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| A
Fresh Trek On The Roof Of Taiwan ~ Adventure In Taiwan ~ |
|
By
Antonio
Graceffo
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A Fresh Trek
On The Roof Of Taiwan ~ Adventure
In Taiwan ~ by Antonio Graceffo - Great photos in this article about
Taiwan. Antonio speaks Chinese, he's from Tennessee and has traveled around
Asia for some time. Antonio takes us into the deep outback of Taiwan and
gives us an idea of Taiwan beyond the cloudy, industrially polluted cities.
You'll be surprised.
| Advice
On Finding A Job In Taiwan ~ Six Months In Taiwan ~ |
|
By
Daniel
Wallace
|
Advice On Finding
A Job In Taiwan ~ Six
Months In Taiwan ~ by Daniel Wallace - This is a guide to coming to
Taiwan as an English teacher, but it is not a complete one. It is a list
of things to do and try, rather than a list of things to avoid or be careful
of. At the end of the piece I will give some links to other, more comprehensive
information sources, if you are interested in doing further research. There
is a huge amount of complaining about Taiwan on the Internet, and as I
really like living here, I want to give my positive advice on how to come
here and get a good life sorted out.
| Differences
Between China And Taiwan ~ Living In Taiwan ~ |
|
Photo
And Story by Daniel Wallace
|
Differences
Between China And Taiwan ~ Living
In Taiwan ~ Photo And Story by Daniel Wallace - One very noticeable
difference between China and Taiwan is that Taiwanese women frequently
have fuller bottoms. I’ve only been in the country a month, so my studies
on the issue are hardly authoritative, yet the difference is pronounced.
Fuller – not especially in the width and height dimensions; it’s in the
depth department, in that mysterious and so hard to draw z axis. Is it
a sign of more affluence in Taiwan, that greater comfort and security allows
women’s bottoms to flesh out?
| Job
Seeking Blues ~ Finding Work In Taiwan ~ |
|
By
Daniel
Wallace
|
Job Seeking
Blues ~ Finding
Work In Taiwan ~ by Daniel Wallace - I was in the park with a friend
one night, and he explained all his blues. "So, I was teaching in Japan,
thinking about flying home, then I get this email from a school in Taiwan.
They say they'll pay me 60,000 a month, a free scooter, a free apartment,
a free hotel when I arrive and I don't have to sign a contract until I've
seen the school. So, I come to Taiwan, and at the airport, the manager
is standing there and she wants me to sign the contract before she can
drive me to the hotel.
| Living
in Taiwan - Working in Taiwan: An expatriates story - |
|
By
Mark
Cannon
|
Living in Taiwan
- Working in
Taiwan: An expatriates story - Two and a half years in Taiwan gave
Mark Cannon some interesting experiences to relate - Mark is currently
working in the Los Angeles television industry with the goal of returning
to Asia to make documentaries ~
| The
Native Speaking English Teacher ~ Teaching In Taiwan ~ |
|
By
Ieuan
Dolby
|
The Native
Speaking English Teacher ~ Teaching
In Taiwan ~ by Ieuan Dolby - Expatriate English teachers come to Taiwan
to teach for a whole host of reasons and are of varying ages. There are
many South Africans, Brits, Americans and Australians, New Zealanders and
Canadians. Many South Africans currently view teaching in Taiwan as a means
to making money as their position back home is not stable. Many Brits and
others view Taiwan as a stop gap between university and starting a career
back home.
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| Adventures
In Tajikistan ~ Istanbul to Dushanbe ~ |
|
By
Brad Farquhar
|
Adventures
In Tajikistan ~ Istanbul
to Dushanbe ~ by Brad Farquhar - This past winter, I had the incredible
opportunity to spend 3 ½ months in the Republic of Tajikistan. Even
I, one of the most geographically literate people I know, wasn’t even really
sure where Tajikistan was located. The following is my “live” blog entry,
completed on my Blackberry at various points on my trip. This version is
edited somewhat for clarity.
| Adventures
In Tajikistan ~ Part 3: Getting My Feet Under Me ~ |
|
By
Brad Farquhar
|
Adventures
In Tajikistan ~ Part
3: Getting My Feet Under Me ~ by Brad Farquhar - The thing you
notice as you drive around Dushanbe is how well people are generally dressed.
Far more suits and ties here than you will ever see back home, although
I suppose my small city on the Canadian prairies is not a good basis for
comparison. The traffic is what I would call chaotic, but not verging on
anarchy as you would find in other parts of the world.
| Adventures
in Tajikistan – Part 4 ~ Miscellaneous Diary Entries ~ |
|
By
Brad Farquhar
|
Adventures
in Tajikistan – Part 4 ~ Miscellaneous
Diary Entries ~ by Brad Farquhar - One thing you can learn in other
countries is creative ways of mixing different foods. Today, I learned
that you can put corn on a bed of rice, smother it with some kind of white
salad dressing, sprinkle it with parsley, and call it "salad". So when
your travel agent tells you not to eat salads on your trip for fear of
some water-borne disease, take it with a grain of salt (and pepper), at
least in Central Asia. You've got to put your North American pre-conceptions
of various food types behind you. After all, salad doesn’t always mean
salad.
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| Tasting
And Toasting In Tasmania ~ Travel In Tasmania ~ |
|
By
Dawnelle Salant
|
Tasting And
Toasting In Tasmania ~ Travel
In Tasmania ~ by Dawnelle Salant - Tasmania is one of Australia’s
most often overlooked states, which is a shame because the island state
has plenty of hidden sights to delight visitors. Hobart, the state capital
and second oldest city in Australia, is an impressive city on another spectacular
harbor. I arrive on December 30th, the day after the yachts in the famous
Sydney to Hobart yacht race had arrived, and the harbor is packed with
exotic yachts.
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| A
Bit Of Bangkok ~ Arriving In Thailand ~ |
|
By
Doug Rice
|
A Bit Of Bangkok
~ Arriving
In Thailand ~ by Doug Rice - Short little article on what it's like
to land in Bangkok and visit the city for a short time. Doug has traveled
throughout the region and has visited Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Be sure
to read his article about Vietnam in the last issue and look out for his
future articles in Escape From America.
| A
Cut Above ~ Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Thailand ~ |
|
By
T.E. Banker
|
A Cut Above
~ Suan
Lum Night Bazaar, Thailand ~ by T.E. Banker - Until recently I was
jaded about open markets in Thailand. There was no shortage of markets
and entertainment here, and they have long been an important part of the
Thailand’s tourism, especially Bangkok: Pratunam, Sukhumvit from Nana to
Asoke, Silom from Rama IV to Soi Nongsee, Soi Cowboy, Patpong’s Night Market
and Jatujak’s Weekend Market. But they had all started looking like vulgar
variations of the same thing.
| A
Day In The Life Of A Siam Escapeartist ~ More On Living
In Thailand ~ |
|
By
Tomy Gunn
|
A Day In The
Life Of A Siam Escapeartist ~ More
On Living In Thailand ~ by Tomy Gunn - Tomy has written a number of
very informative articles about Thailand for Escape From America and this
time he takes us to the beach resort of Hua Hin. The town has become a
popular spot for the King and Queen of Thailand as well as some very talented
musicians who perform yearly in Hua Hin at the International Thai Jazz
Festival.
 A
Guide To Living, Retiring, Working and Doing Business in Thailand.
This EscapeArtist Special Report is intended for those readers who
are seriously considering moving to Thailand for a prolonged period, or
perhaps for the rest of their lives. The contents focus less upon the sort
of information usually found in the popular tourist guides (hotels, restaurants,
entertainment etc) and more upon the practical realities of moving to and
successfully living in the Land of Smiles. Thailand is a wonderful place
to live, but a move to the country is not without it’s attendant difficulties.
This Report aims to help the reader to achieve a smooth transition to a
new life in the Kingdom - Get
The Details About Living In Thailand - Click Here - |
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| An
Introduction to Living and Teaching in Bangkok - Living and Teaching in
Bangkok - |
|
By
Joel Barnard
|
An Introduction
to Living and Teaching in Bangkok - Living
and Teaching in Bangkok - Right now the English Language industry is
booming in Thailand, and Bangkok is awash with language schools both big
and small. There is absolutely no reason why any native English speaker
need spend more than a week or two finding a job suitable for him or her.
