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SECTION ONE - LIVING OVERSEAS - INTERNATIONAL RELOCATION . Escape to Cape Cod?  By Dale James Escape to Cape Cod - Did you ever daydream about leaving it all behind and taking off for the Canadian wilderness or the tropical South Pacific?  Maybe living on a houseboat on the Seine (that’s in Paris!), or setting up residence in a castle in Scotland. We all dream from time to time of simplifying our lives and doing more of what we actually like to do.  Did you know that most people work hard all year long just to reap the rewards of 2-3 weeks (if they are lucky!) in an idyllic location?  . Why Does Communal Living Make Sense?  By Joel Why Does Communal Living Make Sense - Communal living is a remarkably viable means for enriching our lives with interpersonal adventure and fun. As a group we have the resources, practical and personal, to actualize the very best of what we can imagine.  After all as a group we will know more than individually we could. The sharing and maximizing of resources will improve greatly our quality of life as well as healing our planet. . Choosing International Health Insurance  By David Tompkins Choosing International Health Insurance - When you move abroad, one of the most important parts of your financial security is your international health insurance plan. While expats may become part of the local government health plan if they satisfy certain residency and immigration requirements, such government plans, especially in second and third world countries, often cover only basic medical needs.  In addition, you cannot take this local coverage with you to another country or back home.  . Outsourcing to India By Siddharth Srivastava Outsourcing to India - They have been labelled as “adventure workers” who have been joining the Indian work force from the U.S. and Europe.  For some tim India’s outsourcing and information technology firms have been hiring foreigners at higher and middle levels for their expertise.  However, now, workers from abroad are seeking lower-end jobs as well, such as answering phones at call centres, for a fraction of what they would earn in their home country. . Margarita: The Cook's Tale  By Cindie Baxter Margarita: The Cook's Tale  - Needless to say I was floored by the quality of this food and the prices. I really hadn’t noticed until now. I had always done my guestimates of prices, which gets me pretty close, but until you get the old calculator down and really crunch the numbers it just doesn’t hit home. . Return to Normandy  By Rob Silverstone Return to Normandy - Through the station concourse at Rouen, a majestic arc of light and sound, into the Café Metropole to find Christophe and Lorette sparkling with delight.  Some things have changed.  The cathedral has finally shed its' scaffolding, the square now too tiny to contain its' unblemished splendour. . Nova Scotia by the Sea  By Joyce Case Harlow Nova Scotia by the Sea - Sadly however there is only on thing you cannot do here in Nova Scotia.  You cannot leave with your heart intact, because I can guarantee you, a piece of your heart will remain here forever. .. Expat in a Foreign Environment By Rachel Hartman Expat in a Foreign Environment - A living abroad experience, as a whole, can be greatly enjoyed and valued.  The key to this result is handling day-to-day life.  Learning how to keep your head above water, or as I prefer to say to, how to stay AFLOAT, will enable you to make the most of your abroad experience. . Crowning Glory Ladies: who is the most important person in your life after your best friend and your therapist?  Right. Your hairdresser. The only person on earth who really knows your hair!  And when you re-locate you can't take him/her with you.  So I want to compile a directory of 'the best hairdresser in town'.  Whichever town that may be.  So send me your entries, so that all us re-locating females can rest easy!  The Editor   . INTERNATIONAL REPORTS ON OVERSEAS RELOCATION Uruguay for Retiring, Investing, or Just Good Living by Lee Harrison - Uruguay for Retiring, Investing, or Just Good Living by Lee Harrison - If you've never considered Uruguay as a place to live,  or even to visit you’re going to be completely surprised by all it has to offer - The country is diverse. Montevideo is a old-world European style city with fine restaurants, colorful markets, sycamore-lined streets and a cultural scene second to none. Here you’ll encounter an honest, European culture that’s representative of what you’ll see throughout the country. In Colonia, you’ll find that the original Portuguese settlement has been restored, and its residents have made it one of the finest examples of old colonial architecture in South America. With it’s year ‘round tourist trade, Colonia is a great place to invest in a colonial restoration or a rental property.  Living & Investing In Panama - Find Out About Living & Investing In Panama - As things continue to deteriorate inside the United States intelligent people are looking offshore for a stable relocation safe-haven - Panama has it all - Panama is affordable - Panama is modern - Panama is two and one-half hours by air from Florida - Panama is stable - Panama has great real estate - Panama uses the US Dollar - Panama has almost no crime - Panama has a good climate - Panama is enviromentally pristine - North Americans, Canadians & Europeans are welcome in Panama - Find Out About Living & Investing In Panama - Everything You Need to Know About Immigrating to Australia - Everything You Need to Know About Immigrating to Australia  - “Thinking about working in or immigrating permanently to Australia  … and frustrated with trying to get answers from government sources? Don’t spend a single cent – or waste a minute more – on your visa application until you read about this report -

