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Aside ~ More On Living In The Dominican Republic |
| - by Elizabeth
Roebling - “The dollar goes higher and higher and the peso goes lower and
lower. That is why we don’t speak English and we don’t buy Chevrolet.”
So sings Juan Luis Guerra, the premier musician of the Dominican Republic.
He attended music school in Boston and so, presumably, could sing in English
if he wished. I, for one, wish he would for it would do us good to hear
what others are saying about us. Jul/05 |
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| Prague,
“City of a Hundred Spires”- a quarter the price of Berlin or Paris and
equally as charming |
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Best of International Living an article on living in Prague. To live in
Prague is to live in a city of enchantment. Here, amid Gothic cathedrals,
ancient palaces, and cobblestoned streets, it is easy to believe that Mozart
and Einstein were born. As an added bonus, it is easily one of cheapest
beautiful cities you will ever visit. I have lived in over a dozen of the
world's major cities, and Prague is assuredly one of my favourites. |
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of Life in Bogota |
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a few years ago I discovered that for the most part, old people in the
US are forced into doing old people things, generally with other old people.
I knew I wanted more than that. I had lived for the previous 15 years on
a beautifully wooded ranch in a pretty rural area near Houston in Texas,
but by the time I stopped work, it was surrounded by upscale subdivisions,
shopping malls and Walmart. By Russel Stanley May/06 |
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| Raising
a Blonde Samurai ~ Moving to Japan with Kids |
| - Cynthia
Cudmore-Mulder has lived in Fukuoka, Japan, with her Dutch-Curaçaoan
husband and their young son for the past five years. In January, they'll
be moving to Isla Taboga and into retirement. Of Japan, Cynthia says, "Our
five years in Japan is coming to a close. With tears, affection, anger
and laughter we’ve embraced our adopted culture. Japan is a wonderful country,
full of new opportunities and experiences, but we are constantly reminded
that we are outsiders in their contradictory world of ancient tradition,
discipline, state-of-the-art electronics, and the birthplace of Pokemon.
In order to survive and function here we had to be open-minded and adaptable.
It is, after all, their culture, and we have loved our years in Japan."
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| Reflections
On An Expatriate Life ~ Escaping To Asia |
| - by Bruce
E. Pohlmann - My wife asks where I would like to drink my coffee. I take
it on the veranda of our new house on the island of Sumbawa in eastern
Indonesia. Feathery clouds float in an azure sky; a soothing westerly breeze
ruffles the palm leaves in the front yard. It’s another day in paradise.
Feb/05 |
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| Relocation,
Relocation, Relocation! - Moving To The South Of Spain |
| - by Mark
FR Wilkins - Over the last few years we have heard an increasing number,
perhaps apocryphal tales of UK citizens “not recognising “ the country
they grew up in. Feeling alienated in their own country and looking for
a way out. When you decide that you are nearing the end a busy working
life, your family have fled the nest or you simply want a better quality
of life for your family, your mind will inevitably wander to questions
of whether there is a better quality of life to be found elsewhere. We’ve
all attended those “lifestyle” shows at the NEC or Olympia where the prospect
of 330 days a year of sun, a milder climate for arthritic bones, a golf
course for every day of the week, international quality schooling and a
magnificently diversity of influences are dangled carrot like beneath our
noses. Mar/05 |
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| Relocation
to Shanghai - Our Move |
| - "My first
impression is that Shanghai is BIG, exotic, with lots and lots of people,
bicycles,and cars- but easy to navigate and relatively cheap to live if
I don't attempt maintain a totally american lifestyle - which I didn't
want to do anyway. The few chinese people I have had contact with after
5 days have been very friendly, helpful, and tolerant. A surprising number
of chinese I have encountered speak some English. English is taught as
a required subject in most schools. Taxis and bicycles are everywhere.
I can get anywhere in the city for 2 or 3 dollars. We won't need a car
here." |
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A Home In Mexico ~ Expats In Mexico |
| - by Sandy
Caputo - So you think you’d like to own a home in your newly adopted Mexico.
You’ve overcome your fear of all those horror stories of years past that
the government could somehow reclaim the property. You’ve found a city
that meets all your climate, cultural, cost-of-living and required services
criteria. Now you’re faced with another major decision: build or renovate?
Jan/05 |
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| Residence,
Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire |
| - In an ongoing
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- In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from
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| Residency
In Australia ~ From Residents To Citizens |
| - by Sarah
Jacquet - Our two year anniversary of living in Australia has been officialised
by an application to become Australian citizens. This is an opportunity
open to permanent residents after living in Australia for two years. What
the change of status means is that as members of the Australian community,
we have the same rights as Australians; we can vote, have a passport, receive
social security payments, work in the public service or serve in the armed
forces if we want to do so Nov./05 |
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| Retire
In The Caribbean On $800 A Month? ~ Isla Margarita |
| - by Karl
Ike - Do you know the average life span in the United States is 76.9 years?