Currently, only top-notch institutions hire from abroad and the best place
to land a job is in the city itself. Almost every issue of the Bangkok
post carries at least two or three advertisements for language teaching
positions and even those schools stipulating qualifications/experience
necessary are realistic enough to compromise if the applicant seems reliable
and smart.
| ...and
Who Is Harold Stephens? |
|
By
Harold Stephens
|
...and Who
Is Harold Stephens? - ...and
Who Is Harold Stephens? - Harold Stephens has lived a life that
rivals Hemingway's. He has been a stand-in for Marlon Brando in Mutiny
on the Bounty He did meet Ernest Hemingway. He's climbed the Matterhorn,
as well most of the major peaks in North America and he even briefly join
He's an expat in Thailand who currently writes for the Bangkok Post and
the author of numerous books including 'At Home In Asia,' Expatriates in
Southeast Asia and Their Stories
| Back
to School in Bangkok - Studying in Bangkok - |
|
By
Scott Hipsher
|
Back to School
in Bangkok - Studying
in Bangkok - Ok you may not be able to afford the tuition and living
expense of going off to Europe or Japan for a few years to get a master’s
degree, but what about Thailand? There are a number of universities
in Thailand that offer international programs, both undergraduate and graduate
level, that are taught exclusively in English. Many of these programs
are priced fairly reasonably. At Bangkok University, where I’m currently
working on an MBA, the overall cost of a master’s degree, tuition, fees
and books, is only around $5,000 and takes approximately two years to complete.
| Boom
Time In Bangkok: Cheap Credit Fuels The Property Market - Real Estate In
Bankok - |
|
By
Andy Guest
|
Boom Time In
Bangkok: Cheap Credit Fuels The Property Market - Real
Estate In Bankok - Banks and finance houses that are lending
money again for property purchases are fuelling the boom, with advertising
hoardings throughout the city shouting out the latest deals available.
Led by the Government Savings Bank, financial institutions are pumping
billions of Baht’s worth of cheap credit into the marketplace. The bank
loaned B68 billion (US$1.7 billion) in the second quarter of 2003, nearly
doubling its lending of B37 billion (US$0.92 billion) in the comparable
period in 2002.
| Border
Run To Poi Pet... No Sweat - |
|
By
Terry Slaughter
|
Border Run
To Poi Pet... No Sweat - Border
Run To Poi Pet... No Sweat - So you've discovered the unique
beauty of Thailand... and now you'd like to stay for as long as possible.
Unless you've managed to land a work permit (which is almost impossible)
or are retired and sitting on loads of cash, it's likely that you've
only been given the opportunity to explore Thailand in 30-day increments...and
only three of those at a time if new rules go into effect.To stay longer
than 30-days, you'll be required to do what we call a "Border Run."
| Buying
Real Estate in Bangkok: Bargains in Asia’s most livable city - Real Estate
in Bangkok - |
|
By
John Campbell
|
Buying Real
Estate in Bangkok: Bargains in Asia’s most livable city - Real
Estate in Bangkok - The Bangkok real-estate market has now stabilized,
as has the rate of exchange. Moreover, the Thai economy—in free fall through
most of 1998—has bottomed out. As there is still a property overhang in
Bangkok, big short-term gains are unlikely, but over the longer term it
should be a very different story. If you buy now, you can be sure that
you will be buying at (or very near) the bottom, and also that you
will be obtaining some of the best value the Far East currently has to
offer.
| Caves
And Crossbows ~ Spelunking And Archery With The Hill Tribes ~ |
|
By
Antonio Graceffo
|
Caves And Crossbows
~ Spelunking
And Archery With The Hill Tribes ~ by Antonio Graceffo - Litee Akha,
the champion marksman of Northern Thailand, set the butt of the large crossbow
against his flat belly. With both hands, he expertly pulled the powerful
string into place. There was an audible "click" as the trigger popped into
the ready position. He removed the short bamboo arrow from his mouth, rubbed
it with natural bees wax, and set it in the groove, atop the ancient weapon.
Holding the bow in a straight line, away from his body, he took careful
aim, and pulled the trigger.
| Earn
an American or British degree in the Land of Smiles, Thailand ~ Exactly
the same degree that could be earned in the USA or England - Higher Education
Overseas - |
|
By
Scott A. Hipsher
|
Earn an American
or British degree in the Land of Smiles, Thailand ~ Exactly the same degree
that could be earned in the USA or England -
Higher
Education Overseas - Scott A. Hipsher is an English teacher
in Bankok Thailand. He earned his BS degree from the University of Maryland
(Asian Division, Sasebo Japan) and his MBA from Bangkok University. He
writes, "Many North Americans and Europeans will automatically assume that
any degree earned outside the USA, especially in a developing country,
is inferior to a degree in their home country. But it is possible
to eliminate that problem and to earn a USA or British degree abroad, which
is exactly the same degree that could be earned in the USA or England.
| East
Meets West ~ In Thailand With Vietnam Vets ~ |
|
By
Robin Sparks
|
East Meets
West ~ In
Thailand With Vietnam Vets ~ By Robin Sparks - Robin Sparks continues
her odyssey in Asia. She is back in Thailand talking with some Americans
that have decided to settle down and make a life for themselves in the
Thai Kingdom. Robin takes us inside the marriage of a retired American
soldier to his Thai wife. Also learn about some of the volunteer work that
some of the ex-soldiers are involved in in Thailand. If you are sick of
the tensions that most people are feeling right now in the U.S., then a
life overseas in Asia might be the answer for you.
| Eco
Travel In Your Own Backyard ~ Exploring The Garden ~ |
|
By
Bernie Tetrault
|
Eco Travel
In Your Own Backyard ~ Exploring
The Garden ~ By Bernie Tetrault - Some great photos in the above article.
Bernie takes you through his backyard in Thailand and introduces you to
some of the beautiful animals and butterflies that inhabit his garden.
It's interesting what you can see in nature if you just take a little time
and look around you: the photos and the writing in this article will help
relax you and may send you off in search of what lies in your garden.
| Elephant
Polo ~ The Biggest Sport in the World ~ Player Recruitment Announcement
- Tickle and the Ivories - |
| |
Elephant Polo
~ The Biggest Sport in the World ~ Player Recruitment Announcement
- Tickle
and the Ivories - Tickle and the Ivories Elephant Polo Team was founded
to raise money for recognized environmental charities in Asia and to eventually
win one of the tournaments. And they're having a terrific amount of fun
trying to achieve these aims! The team has an Australian flavour to it
but welcomes women and men from all nationalities. In fact they have a
few spots available for some of the forthcoming tournaments. You don't
have to have any equine polo experience, so if you're interested in playing,
supporting, seeing the videos, helping raise money for elephant-oriented
charities, attending the tournaments and watching, or just hanging out
with the team, then contact them.
| Elephant
Polo ~ The Biggest, Weirdest, Slowest, And Most Expensive Game In Thailand
~ |
|
By
Antonio Graceffo
|
Elephant Polo
~ The
Biggest, Weirdest, Slowest, And Most Expensive Game In Thailand ~ by
Antonio Graceffo - The theory by most have-nots, of which I am one, is
that the rich are bored, and that they invent unusual sports to entertain
themselves, such as croquet, yachting, and sailing. Cricket is perhaps
the greatest example of what happens when you have too much money, and
nothing to occupy your free time. A single game could last for three days,
and end in a tie score. Any person of normal means would fall asleep in
the interim.
| ESL
In Thailand ~ Dropping Standards ~ |
|
By
Dustin Javorsky
|
ESL In Thailand
~ Dropping
Standards ~ by Dustin Javorsky - The ESL industry that brings
so many expatriates to Bangkok every year with hopes of procuring an honest
job teaching has become quite the dark and shady business, like everything
else in Thai culture the ESL industry is following suit, the standards
are dropping at an obscene rate, employers picking up anyone with a white
face and a pulse and slapping them infront of Thai students who genuinely
believe that this well dressed foreigner has some kind of qualifications
to be there.
| Expats
In Asia - Bill Heinecke - |
|
By
Harold Stephens
|
Expats In Asia
- Bill Heinecke - Expats
In Asia - Bill Heinecke - Excerpted from the book, Expats in
Asia by Harold Stephens - "Bill Heinecke is one of the best known expatriates
in Southeast Asia. His father, Roy Heniecke, was a war correspondent, stationed
in Bangkok, where Bill went to high school. I first met Bill.
| Exploring
the Wild Rivers of Southeast Asia - Unique Travel - |
|
By
Harold Stephens
|
Exploring the
Wild Rivers of Southeast Asia - Unique
Travel - Harold Stephens returns to Escape from America Magazine with
stories of high adventure and discovery. Stephens writes, "At the opposite
extreme of the Chao Phraya River in Thailand is the Rejang River in Borneo.