. . "For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to come to understand the mechanisms and practices of indoctrination. These are easy to perceive in the totalitarian societies, much less so in the system of brainwashing under freedom to which we are subjected and which all too often we are as willing or unwitting instruments."              Noam Chomsky . . . . ..

Running to Spain                                                                                                                                               By Mark FR Wilkins Running to Spain - Whatever your life stage, I am confident that you and your family will experience a new lease of life, often out of doors, and you’ll wonder for ever more why you didn’t do it ten years ago. . International Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings International Properties With Color Photos International Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings - See this month's featured real estate listings - Real estate in New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Croatia, Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, and from around the world. Each month we feature new properties in our featured listings, colored photographs and access to our entire database of properties from around the world. Find your dream property and plan your escape. . Ghana: Real Estate Buying Process By Rhiannon Williamson Ghana: Real Estate Buying Process - Ghana is a nation that offers an investor an unrivalled wealth of choice and potential, and a property investor considering this emerging market will likely be overwhelmed by the weight of opportunity for profit and gain.  But because the Ghanaian investment real estate sector is in its absolute infancy there are many critical factors that a property buyer must bear in mind before committing to purchase land or real estate; this is a guide to the property buying process in Ghana to assist foreign buyers.  . Real Estate In Brazil -  Imobiliária Em Brasil - By EscapeArtist.com New - Real Estate In Brazil - See our new page dedicated to resources and information on Real Estate In Brazil -  Articles, links and resources on Real Estate In Brazil - Imobiliária Em Brasil - Note, this is not an article page, but a new EscapeArtist.com resource for international real estate. By EscapeArtist.com .. "There won't be equality in the world  until everyone in the world gets to live in Ipanema." - -  Antonio Carlos Jobim . ..

See This Month's International Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings .

10 Useful Photography Tips I Learned In Less Than Two Hours Jennifer Deng-Pickett 10 Useful Photography Tips I Learned In Less Than Two Hours - I'm writing from the lobby of a DuPont Circle hotel in Washington, DC. I'm here attending AWAI's Ultimate Travel Photographer's Workshop -- learning what I can in the interest of adding photos to the articles I already publish. One of the best -- and easiest -- ways to increase the number of your articles that make it into print (and the dollar value of each one) is to offer editors not just words, but photos, too. Clearly, I've come to the right place. We've wrapped up only the very first session, and already I've gathered 10 useful tips    Making Money Overseas - Writing eBooks For EscapeArtist.com By EscapeArtist.com Making Money Overseas - Writing eBooks and Reports For EscapeArtist.com - Yes, you can make money writing eBooks and reports for us, good money. In fact you can make enough money to live on overseas. We are now seeking eBook reports on almost any subject; not just on expatriate issues. We have had so much success with our eBooks that we have decided to expand our library to include more subjects - - subjects that are important even if they are not directly related to expatriate issues. By EscapeArtist.com .... INTERNATIONAL REPORTS ON OVERSEAS MONEY MAKERS Get a Job on a Luxury Cruise Ship - Quickly & Easily! -Get a Cruise Ship Job! - Click Here "Discover how you can Travel to the World's Most Exotic Places...having the Best Time of Your Life...and Get Paid for it!" - “Now is the best time in history to get a job on a cruise ship” - Get Paid to Travel the World Having the Best Time of Your Life! - “It’s almost the perfect job!” -  Careers In Yachting - A Unique Lifestyle Career - A Special Report -  How To Get A Yachting Job - Where to go to look for a yachting job. • Who to talk to get it. • Where to stay while searching for employment. • How to make ends meet until you find a job. • About and how to deal with crew agencies. • Extremely effective means of obtaining employment outside of agencies. • The ins and outs of interviewing. • The pros and cons of working on a charter yacht versus a private yacht. • Crewing as a couple. • Vital tips that will put you ahead of the pack. • Crucial mistakes not to make and much, much more.  The Portable Professional - Earn A Living Worldwide - The Portable Professional - Earn A Living Worldwide - It is now possible to make a living from anywhere you can log on.  The technology is there and the opportunities are there.  Mark McMahon has written an eye-opening report on how to make a living worldwide.  Earn US Dollars and/or EUROS from wherever you are on the planet.  The options are limitless and the time is now.  Learn more about how to break free - learn how you can live your life like it belongs to you - Live Where You Want To Live! ~ Live How You Want To Live! ~ And Make Money Doing It! - .

