had declared itself a Republic in 1992.  This was one of the latest developments in Georgia's complicated historical tapestry woven from threads beginning even before Noah's great grandson, Karthlos gave his name to Georgia.- Wandering Through Georgia Journey From Yerevan, Armenia Through The Former Republic Of Georgia by Dorothy Aksamit ~

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Georgia in the warm heart of the Caucasus by Duncan Williamson  - I’ve called this piece Georgia in the warm heart of the Caucasus for a very good reason: the Georgians are basically warm, friendly people, and for much of the year, Georgia is a warm inviting country. I live and work in Tbilisi, the capital of the Caucasian, former Soviet, Republic of Georgia. Since recorded time, Georgians have been famous for their hospitality to strangers. The visiting ancient Greeks knew Georgia as the land of the Golden Fleece. It was a woman, St. Nino, who brought Christianity to Georgia in 330 A.D. Georgian wine has been produced for over 3,000 years and Georgian literature dates back to the fifth century A.D. Scholars have compared the 12th century Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli to Dante and Shakespeare.

FOR SALE”: Old Castles in Europe By Helga van Horn & Stephen Ferrada  - The richest selection of castles and manor houses are to be found in the eastern states of former East Germany, followed by more eastern countries, like the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and others. It has been said that looking for castles in East Germany is equivalent to being like a small child in a candy store…the opportunities are rich indeed but great care is needed to make the right choice. This part of Europe is positively saturated with recent and not-so-recent history, bordering on the old Austro-Hungarian Empire with the great historic cities Prague, Vienna and Budapest within easy driving distance from any of the eastern Germany states. After the end of WWII and the introduction of the communist “Land Reform” laws in 1945, virtually all private castles and manor houses were confiscated by the authorities for municipal purposes. The bare minimum in repairs was carried out over the 40 some years of the GDR (German Democratic Republic.) The situation became worse after the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the end of Communism. Many historical buildings were simply left standing empty and unattended for nearly 20 years, while others were sold to speculators in the early 1990´s who mostly did nothing to prevent further decay.

Life in a  Turkish Tourist Town - By Priscilla Windsor Brown  - I wake up every day knowing that I live in one of the loveliest places in the world. That, in spite of the invasion of thousands of people who have arrived these past few years to buy into our quality of life.  Fortunately, I arrived in Bodrum, Turkey in the late eighties. Little did I realize then that I would still be here 20 years later. I am not the first foreigner to have been lulled into the Lotus Eating syndrome in Bodrum, Turkey. Hundreds of foreigners arrived before I. It was 1983 when I first arrived in Bodrum for a sailing holiday.  I had been working in London for a non-profit with teenagers from the inner city. We flew into to Izmir, a military airport, where we were thoroughly searched before climbing aboard a rickety bus and traveling south for an endless five hours without air-conditioning in high summer.  It used to be work to get here.  Foreigners who came to Turkey then were highly motivated travelers, in search of eastern culture, atmosphere, food, and  music. Three years later, I heard there was a summer job as a holiday representative available. I jumped at it.  Everything then was exotic and charming - even if the power did get cut off on a regular basis. Three years later, I heard there was a summer job as a holiday representative available. I jumped at it.  Everything then was exotic and charming - even if the power did get cut off on a regular basis. And there was the attention factor. As a blonde, I stood out. I returned to London when my summer job ended, but I was back the following year.

The 5 Best Places to Retire in Europe By Susan Beverley  - If you’re concerned about the cost of living in retirement – and let’s face it, the thought of living on a fixed income makes ‘value for money’ a high priority in many a retiree’s mind, Bulgaria, one of the newest entrants to the European Union, could be the perfect nation for you to explore. Bulgaria is in Europe, it’s in the EU, it’s part of NATO, it has a strong emerging and developing economy – but of critical of importance is the fact that it does not (yet) use the euro as its currency.  This has had the long-term effect of keeping costs and prices so much lower in Bulgaria than in equally interesting nations in Europe, such as most of those listed above for example! Before Bulgaria joined the ranks of the EU back in 2007 there was much speculation that its real estate and tourism economies would boom.  Inward investment by Europe was massive, and speculative investment from private sources soared.  However, Bulgaria never really boomed as expected, and instead it has managed to maintain its ethnic integrity and its national identity, and not sell out to become just another tourism centre in Europe.