The Rejang is a wild river where fierce headhunters once roamed. The Rejang
River to this day spells adventure. When I set out to explore the headwaters,
my plan was to hire longboats in Kapit, the last outpost on the Rejang,
and travel up river to where the Rejang meets the Balleh River. I would
then follow the Balleh to its very source, leave boat and there hire porters,
and cross into Kalimantan in Indonesia. That was my plan, but it didn't
work out quite that way."
| Former
Hit Artist Turns Restaurateur - |
|
By
Scott Murray
|
Former Hit
Artist Turns Restaurateur - Former
Hit Artist Turns Restaurateur - So why come to Bangkok? Loveland pauses
and says, "Six years ago everyone said that Asia was the place to put your
money, and specifically Thailand. But they said to do it quickly, because
the opportunity wouldn't last. When I bought this place we were the only
ones out here. Now the development is just booming, and soon there are
going to be two more expressways passing right by here, so I couldn't have
asked for a better location. Our clientele is also much better behaved
because we are far away from the Sukhumvit, and the Patpong crowd."
| Grad
Schools in Thailand - Studying and Working in Thailand - |
|
By
Scott Hipsher
|
Grad Schools
in Thailand - Studying
and Working in Thailand - Scott Hipsher is an English Teacher attending
Bangkok University enrolled in their MBA program. Scott tells Escape from
America readers how an MBA degree from an Asian university can increase
your value on the labor market in the USA and Europe. He provides a partial
list of schools and programs in Thailand, and restricted the list to graduate
level programs taught in English. He writes, "Many of the same universities
also offer undergraduate programs in English." Hyperlinks to several university
websites accompany this article.
| Highlights
Of Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai And Phuket - From Day One With My Digital
Camera ~ |
|
By
Dorothy Aksamit
|
Highlights
Of Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai And Phuket - From
Day One With My Digital Camera ~ by Dorothy Aksamit - I have a history
of falling on trips and decided it was time to lighten the camera load
and go digital. As the date approached in April 2004, I was more
confused than ever and decided to let it go until I got back. The
night before I left my daughter came over and insisted I take her tiny
Cannon Elf, 3.2 pix, 3X zoom. She spent five minutes showing me the
basics; I tucked it into my shoulder bag and thought how great it would
be to travel so light. But I didn't trust myself enough to leave
the Cannon EOS Elan at home.
| In
Siam With Passion II ~ Relocating To Thailand ~ |
|
By
Tomy Gunn
|
In Siam With
Passion II ~ Relocating
To Thailand ~ By Tomy Gunn - Tomy Gunn moved to Thailand two years
ago and has been living in the "Land Of Smiles" and learning what life
is like for an expat in Thailand. Find out how "Western Influences" have
changed the lifestyles of the Thai people and Expats. Learn about what
makes Thailand so attractive to so many people and what an everyday routine
is like for an expat in an Asian country that is very open to the outside
world.
| Lifeboat
~ A Story From Phuket, Thailand ~ |
|
By
Steve Rosse
|
Lifeboat
~ A
Story From Phuket, Thailand ~ by Steve Rosse - In his pre-Phuket life
Murray was a Wall street investment banker, with a designer label wife,
an athletic sixteen-year-old son in prep school and an anorexic fourteen-year-old
daughter in therapy. He was good at his job; the Reagan years were good
to him, and by his fortieth birthday he was quite wealthy. On that day
he drove his wife up to Newport to show her a birthday present he'd bought
himself. It was a 51 foot Jeanneau yacht named Fixed Interest, and
Murray said he was ready to retire and show his wife the world.
| Looking
At Real Estate In Bangkok, Bali & The Philippines - |
|
By
Doug Casey
|
Looking At
Real Estate In Bangkok, Bali & The Philippines - Looking
At Real Estate In Bangkok, Bali & The Philippines - I then went
to Bangkok, a hot and crowded place, but my favorite city in this part
of the world, probably even ahead of Hong Kong. Poor planning got me there
in the middle of the Thai New Year, which meant everything was shut down
for a week, and I didn't get a chance to see a lot of property. On the
other hand, the whole city goes wild with a water festival; you walk down
any street and after five minutes you're completely soaked from squirt
guns and buckets of water thrown at you, day or night. It's great fun.
Bangkok reminds me of L.A. without the social problems. If you're thinking
of living in the Orient for a while, this is the place. - Doug Casey looks
for real estate in the Orient.
| Making
the Visa Run ~ Doing it the Thai Way ~ Sometimes it's Part of the ABCs
of Living Overseas - Thai Visa Run - |
|
By
Scott Hipsher
|
Making the
Visa Run ~ Doing it the Thai Way ~ Sometimes it's Part of the ABCs of Living
Overseas -
Thai
Visa Run - One of the unique aspects of ex-pat life can be the visa
run. Visa runs are common enough throughout the world but are especially
a part of life for foreigners living in Thailand. Like usual, I got my
visa with a minimum of hassle, I went someplace new, met interesting people,
saw new things, didn’t spend too much and basically enjoyed myself.
If you have to make a visa run, or happening to be visiting SE Asia, you
should consider making a short trip to Cambodia.
| RCBS
– Irreverent Charitable Involvement ~ In Thailand? ~ |
|
By
T.E.
Banker
|
RCBS – Irreverent Charitable Involvement
~ In
Thailand? ~ by T.E. Banker - Eight empty large tour buses were arrogantly
parked out there in front of the Pakred Crippled Children’s Home at 06:00AM
on my way to the gym one Thursday last March. What in God’s name
are so many tourists doing out here in these boondocks at such a non-tourist-like
hour, I asked myself? Although I do not consider myself a particularly
nosy person, this certainly warranted a bit more investigation, so I parked
my car down the Soi a bit and strolled on in to the school itself.
| Real
Estate in Thailand - |
|
By
Steenie Harvey
|
Real Estate
in Thailand - Real
Estate in Thailand ~ Dragon-necked temples, night bazaars, misty mountains,
floating markets hill-tribe villages, and hot springs - seven Thai wonderlands
worth your attention. Thailand has a romantic
heritage that always beguiles visitors: from the razzle-dazzle of Bangkok,
to the floating markets and silk emporiums. Picture white-sand beaches,
swaying coconut palms, and an evening chorus of cicadas. Rising from jade
and turquoise waters are myriad islands girdled by coral gardens...bizarre
limestone outcrops smothered in spinach-green vegetation. Yes, Thailand
has four-million-dollar properties, but you’ll also find nice homes for
well under $150,000. (And if you’re prepared to go off the beaten track,
you’ll find them for below $25,000.) Even in beach resorts like Pattaya,
you can buy a basic studio for under $17,000. In short, there are properties
to meet most people’s pockets.
| Real
Estate In Thailand, Condos and Contracts - |
|
By
|
Real Estate
In Thailand, Condos and Contracts - Real
Estate In Thailand, Condos and Contracts - Real estate transactions
in the United States and the other First World nations are governed by
“Marquis de Queensberry’s rules”. - Rules enforced by the TESTED legal
systems of the respective countries involved... All bets are off when you
are attempting to buy property in 2nd and 3rd world countries.
| Return
to Adventure - |
|
By
Harold Stephens
|
Return to Adventure
- Return to
Adventure - This informative article on adventure desitinations
draws on excerpts from our friend Harold Stephens' newest book Return
to Adventure: Southeast Asia. Stephens, an adventurer and early escape
artist, is a well known expatriate in Asia having written thousands of
newspaper and magazine articles and 19 books. Stephens says, "How few of
us ever stop to realize that adventure is not something in the past. It's
now. It's happening all around us, all the time. The problem is knowing
where to look. We turn to new horizons. Adventure awaits in SE Asia."
| Risky
Business ~ A Story Phuket, Thailand ~ |
|
By
Steve Rosse
|
Risky Business
~ A
Story Phuket, Thailand ~ by Steve Rosse - Saul retired to Phuket from
New York City in 1991. At the age of 40 he already had under his belt a
Master's Degree in Business Administration from New York University, three
years of therapy with a strict Freudian psychiatrist, an amicable divorce
from his wife Amy and a small fortune from the sale of his father's business.
| Robin
Sparks Looks At The Expat Scene In Bangkok - The Expat Scene In Bangkok
- |
|
Article
& Photos by Robin Sparks
|
Robin Sparks
Looks At The Expat Scene In Bangkok - The
Expat Scene In Bangkok - One woman says that although she came here
for her job, she has grown to love Bangkok. "This weekend I ate in the
best restaurants, partied in some excellent clubs, took a new dress design
to my tailor who will work from my sketches, ate durian, and cruised the
klongs in a water taxi on Sunday with friends. We found a temple and offered
up our wishes on wax tablets. Where else can you get all that?"
| Seven
Reasons Why Living In Thailand’s Golden Triangle May Be Right For You ~
Relocating To Thailand ~ |
|
By
John P. Seely
|
Seven Reasons
Why Living In Thailand’s Golden Triangle May Be Right For You ~Relocating
To Thailand ~ by John P. Seely - Thailand, Burma, Laos, and China meet
in Chiang Rai - known as the Golden Triangle. Bamboo - and teak - covered
mountains separate wide river plains to form a lush landscape of thick
jungle with hidden cascading waterfalls, rice paddies, and groves of lychee
trees criss-crossed by roads lined with giant red flame trees and bright
yellow laburnum. The Mekong - one of the world’s last great untamed rivers
- forms the eastern border and the Mae Kok river, which is widely regarded
as Thailand’s most beautiful and unspoiled, flows through the province
from Burma to Laos.
| Thai
Visa Run - Off To Malaysia ~ |
|
By
Bart Walters
|
Thai Visa Run
- Off
To Malaysia ~ by Bart Walters - Last week I engaged in a common occurrence
among expats here in Thailand—the visa run. Both my business partner and
I were due for out 90-day excursion outside the Kingdom of Thailand, to
satisfy our non-immigrant B visas granted to us for business purposes.