That’s 28,068 days and I have already lived 21,900 of them, which means
that I have only 6168 days left and I really want to make the most of them.
That is unless I get T-boned at an intersection going to a job that I don’t
like and get to work with a bunch of people that I do not socialize with
away from work, but I get to do the same thing every weekend except for
two weeks a year on my paid vacation. Then I get to clean out the garage
and sleep late. I really don’t think I will ever see 76.9 cause if I don’t
get T-boned going to work, a cancer will probably rot a part of my body
away. Jan/05 |
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| Retirement
in Malaysia |
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long as you are comfortable in the heat, the lifestyle of expatriate retirees
in Malaysia is an enviable one. With temperatures ranging from 32°C
during the day to 22°C at night, Malaysia is a tropical paradise of
friendly people, wonderful food, beautiful beaches, cool hill stations,
historic towns, a dynamic capital and the world's oldest rainforests. The
ticket to this lush retirement paradise is Malaysia’s MM2H scheme which
allows retirees with sufficient, but modest, funds to take up residence.
By Bob Holland |
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| Retiring
In Cartagena ~ In Colombia |
| - by George
Harrs - Colombia, are you nuts? You might well ask this question if you
haven’t visited this enchanting city and not many North Americans have.
Cartagena is a jewel in the Caribbean and I’m not the only one who feels
that way. Cartagena is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a favorite vacation
and retirement destination for many thousands of Europeans and Colombians.
Nov./04 |
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| Retiring
In Panama ~ An Update From Hemingway's Hideaway |
| - by William
Hemingway - There have been many changes since we wrote the article when
we retired and as Paul says, “here’s the rest of the story”. Okay, we’ve
been retired five years, so now what? A lot of water has passed under the
bridge and we look back to see what has occurred and what we expect to
happen in and around our beautiful highland west slope community. Nov./04 |
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| Retiring
to Paradise ~ More On Margarita Island |
| - by Mike
Inglis - After spending 7 days on Margarita Island, Venezuela, I can say,
this is where I will semi-retire, sooner rather than later. I enjoyed virtually
everything about this delightful island some call the Pearl of the Caribbean.
It is famous for oysters, seafood, and fresh fish, etc., etc. Venezuela
has allowed this island to be 100% duty free. On a fixed income(social
security for example) anyone can afford to live here. And when I say live,
I mean live and enjoy life and not just squeak by as many of us will have
to do once we retire. You only need to have an income of $1200 to actually
be considered for residency. April/05 |
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| Retiring
in Cuba |
| - Christopher
Howard, author of "Living and Investing in the New Cuba" shares his wisdom
on Cuba. Cuba may soon become the place to beat if they can maintain cautious
growth and a realistic balance between what they have and what they need. |
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| Russia
Without Tears ~ How To Enjoy Russia |
| - by Joshua
K. Hartshorne - Russia is a relatively cheap place to live. My monthly
budget in Irkutsk is $500, and I ski and eat out a lot. Traveling, too,
is not just for the wealthy. A train trip that takes days generally costs
under $50, and lodging for $10 a night is not so difficult to find. Museums
generally run a few dollars at the most. Aug/04 |
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| Safe
Haven In The Sun? ~ Is It Still Safe To Live As An Expatriate In The Dominican
Republic? |
| - by Ginnie
Bedggood - Headlines in the daily newspapers in the Dominican Republic
attest to rising rates of crime, some of a violent nature, a burgeoning
drug culture and some 36% of the population living below the poverty line
(which means on less than US$2 a day). So, is it still safe to live as
an expatriate in the Dominican Republic or is Dominican society falling
apart? Can the American and European retirement population still find their
piece of paradise in the sun, to make their golden years truly golden,
or do they have to surround themselves with high tech security devices
in order to protect themselves against robbery. Oct./05 |
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| San
Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina a Great Place to Retire |
| - The institution
of “tea” an early evening (sort of) dinner party gathering is very common,
in Argentina. The beauty of “tea” is the definite time frame. If you are
bored or see that others are, you simply leave at the designated time.
If something is going on, conspiring to spend more time together creates
nice possibilities. Argentines love to mix and match their social and professional
contacts at tea. Most Argentines are friends-to-romance, remembering the
single status of friends, when they invite friends. May/07 |
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