Dalmatia: Croatia's Adriatic Riviera by John Hurd  - You can feel it in the air, in the shining white yachts visiting the Adriatic harbors, in the industrious village renovations by the local people, in the sheer number and richness of the websites: something big is about to happen.  The tourists are returning, the German and Italian summer visitors whose languages make up the second-languages of northern and southern Croatia.  More than that, there’s a feeling of widening awareness, rippling out from this narrow band of Europeans.  Only this year, the beauty and timelessness of the islands got top story headlines in the New York Times Travel section “Mediterranean Sun, Unspoiled Terrain.” And so in America too, in Australia, and elsewhere, there stirs a brand-new interest in visiting the islands of Dalmatia, in investing there, and perhaps even in retiring there. The region is on the verge of a tourist-fueled market explosion.     My wife and I are Americans who have fallen in love with the region.  With the help of agents, Djani Lidjan and Ljiljana Poklepovic, who have become our friends, and a good friend from Bosnia, my wife and I have purchased a small stone house on the island of Brac in the village of Milna.  Milna is a uniquely positioned 17th century fishing village just nine nautical miles from the mainland and Split, Croatia’s second-largest city.   Here, we hope to spend several months a year after we retire.

Montenegro: There are places in this world almost too good to write about By Tanja Bulatovic  - Like precious jewels, unpolished and raw they sit proudly in the quiet knowledge of their own self-worth without needing to blow their own trumpet. With a surface of only 13 800 Km2 and a population of 600 000, Crna Gora, as the locals call her (meaning Black Mountain) is the size of a postage stamp. And yet, this UNESCO protected nature lover’s paradise packs plenty of punch. Diverse landscapes, rugged terrain, dramatic gorges, spectacular rivers, striking fjords and a picture postcard coastline. There are 250km of beach (pebbles and sand), National parks and ski resorts, all complimented by the turquoise hue of the Adriatic Sea. The average temperature is 25°C in summer, with 230 days of sunshine per year. While Montenegro, specifically the coast has grown in leaps and bounds, little is known about its inland charms such as Durmitor National Park, the Tara River Canyon (the deepest in Europe), Mount Lovcen, Skadar (the biggest lake in the Balkans) and numerous other lakes, forests, and hidden gems. -

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Expat Taxes - Offshore Tax Information - Foreign Earned Income Paying Taxes Overseas - Or, Not Paying Taxes Overseas - Individuals have been leaving their own land to seek opportunities elsewhere since the dawn of mankind. But it has only been since the development of the modern nation-state, and its taxation of the worldwide income of its citizen-residents, that expatriation has taken on significant tax consequences. One of the first tax advisors to appreciate the potential tax savings of expatriation was my friend and colleague, Marshall Langer J.D., a valued member of The Sovereign Society Council of Experts. Langer is an international tax attorney and the respected author of several major international tax treatises. He is also the daring creator of a now out-of-print book, The Tax Exile Report. This title gained international notoriety when the late U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), red-faced and angry, waived a copy of the book at a televised Senate hearing, denouncing it as “a legal income tax avoidance plan.” Also see: Running Away to Home: Information on Expatriate Taxes and how to handle them - Links to CPA's who deal with Expat Taxes

Never Pay U.S. Taxes Again - Legally  - Expatriation: It’s been called “the ultimate estate plan” and it’s a legal, step-by-step process that can lead to the legal right for you to stop paying U.S. or other national income taxes—forever. In sum, it requires professional consultations, careful planning, movement of assets offshore and acquisition of a second nationality. When all that’s done (and done exactly right), you must leave behind your home country and become a “tax exile” with an established domicile in a low or no-tax jurisdiction. And, for U.S. citizens, this unusual plan requires, as a final step toward tax freedom, the formal relinquishment of citizenship. A drastic plan? You bet. And in truth, there are many other perfectly suitable offshore strategies that The Sovereign Society recommends that can result in significant tax savings. These include international life insurance policies (TSI 1/02)5  and offshore investments made through retirement plans (TSI 7/03).6 But for U.S. citizens and long-term residents who seek a permanent and completely legal way to stop paying all U.S. taxes, expatriation is the only option. Also see the article: Become a Real Estate Mogul Owning a master franchise

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