Visas and changes in visa policy are part of life as a foreigner in the
Kingdom of Thailand. Until recently, visa and work permit requirements
for most western developed countries and rich Asian countries were pretty
relaxed. Visa extensions, long-term, and multi-entry visas could be had
cheaply and hassle-free.
| Thailand
~ A Place Expats Call Home - Kaleidoscope for Escape - |
|
By
Harold Stephens
|
Thailand ~
A Place Expats Call Home - Kaleidoscope
for Escape - Escape Artist extraordinaire, adventurer, and sage Harold
Stephens reports from the land of golden temples, tiny bells tinkling in
the breeze; lofty mountains, tropical forests and endless offshore islands;
a nation of smiling people and happy children; of high rises, shopping
malls, tropical five star resorts, and even McDonald's. Stephens writes,
"For the expat living in Thailand, it's not the lack of love for one's
home country, or the desire to flee from an unhappy home, nor is it for
political, economic or social reasons, that brings the expat here. The
reason might be more complex, but their motives are quite simple. It's
not so much to escape as it is to find, and expats find what they are looking
for in Thailand."
| Thailand
Transformations: Lessons in Life - |
|
By
Peter Donaldson
|
Thailand Transformations:
Lessons
in Life - Peter Donaldson lived in Thailand for nearly 10 years
yet his friends say he remains unaffected by it. Nevertheless, Thailand
has shaped him in ways both profound and incidental
| The
Best Of International Living - |
|
By
John Campbell
|
The Best Of
International Living - The
Best Of International Living - Buying Real Estate in Bangkok: Bargains
in Asia’s most livable city - A new series to the Escape From America Magazine.
Each month we'll feature the best of International Living Magazine. If
you don't know what International Living Magazine is all about, you're
in for a treat!
| The
Best Way to Buy Thailand - |
|
By
Lief Simon
|
The Best Way
to Buy Thailand - The
Best Way to Buy Thailand - It’s easy for you to own land in
Thailand. All you have to do is invest 40 million Baht (about $1 million)
in a project considered “useful for Thailand” (not real estate, mind you).
That minor detail out of the way, you then have to select the land you
want from a list of approved areas (you didn’t think you could buy anywhere
you want, did you?)
| The
Life Of The Lifers ~ One Day In Chiang Mai ~ |
|
By
Antonio Graceffo
|
The Life Of
The Lifers ~ One
Day In Chiang Mai ~ by Antonio Graceffo - I woke up in my two-dollar-a-night
hotel room and peeled the stinking sheets off of my body. Even in the hundred-degree
heat and sauna-like humidity I couldn’t sleep unless I was under covers.
It had been that way since childhood. A psychologist once said this represented
my need for security. The way I see it, if I had needed security I would
have stayed in the five dollar a night place. Shows you what psychologists
know. I wrapped a towel around myself, and went into the hallway for a
cold shower.
| The
Magic Of Phuket, Thailand ~ Finding Thailand ~ |
|
By
Susan Hart
|
The Magic Of
Phuket, Thailand ~ Finding
Thailand ~ by Susan Hart - When I first arrived in Thailand, I did
not expect to fall in love. In fact, just the opposite was true. Driving
into Bangkok for a three-day stopover on the way to Phuket Island, my first
impression was one of shabby buildings, unsophisticated advertising billboards,
and suffocating smog. In the superficial glance I was able to give it,
(and through the lens of my Western cultural viewpoint), Bangkok looked
like a tawdry imitation of what I had left behind.
| The
Many Faces And Exotic Secrets Of Southeast Asia’s Land Of Smiles ~ Adventures
In Thailand ~ |
|
By
Steenie Harvey
|
The Many Faces
And Exotic Secrets Of Southeast Asia’s Land Of Smiles ~ Adventures
In Thailand ~ by Steenie Harvey - During a February trip, I packed
what seems a lifetime of experiences into 14 days. I rode an elephant.
Stomped gilded temples. Went white-water rafting. Bartered for opium artifacts
and jade carvings near the Golden Triangle. Feasted on spicy papaya salads
and tiger prawns the size of a toddler’s fist. Sampled a traditional two-hour
massage. Trawled markets where the goods on offer included live frogs and
ants eggs. Marveled at a seascape of islands and jungly pillars straight
from an eastern fairytale.
| The
Meeting Place on the Mekong Riviera - Expat dives and resources in Laos
and Thailand - |
|
By
Alan Patterson and Charlie McElroy
|
The Meeting
Place on the Mekong Riviera - Expat
dives and resources in Laos and Thailand - A quick surf through
the Mekong Riviera website and it was clear we'd found the survivors of
Coppola's Apocalypse Now some 30 years later. We'd also confirmed
the existence of seasoned expats of the Rick's Place in Casablanca vein
living in Thailand. After an hour of browsing, we'd discovered a uniquely
esoteric package of resources for expat interests in Laos and Thailand.
The Meeting Place, adjacent to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is the expat
hangout in that region of Southeast Asia. It's a place to learn the
ends and outs of Thailand and Laos.
| The
Mood of Southeast Asia - |
|
By
Harold Stephens
|
The Mood of
Southeast Asia - The
Mood of Southeast Asia - Harold Stephens returns to Escape from America
Magazine with an excerpt from his novel, Return to Adventure: Southeast
Asia. Stephens writes, "There are images so powerful you cannot forget
them. The sounds that came to me, at first, were inconsequential, until
I minded them. When you sit there long enough, you wonder if your senses
are deceiving you. I heard, very faintly, the echo of a gong somewhere
far off. A gong in the forest! In an instant more, it was clearer, and
louder, and mingled now with faraway voices. Then came the sound of a flute,
and another, and more gongs. I watched them grow from fuzzy silhouettes
into focus, like a camera zooming in on its subject. I could see them clearly
now, all wearing sarongs, white sarongs, and around their waists were scarlet
cummerbunds fastened with rich buckles carved in gold."
| The
Knight of Wands ~ In Siam with Passion, Energy, and Life - Living in Siam
- |
|
By
Tomy Gunn
|
The Knight
of Wands ~ In Siam with Passion, Energy, and Life - Living
in Siam - Tomy Gunn had a 1989 Emmy Nomination, several Billboard chart
records as a songwriter, and numerous film and TV credits as a composer
and sound designer, before calling it quits to that razzle dazzle rat race.
Today, Gunn lives in Thailand while he runs his Paradisemoon.com website.
He chooses to live for passion and romance and high adventure in the Kingdom
of Siam.
| The
Writing Women Of Bangkok - A Women's Writing Club In Bangkok ~ |
|
By
Robin Sparks
|
The Writing
Women Of Bangkok - A
Women's Writing Club In Bangkok ~ By Robin Sparks - Robin Sparks
is back in Asia and has been spending the last few weeks getting to know
a group of women writers based in Bangkok. She talks with the women and
finds out how each made their way to Bangkok and what are the motivations
behind their writings. Robin has also been interviewing Vietnam Vets in
Thailand for her next article which will appear in our next issue.
| Then
He Put His Foot On My Stomach ~ Thai Boxing ~ |
|
By
Daniel Wallace
|
Then He Put
His Foot On My Stomach ~ Thai
Boxing ~ by Daniel Wallace - Travelling and losing weight don't always
go together, I discovered. Ten months into my round the world trip, about
to head south from Bangkok, I looked in the mirror to notice I was somewhat
more out of shape than I had planned. Exact details are perhaps unnecessary
- a chin fractionally more podgy than I remembered, a stomach... The end
result is that I postponed my exit from Bangkok, and later that day enrolled
in a Thai Boxing class.
| Tracing
A New River - Doi Saket, Thailand ~ |
|
By
Antonio Graceffo
|
Tracing A New
River - Doi
Saket, Thailand ~ by Antonio Graceffo - Ask any of today's great adventure
writers: Tim Cahill, Paul Theroux, or Robert Young Pelton, and they all
agree on one point. "It's been done." Basically everything on this planet
which can be done has been. And even more extreme is that with package
tour operators making the most remote corners of the globe accessible to
everyday people, even formidable obstacles, like climbing The Himalayas
are options for the average tourist (more accurately, the average tourist
with $60,000, the price of a guided ascent up Everest).
| Two
Years On In Thailand - US$1 equals 40.15 Thai baht ~ |
|
By
John P. Seely
|
Two Years On
In Thailand - US$1
equals 40.15 Thai baht ~ by John P. Seely - We’d been regular visitors
to Thailand for years, so when we finally decided to make a permanent home
here we had an idea what we were letting ourselves in for. The low cost
and the high standard of living attracted us, as well as the warm welcome
offered to foreigners. We decided on the mountainous northern section of
the country, because it offered the best climate for us, and was unspoiled
and undeveloped. At the same time, it had all the modern conveniences we
needed and was easy to get to
| Up-Country
Adventures In Isaan ~ The Thailand Most Tourists Never Discover ~ |
|
By
Steenie Harvey
|
Up-Country
Adventures In Isaan ~ The
Thailand Most Tourists Never Discover ~ by Steenie Harvey - The young
Isaan driver and his brother aren’t Thailand’s most adept guides. Although
it’s only 50 miles from their home in Udon Thani, they take a wrong turn
on the road to Phu Phrabat’s geological wonderland. But there’s no rush—Phu
Phrabat’s cave paintings and bizarre rock formations have been around since
prehistoric times.
| Working
at the University - Living In Thailand - Teaching In Thailand - |
|
By
John Irvin
|
Working at
the University - Living
In Thailand - Teaching In Thailand - by John Irvin; I chose
this life for myself because I felt the materialistic life I led in America
was not satisfying for me, and I yearned for something simpler, yet more
challenging and more adventurous. Living in Thailand became that
adventure.
.
| “Paint
Your Wagon” ~ Transplanted In The Islands Of Tonga ~ |
|
By
Robert Bryce
|
“Paint Your
Wagon” ~ Transplanted
In The Islands Of Tonga ~ by Robert Bryce - That old musical tells
the story of “moving west,” to the new frontier. Back then it was
California. Horace Greeley’s “go west” advice still stands good, but the
frontier has moved decidedly more west. These days, “Tonga or Bust” is
the new call to freedom. Folks are painting their wagons (that would be
shipping containers today) and heading to the Southern Hemisphere. Tonga
is indeed the new and perhaps last frontier. To find it, you continue going
west from California, and a little south, too. At about where you begin
to go east again, stop there. That will be the South Pacific.
| The
Kingdom Of Tonga - A Paradox In Paradise ~ |
|
By
Robert Bryce
|
The Kingdom
Of Tonga - A
Paradox In Paradise ~ by Robert Bryce - Tonga is a wonderful mix of
culture and humor. Humor prevails in Tonga. Like a theme park, Tonga has
all the characters. Living here is challenging, elusive and most interesting.
Orderly chaos might describe its internal functions. Like a beehive, the
closer in you get the more confusion and disorder you see, but somehow
critters that aren’t meant to fly do and things get done, problems get
solved or just go away - this is Tonga. If the plane does not fly today,
it may tomorrow and that gives you another day to enjoy your stay.
| Tongan
Medicine, Spirits and All - |
|
By
Robert Bryce
|
Tongan Medicine,
Spirits and All - Tongan
Medicine, Spirits and All - We have all heard of Witch Doctors,
Medicine Men, and the lore of their strange methodology for healing, spirits
and all. Have you ever wondered if any of what has been bandied about
for centuries might be true? Well, back in August, my wife and I
and our nearly 3-year-old daughter had a first-hand experience with this
ancient and dubious healing method. We certainly got more than we
bargained for, and I thought the experience was worthy of reporting.
 Unique
Vacation Rentals in Unique Locations - Vacation Rentals around the
world - Themes - Categories, Search Enhanced - Color Photos - Find the
kind of vacation rentals that are hard to find - Gain ideas by searching
the numerous vacation rental listings - Do you want to rent a castle -
a house over water - a mountain cabin - an island hideaway - an Irish cottage
- an apartment in Rio de Janeiro - a ranch house in Argentina - a coffee
plantation in Costa Rica - beach house in Belize - EscapeArtist
Vacation Rentals - |
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| Adventures
In The Caribbean ~ Tobago, Trinidad and Grenada ~ |
|
By
John Spampinato
|
Adventures
In The Caribbean ~ Tobago,
Trinidad and Grenada ~ by John Spampinato - 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.
| Finding
Life and Property in Trinidad - |
|
By
Michael Christopher Gutierrez
|
Finding Life
and Property in Trinidad - Finding
Life and Property in Trinidad - There were fruit stands sprinkled
everywhere and fresh fish and vegetable markets a short walk away from
where I was staying. Day by day, I found my health returning to me
.
| Ancient
Ruins Of The Turkish Northern Aegean Sea ~ Traveling Through Ruins ~ |
|
By
Jason Jones
|
Ancient Ruins
Of The Turkish Northern Aegean Sea ~ Traveling
Through Ruins ~ By Jason Jones - Man do I want to go to Turkey and
see the ancient ruins. Troy, Assos and Ephesus are all places I've read
about but have never had the opportunity to visit. The above article just
wets the appetite enough to make you want to jump on a plane and fly to
Turkey in order absorb the atmosphere of the ancient world, the world of
Homer. Hope to make it to Turkey and soon.
| Ankara's
Fertile Ground - Ankara's Fertile Ground - |
|
By
Nancy Lunsford
|
Ankara's Fertile
Ground - Ankara's
Fertile Ground - A doubly pregnant Appalachian artist blooms
in a land of fecundity and fortune-telling, where popcorn is magical and
village midwives are more accurate than sonograms
| Don’t
Buy The House, Buy The Neighbors ~ Gümüslük/Bodrum, Turkey
~ |
|
By
Deborah Semel
|
Don’t Buy The
House, Buy The Neighbors ~ Gümüslük/Bodrum,
Turkey ~ by Deborah Semel - My neighbor Hatice (the grandmother) insists
that I look out the window to remind me that this is the best view in all
of Avanos. My other neighbor Hatice (the granddaughter) insists that she
used to not be able to hear the noise coming from behind the storage room,
but now she can. Between them both is Zekinur (the aunt), who has forbidden
me under any circumstances to sell my house, because that’s what they want.
| Exploring
Turkey ~ Uncovering The Past ~ |
|
By
Nicolas Remy
|
Exploring Turkey
~ Uncovering
The Past ~ by Nicolas Remy - Traveling through the ruins of Turkey
sounds like something I would like to do one summer. The ruins of Turkey
go back to the beginnings of recorded history. If you want to get an idea
of what it would be like and what you would see as you passed through the
Turkish countryside, then read the above article.
| Finding
A Villa In Turkey ~ Daylan ~ |
|
By
Charles Bentley
|
Finding A Villa
In Turkey ~ Daylan
~ by Charles Bentley - I suppose it was the Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
manner of our boyhood that left us with a deep love for the lifestyle,
values and environment long since sacrificed to secure the material riches
of the modern world. Yet part of us never left the backwater village where
we grew up. Part of us still yearned for the simple pleasures and delights
of that time and place.
| Investing
In Turkey ~ Incentives, Conditions, Getting Started - Investing in Turkey
- |
|
By
Christoper Deliso
|
Investing In
Turkey ~ Incentives, Conditions, Getting Started - Investing
in Turkey - Christoper Deliso reports on strategies, steps, and insider
pointers on how to set up your investments in Turkey, a strong US ally.
Turkey is developing into a hot emerging market. The government is actively
seeking out foreign investors on huge privatization programs in the fields
of energy, telecommunications and infrastructure projects. The Turkish
Constitution has also been amended to allow for international arbitration-
a previous lack that had scared off potential investors. All in all, the
situation is becoming increasingly favorable.
| Istanbul
- History Comes to Life ~ |
|
By
Dawnelle Salant
|
Istanbul -History
Comes to Life ~ by Dawnelle Salant - There is only one city in the
world that spans two continents. The true merging of east and west, ?stanbul
stretches across both Europe and Asia. The continents are separated only
by a thin strip of water, the Bosphorus. To stand at the edge of one continent
and look at the other provides a thrill even greater than straddling the
Prime Meridian and being in two different hemispheres.
| Istanbul,
Bucharest, Warsaw...three cities in five days - |
|
By
Elizabeth Bonner
|
Istanbul, Bucharest,
Warsaw...three
cities in five days - by Elizabeth Bonner, "Last month, you heard about
our travails and travaux as we repaired, restored and renovated the Chateau
d’Ouzilly, our place in France. But life is not all work and no play, and
so last summer, my husband invited me to accompany him on a flying tour
of three Eastern European cities, Istanbul (in its European guise), Bucharest,
and Warsaw. While my husband worked, I gave myself up to the pleasures
of tourism."
| Living
Life in a Turkish Tourist Town - |
|
By
Priscilla Windsor Brown
|
Living Life
in a Turkish Tourist Town - Living
Life in a Turkish Tourist Town - I wake up every day knowing
that I live in one of the most lovely 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.
| My
Secrets to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Overseas
Real Estate - |
|
By
Gary Scott
|
My Secrets
to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Overseas
Real Estate - by Gary Scott - If we can now buy a ranch in Argentina
(or Uruguay, or New Zealand, or name your spot,) for ten cents on
the dollar of what a similar property inside the United States would cost
us, and if we can carry on commerce from anywhere we are, how long do you
imagine it's going to take your neighbor to realize the very same thing?
As one writer put it, "those folks who buy that ranch in Argentina today
are going to have grandchildren who will think they were a genius." Gary
Scott tells us more, in an article from the best of International Living.
| On
the Road: From Turkey to Bulgaria ~ Dark Passage - |
|
By
Jay Winfrey
|
On the Road:
From Turkey to Bulgaria ~ Dark
Passage - Jay Winfrey lives and works in North Carolina. He has
an unnatural addiction to other cultures and people. Sometimes it
puts him in grave danger. He continues to try and escape the country;
via cargo ship, hitchhiking or any other semi-viable method of relocation.
Recently, Jay made the east-to-west trek to Bulgaria. He encountered a
dark passage filled with scotch, timeless border crossings, prostitutes,
remnants of communism, and Sofia's Salvation. Jay writes, " I became intimately
familiar with the Bulgarian way of life: the dirt on the ground and
the unattainable hope of Mt. Vitosha towering above, a focal point that
nobody seemed to look to anymore. Old habits are like favorite clothes,
and communism sinks its teeth in far too deep."
| Own
your own Villa in Turkey - |
|
By
Denise Bridges
|
Own your own
Villa in Turkey - Own
your own Villa in Turkey - Buying a property in Turkey is a
lot easier than in many other European countries. Foreigners may purchase
land and property in Turkey in their own names provided that properties
are located in towns not in villages or rural areas and outside of military
zones. Turgutreis is the second largest but sleepy little town at the western
tip of the Bodrum peninsula. It combines a compact town centre with several
long sandy beaches and fragrant mandarin groves. You can enjoy fantastic
sunsets breathing in the purist air around whilst being fanned by gentle
breezes. Be guided through the buying process.
| Putting
Wheels on You Dream Wagon - No Fear - Just Do It - |
|
By
Roger Van Parys
|
Putting Wheels
on You Dream Wagon - No
Fear - Just Do It - Roger Van Parys with wife Carol left the USA for
a job assignment in Turkey to oversee a $50 million construction project.
They were in for a surprise. In this article, Van Parys tells escapeartists
what they learned. Now, years later, Roger is currently serving as a program/country
manager for a major international engineering and construction firm. In
38 years of marriage, the couple has managed to spend 10 years overseas.
Current plans call for at least another ten years of globe trotting before
settling down.
| Real
Estate in Altinkum - Turkey - |
|
By
Haldun Ergun
|
Real Estate
in Altinkum - Turkey - Real
Estate in Altinkum - Turkey ~ Altinkum translates as golden sand and
is a holiday resort on the south west coast of Turkey attached to the town
of Didim in the county of Aydin. Due to the influx of British people purchasing
property over the past three years there has been an explosion of building
in the resort and surrounding areas ranging from 1 bedroom apartments to
multi bedroom detached villas and the prices range from £20 000 pounds
sterling to upwards of £100 000 pounds sterling.
| Real
Estate in the Turkish Mediterranean ~ |
|
By
Colin
Guest
|
Real Estate in the Turkish Mediterranean
~ Real
Estate in the Turkish Mediterranean The Turkish Mediterranean
is an area of spectacular beauty. Beautiful sheltered sandy coves, backed
by the Taurus Mountains, are a sight once seen never forgotten. With no
pollution, a relaxing atmosphere and the warm hospitality of the Turkish
people it’s like living in paradise.
| Teaching
English In Turkey - Falling In Love With Turkey ~ |
|
By
Dawnelle Salant
|
Teaching English
In Turkey - Falling
In Love With Turkey ~ by Dawnelle Salant - Most people don't think
about teaching English overseas in Turkey, but from what the above article
describes, it looks like it might be just the right place to start your
teaching adventure. When teaching overseas it's always important to find
out what you can do when not teaching: does the country allow you to move
around at will, or are you constrained in where you can go and what you
can see. Turkey seems like a country where you could have fun inside and
outside the classroom.
| The
Global Nomad Experience: Living in Liminality - |
|
By
Barbara F. Schaetti and Sheila J. Ramsey
|
The Global
Nomad Experience: Living in Liminality - The
Global Nomad Experience: Living in Liminality - Global nomads
are persons of any age or nationality who have lived a significant part
of their developmental years in one or more countries outside their passport
country because of a parent's occupation. Children raised as global
nomads can be the offspring of diplomatic, international business, government
agency, international agency, missionary, or military personnel, or indeed
of people living internationally mobile lives for any professional reason.
Typically, global nomads share a unique cultural heritage.
| The
Turkish Island Of Bozcaada ~ A Turkish Island In The Mediterranean |
|
By
Jason Jones
|
The Turkish
Island Of Bozcaada ~ A
Turkish Island In The Mediterranean ~ By Jason Jones - Jason is an
old friend who has lived in Panama, China and now lives in Kiev with his
wife. He has traveled around Russia and the neighboring countries and has
picked up a lot of great information about what to do and where to go:
one such place is the Turkish Island of Bozcaada. The Island of Bozcaada
is one of the places that Jason likes to go to in order to get away from
Kiev. The island is located in the Agean Sea and offers plenty to the traveler
who wants quiet, nice beaches and a laid back atmosphere.
| Traveling
To Constantinople ~ A Greek Tourist’s Impressions Visiting Istanbul ~ |
|
By
Marialena Lioulia
|
Traveling To
Constantinople ~ A
Greek Tourist’s Impressions Visiting Istanbul ~ by Marialena Lioulia
- t was Wednesday December the 15th, 2004, when my friend Yiota called
me up in the office. “What are you doing for New Year’s Eve?” she asked,
me and my mind just thought about another social engagement for the Season.
“Nothing much” I replied, since my boyfriend had just left to spend the
Holidays with his family in the States, I was telling myself that no matter
what, I would go with the flow and confront the usual Holiday blues with
a sense of positivism… “Well, how about us going to Constantinople”, Yiota
said, with hesitation coloring her voice. “Constantinople ??? When are
we going, dear?”, I said, with a sense of excitement in my voice now. “Well,
from December the 28th till January the 2nd…” “OK, let’s do it! I have
a Holiday leave during those exact same days, so it’s a deal!!!”
| Travels
In Turkey - A Visual Feast ~ |
Travels In
Turkey - A
Visual Feast ~ I always find it interesting
how people form opinions on matters they have no experience with. Having
traveled to some of the more off-beat places in the world (Nicaragua, Panama,
Peru, Saudi Arabia, etc.), I’m constantly subjected to ‘expert’ analysis
from the world’s most opinionated armchair travelers. Conventional wisdom
on Turkey, it seemed, was no different. I was on a mission for my company:
to seek sound, safe international investment opportunities in an overlooked
country
| Turkey
~ The Day of the Attacks - Good Sign for the Future - |
|
By
Leanne Currie-McGhee
|
Turkey ~ The
Day of the Attacks-Good
Sign for the Future - Leanne Currie-McGhee was in Turkey with her husband
the day of the terrorist attacks on the WTC and Washington. She writes,
"I learned the true meaning of 'Turkish hospitality' during the aftermath
of the tragic terrorist attack on the United States. My husband Keith and
I discovered how kind and compassionate the Turkish people are when we
visited the city of Konya, located in the central Anatolia region. Konya
is a devoutly Muslim city." Over the past year, Leanne and her husband
have been traveling the not so beaten paths of South Asia, Africa, Australia,
and SW Asia. Their travels have shown them a compassionate world
exists where people of all beliefs choose the path of peace.
| Turkish
Time ~ A Tale From Turkey ~ |
|
By
Simon And Kate
|
Turkish Time
~ A
Tale From Turkey ~ by Simon And Kate - Beckoning mysteriously, almost
mystically, neighboring Turkey remained an enigma to us. We had been in
all countries bordering Bulgaria - that’s where we live, but Turkey? Not!
You see, it is big, unknown, the language is difficult and after all it
is Asia and all the ideas associated with this. Conclusion: we just had
to go there!
.
| Real
Estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands - |
|
By
Bernadette Hunt
|
Real Estate
in the Turks and Caicos Islands - Real
Estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands - Random
thoughts on currency fluctuations and investment opportunities for Europeans
considering the Turks & Caicos real estate market.
| Why
buy real estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands? - |
|
By
Bernadette Hunt
|
Why buy real
estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands? - Why
buy real estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands? - The Turks &
Caicos is a tiny British Dependent Territory at the southern end of the
Bahamas chain of islands, relatively unknown until recent years.
With a selection of luxury beachfront resorts, great beaches and amenities
the Turks and Caicos is attracting all sorts of well-known people (Bruce
Willis; Donna Karan; Keith Richards; Cindy Crawford; and a host of others
have visited or bought second homes in the islands). If you haven't
heard of it yet keep your eyes and ears open.
.
| For
Love of Medicine - |
|
By
Lev Fedyniak
|
For Love of
Medicine - For
Love of Medicine - Lev Fedyniak is fulfilling her lifelong dream of
becoming a medical doctor, but like many, she's attending a university
outside the US. Lev writes, "I followed the traditional route to try to
get into med school: college with a pre-med major, the Medical College
Admissions Test (MCAT), lots of extra-curricular and community activities.
While my grades and scores were above average, they weren’t “superior.”
Lastly, I lacked the tacit factors that could swing an admission -- no
family member who was a doctor, not rich, and I lacked political or other
influence. I’m not even sure where I’d have gotten the money to afford
going! Then, I discovered a medical university where the annual tuition
is $3,500, where classes are taught in English, where the MCAT isn’t required
and where my age wasn’t considered a liability, but an asset. Upon graduation,
I can sit for the US Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) to practice in the
States. The University is in Ukraine, at Lviv State Medical University.
This program was “just what the doctor ordered."
| Tarhankut:
The Anomaly Of Crimea - The Unknown Jewel Of The Crimea ~ |
|
By
Jason Jones
|
Tarhankut:
The Anomaly Of Crimea - The
Unknown Jewel Of The Crimea ~ by Jason Jones - The Crimea has always
been famous as a tourist destination: Russians have been traveling to the
Crimea for their summer vacations for years. If you want to visit the Crimea,
but don't want to be trampled on by the summer tourists, then you should
read the above article to find out where the unknown parts of the Crimea
can be found.
| The
Other Place ~ Un-touristy Ukraine - Like the Wild Wild West - |
|
By
Jeremy Cornam
|
The Other Place
~ Un-touristy Ukraine - Like
the Wild Wild West - Jeremy Cornam has just returned from his fourth
visit to Western Ukraine, what he would describe as the 'forgotten heart
of Europe'. One of the attractions of Ukraine for him, at least the region
he visits, is the almost complete absence of tourists. "It's all
strangely liberating. Maybe that's what the Wild West was like," says Jeremy,
"Like finding a restaurant bill ten times less than expected. Doubtless,
after a number of ebb and flows, the tide of rising Western standards
of living will cross Poland to reach Ukraine." He's written another
article titled 'Land of Giant Empty Houses', which appears in the latest
edition of the EscapeArtist.Com Offshore Real Estate Quarterly. Jeremy
Cornam says it's the best real estate bargain going in this yet undiscovered
corner of the world, one steeped in culture at the farthest end of Eastern
Europe.
| Thoughts
On Investing In The Ukraine ~ Isolating The Variables ~ |
|
By
Jason Jones
|
Thoughts On
Investing In The Ukraine ~Isolating
The Variables ~ By Jason Jones - Very good article on the investment
climate in the Ukraine. The article looks at how the Ukraine has done over
the past few years in its attempts to attract international capital. Historically,
there has always been a strong connection between Poland and the Ukraine
and in the above article Poland is used as one of the guideposts to determine
whether or not the Ukraine is headed in the right direction. The article
also looks at politics and its role on how the Ukraine will fair in the
short-term.
| Ukraine
In Brief ~ A Ground Floor Investment ~ |
|
|
Ukraine In
Brief ~ A
Ground Floor Investment ~ Walking around
Kiev, you have to keep reminding yourself - 20 years ago this place was
home to hordes of Communist masses training to take the Fulda Gap and standing
in breadlines yearning to breathe free. While echoes of the past are plainly
obvious in some areas of town, these days, the city appears almost gushingly
cosmopolitan in many neighborhoods. The distinction can be remarkable.
Last year Ukraine was thrust into the international spotlight during the
Orange Revolution of presidential opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko
| What
To Expect When Buying Real Estate In Kiev ~ The City Of Kiev ~ |
|
By
Jason Jones
|
What To Expect
When Buying Real Estate In Kiev ~ The
City Of Kiev ~ By Jason Jones - Kiev was the original capital of Russia
but after the Mongol invasions of the 13th century the power of the city
declined and the city was eventually controlled by the Golden Horde in
Mongolia. Today the city is the capital of Ukraine and has been restored
to some of its former glory. If you are interested in buying real estate
or a home there is a wide selection to chose from and the above article
will give you some ideas about what you should look out for when buying
property in Kiev. You should also remember that there are some beautiful
towns that sit on the edge of the Black Sea in the Crimea: these are but
a short trip from Kiev and might be a nice spot to buy a summer home to
compliment your home in Kiev.
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| Dubai:
A Jewel In The Middle East - A Modern City On The Persian Gulf ~ |
|
By
Maura Madigan
|
Dubai: A Jewel
In The Middle East - A
Modern City On The Persian Gulf ~ By Maura Madigan - Dubai is
an Islamic state that is open to the modern world. From what I know
of Dubai it is a playground for the rich from the more conservative states
in the Islamic world. What can't be done at home can be done in Dubai.
That would make it something like what Lebanon was to the Islamic world
in the 1950s and 60s. Lebanon in the 1950s and 60s was suppose to have
been one of the places in the world where the partying was always at fever
pitch. Is this true of Dubai? The above article gives some hints
| Dubai:
Make The Most Of Your Money In The City Of Gold ~ Zero Taxes, Zero Restrictions,
and Busybody Bureaucrats Be Damned ~ |
|
By
W. William Woods
|
Dubai: Make
The Most Of Your Money In The City Of Gold ~ Zero
Taxes, Zero Restrictions, and Busybody Bureaucrats Be Damned ~ by
W. William Woods - When you think of the Middle East, the first words that
come to your mind might not be “business friendly” or “moderate” or “peaceful.”
But all those words describe Dubai. Dubai is part of the United Arab Emirates,
a political union that was formed in 1971 when Abu Zaby, Ajman, Al Fujayrah,
Ash Shariqah, Dubayy (Dubai), and Umm al Qaywayn merged. They were joined
a year later by Ra’s al Khaymah. The UAE is a small nation nestled between
Saudi Arabia and Oman, but oil wealth helped put its per capita GDP on
par with Western Europe.
| DUBAI:
You Never Imagined A City Like This ~ Having Fun In Dubai ~ |
|
By
Scott Sutton
|
DUBAI: You
Never Imagined A City Like This ~ Having
Fun In Dubai ~ By Scott Sutton - A lot of people think that living
in the Middle East means having to live in great austerity, but this is
not true in the city of Dubai. The nightlife, the desert and the international
outlook of the people make it an attractive place to spend time in. And
the architecture looks interesting as well.
| Escape
To The Other Side Of The Atlantic ~ France, Spain And Dubai ~ |
|
By
Rosemary Jaworsky
|
Escape To The
Other Side Of The Atlantic ~ France,
Spain And Dubai ~ by Rosemary Jaworsky - After my last article for
Escape From America Magazine, LIVING in GASCONY, (May 2005), I was inundated
with requests for information on residency, home buying, working and healthcare,
etc. I tried to answer every email to the best of my knowledge and from
some borrowed knowledge, too. Some of my writers, who were keen to learn
more of the area and were interested in buying, actually paid me a visit.
I still have about 6 more scheduled visits for September and October and
two confirmed visits for April and May next year. Since then, I have continued
to receive requests on secondary home ownership with a view to later retirement.
| Life
In Abu Dhabi ~ In The UAE ~ |
|
By
Bonnie Burns
|
Life In Abu
Dhabi ~ In
The UAE ~ by Bonnie Burns - It didn’t take long
to figure out why expatriates don’t want to leave. Who would have imagined
life could be so interesting in the exotic city of Abu Dhabi, located in
the United Arab Emirates, known as the UAE. When the idea of living in
the Middle East presented itself, my first thought was it was far too dangerous
a place for an American woman.
| Living
Abroad with Children: It’s Easier Than You Think - |
|
By
Maura Madigan
|
Living Abroad
with Children: It’s
Easier Than You Think - Maura Madigan, her husband, and their
two-year-old daughter are currently living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Maura writes that friends and relatives think it's outrageous to move and
travel abroad with children. Their friends keep urging them
to settle in the US. Maura's article focuses on the benefits for
children living an international life, such as increased cultural awareness
and tolerance of differences. The article helps to dispel some of
the misconceptions and fears surrounding life outside the USA. At the end
of the article is a link to Directmoving.com®, a new resource to call
upon when people are faced with moving their children abroad.
| Moving
Back ~ Moving Back To The United States From Dubai ~ |
|
By
Maura Madigan
|
Moving Back
~ Moving
Back To The United States From Dubai ~ By Maura Madigan - Do I stay
or do I go - the Clash, right - it's a question you are always asking
yourself if you live overseas. What will it be like if and when I return.
Will I crack or will it all be for the best. At what point will the things
I missed about home turn-around and send me back out on an adventure. The
stress of it is not that bad and you can always leave, go, stay or just
travel. It's for sure that you're the same wherever you go, but are you
happy?
| Real
Estate In Dubai - New Law Grants Foreign Buyers Greater Ownership Rights
- |
|
By
Laura McMahon
|
Real Estate
In Dubai - New Law Grants Foreign Buyers Greater Ownership Rights - Real
Estate In Dubai - New Law Grants Foreign Buyers Greater Ownership Rights
- The new Dubai Property Law will mean that for the first time foreigners
will be allowed to register properties under own names in the Dubai Land
Department. And if the latter conjures up images of Dickensian title deeds
think again, this department offers the very latest in electronic land
and property title registration.
| Rising
Temperatures in the Dubai Real Estate Market - How Hot Can it Get? - |
|
By
Tracey Meagher
|
Rising Temperatures in the Dubai
Real Estate Market - How Hot Can it Get? - Rising
Temperatures in the Dubai Real Estate Market - How Hot Can it Get?
~ The temperature is continuing to rise in the Dubai property market,
with hot new developments selling out in hours. But as speculators
buy and sell property frantically, banks and builders try to slow the market
down. Just how stable is the property market in Dubai.
| Sex
In The City - Dubai Style ~ |
|
By
Scott Sutton
|
Sex In The
City - Dubai
Style ~ by Scott Sutton - Dubai remains a bastion of ‘liberalism’ here
in the Middle East; the place is hated by ultra conservatives (of which
there are but a few) but flocked to by increasing numbers of foreigners—including
Americans. Perhaps what happened on New Years Eve is one of the reasons.
| The
Transformation Of The UAE ~ What’s A Poor Camel To Do? ~ |
|
By
Bonnie Burns
|
The Transformation
Of The UAE ~ What’s
A Poor Camel To Do? ~ by Bonnie Burns - Part of the charm of living
in old world Arabia is the hours spent haggling in the crooked, narrow
alleys of the old souks where you’ll be offered a stout Turkish coffee
and interesting conversation that leaves both people smiling. Then off
you go to the fish market, where the Gulf shrimp are so fresh and delicious,
you’ll kiss your fingertips. Next stop is the fruit and veg souks where
produce is squeezed then bagged at a mere fraction of grocery store prices.
But the recent announcement of the demolition of Abu Dhabi’s souks is bringing
this way of life to an abrupt end.
| Why
is real estate such a popular investment in Dubai? - |
|
By
AME Info
|
Why is real
estate such a popular investment in Dubai? - Why
is real estate such a popular investment in Dubai? - Globally
more people have made more money out of property than any other asset class.
Even big investors also have to live somewhere. But there are reasons behind
these reasons that make property so desirable to investors both in Dubai
and elsewhere.
.
| In
The Land Of UK ~ Adventures In The United Kingdom ~ |
|
By
Jurgen Klemann
|
In The Land
Of UK ~ Adventures
In The United Kingdom ~ by Jurgen Klemann - When I was a student at
university about twenty years ago, I took my first little baby steps to
gain international experience. These first little baby steps led me to
the turf of the POMs. POM stands for Prisoners of Her Majesty. The British
are called POMs in the English speaking world in the southern hemisphere
– primarily in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. They are called
POMs in that part of the world because the first settlers in Australia
were British convicts.
| Living
and Working Abroad - |
|
By
Rhiannon Williamson
|
Living and
Working Abroad - Living
and Working Abroad - The decision to become an expatriate, to
pack your bags and leave your home country is an enormous and very far
reaching one...but a recent BBC report revealed just how popular a decision
living and working abroad has become, particularly for UK residents.
 Definite
Articles: How To Make Money Overseas As A Writer -Expat
Writers Course - You want to live overseas. You want to live
free. You want to be your own boss and keep your own hours. The question
is how do you make a living. The first answer that comes to mind is writing.
At least that is the first answer that came to my mind. Writing is a good
way to make a living overseas; travel articles, newspaper stringers, stuff
for the folks back home. It takes practice to write, but it can be
learned, just as one learns to tie their shoes, or stand one leg.
It isn't an automatic process, but what is? Now there is an expat
writers course that can show you the basics... next you'll be living
in Paris and sitting in hip cafes... or maybe you'll be in Budapest
writing an ebook. Check it out. |
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| Short
Term Work Resources ~ Resources for Locating Jobs Abroad - |
|
By
Susan Griffith
|
Short Term
Work Resources ~ Resources for Locating Jobs Abroad - Summer
Jobs & Short Term Employment Abroad - Transitions Abroad
has collaborated with Escape from America Magazine to bring escape artists
a broad and exhaustive compilation of job opportunities in over 30 countries
all over the world, including a regional guide to the Mediterranean, Latin
America, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
In addition to that treasure, this page and the next offer sound leads
to serving in a voluntary capacity, as well as teaching overseas at some
of the world's most prestigious schools. In following issues of Escape
from America Magazine, we will be adding to this valuable resource on a
regular basis. We know how important our Jobs Overseas section of
your magazine is, and we're doing something about it. Check
it out.
| The
Telecommunications Revolution - Global Telecommunications Technology - |
|
By
Kenny Howse
|
The Telecommunications
Revolution - Global
Telecommunications Technology - Perhaps there is no easier or better
way to make money from anywhere we choose to live than to take advantage
of the advances in global communications. In any event each of us can certainly
save money by taking advantage of the advances even if we only choose to
use the new technology to call home.
.
| Living
In Uruguay ~ A Little About Life In Uruguay ~ |
|
By
Peer Voss
|
Living In Uruguay ~ A
Little About Life In Uruguay ~ by Peer Voss - What
is it like to live in Uruguay? I would say, it’s a mix of Barcelona and
North Carolina. Okay, it could be a bit difficult to imagine what such
a mix could be like. But if you have an idea of what Argentina is like,
then you have a near picture of Uruguay. People and culture are European
Mediterranean, with a little dash of Gaucho in the countryside. Spanish
is the official language. The living standard is similiar to Mexico, however,
wealth is more evenly distributed amongst the population in Uruguay.
| Punta
del Este—why this is one of South America’s fastest-moving property markets
- |
|
By
Lee Harrison
|
Punta del Este—why
this is one of South America’s fastest-moving property markets - Punta
del Este—why this is one of South America’s fastest-moving property markets
- Punta del Este is one of South America’s premier seaside resorts,
and its beautiful beaches, dazzling casinos, world-class restaurants, and
upscale shops have lured tourists for almost a century. And, perhaps best
of all, it’s located in Uruguay, one of Latin America’s First World countries;
a country with one of the continent’s highest standards of living, lowest
levels of corruption, and best infrastructures.
| Uruguay:
Diary of an Ex-pat - |
|
By
Southron
|
Uruguay: Diary
of an Ex-pat - Uruguay:
Diary of an Ex-pat - After living in the West Indies, former
Yugoslavia and Costa Rica, Uruguay seems
normal. Montevideo
is a city of about 1.5 million people. It is a combination of old
and new, rather like Florida's St. Augustine. It is at the same relative
latitude as the North Carolina Capes - the climate is perfect for me.
On average it goes below freezing about 2.5 days/year and above 90F/32C
only 6 days per year. As we all know, the Good Lord did not intend
fat men in wheelchairs to live where it is hot!
| Uruguay:
Ex-Pat Diary Part 2 - Uruguay: Ex-Pat Diary Part 2 - |
|
By
Southron
|
Uruguay: Ex-Pat
Diary Part 2 - Uruguay:
Ex-Pat Diary Part 2 - Uruguay: A Southron in the Deep, Deep
South Part 2 of a three part series on Uruguay - Yesterday, one of my readers
asked a particularly sanguine question: "If Uruguay is so nice, why aren't
more Expats living there?" I was tempted to retort that the lack
of too many Expats might be at least one reason for Uruguay's "niceness",
but I refrain--though, like another ill-starred president, "I sinned in
my heart".
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| Uzbekistan
~ Independence Day ~ |
|
By
Hafez Ismail
|
Uzbekistan
~ Independence
Day ~ by Hafez Ismail - Independence Day. No, not the familiar July
4. This was the day that Uzbekistan became independent from the Soviet
Union. I was looking forward to this day for a while, to see the tanks
and planes on display for the public to see, a manifestation of the power
of the state. Yet, as fate would have it, I was on a bus headed for Tashkent. |