Travel Writing and Photography Workshops Next Live Event - Denver CO, July 2006

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SECTION FOUR - OFFSHORE INVESTMENT / ASSET PROTECTION / PRIVACY

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EscapeArtist.com Opens Solicitation For Partnerships By EscapeArtist.com EscapeArtist.com Opens Solicitation For Partnerships - EscapeArtist.com is actively seeking partners in administration of various sections of our website and sub-domains.  Do you have web master skills and knowledge of some area of expertise that relates to the content profile and venues of our website EscapeArtist.com?  If so you are invited to contact us to discuss partnership opportunities. . Asia's Booming Economies By Mark Lazell Asia's Booming Economies - There's another key factor in all this, too. Not long ago, Switzerland was the world's quintessential private banking centre. And although in some eyes it still is - after all, its banks still hold an estimated 30% of global offshore assets - its mantle is rapidly being taken by the likes of Singapore and Hong Kong. . Asset Protection Strategies By Mark Nestmann Asset Protection Strategies - Trusts have existed for hundreds of years, yet remain one of the best ways to achieve asset protection.  From the time the first English knight conveyed property to a trusted friend for the benefit of his wife and children, trusts have preserved assets from family squabbles, spendthrift descendants and legal claims.  . Obtaining Residency And A Second Passport From The Dominican Republic - Obtaining Residency And A Second Passport From The Dominican Republic -John Schroder has written numerous articles for EscapeArtist.com - He has devised a unique residency / passport program that is quick and effective. While not given mention by the so-called 'instant passport' websites, John's program results in residency in less time than any program we know about.  In addition, with John's program one ends up with a legitimate passport, unlike the sort of document that the 'instant passport' scam artists proffer.  Take the time to contact John and find out what he can provide in terms of residency. The feedback that we get from John's clients demonstrates that John has the speed record for providing offshore residency.  Getting a passport after residency involves method.  John knows the method.  If you want residency and a passport in hurry, go see John -  .... . INTERNATIONAL REPORTS ON OFFSHORE INVESTING How To Get A Second Passport - Now you can get a second passport - click here for details - This is the only book that will get you a second passport; without the hype, the rip off, the B.S. and the run-around common to most books on this subject. This book will also show you how to get residency, work permits, retirement residency, and student visas in every region of the world. Twenty seven nations covered - 241 pages of rock solid facts. Retirement Planning for Offshore Living - The advantages of outsourcing your retirement have never been better! Why not start a second "dream" career, or retire in a low cost, tropical country? Spend less than 25% of your present monthly budget while maintaining or even enhancing your lifestyle.  Say "goodbye" to your financial planner and her "advice" that you must accumulate at least $1,000,000 or more in liquid assets before you retire or leave your "day job". "Retirement Planning for Offshore Living" will become your personal coach and roadmap to "offshore living". Use the standards provided to identify, compare and analyze your optimal country and retirement or second career haven. Privacy - Your most important possession - They've Declared War  on Your Wealth & Your Privacy  ..and You Could be the Next Innocent Victim! - The Privacy Report - Regain Lost Privacy With The Lifeboat Strategy - Mark Nestmann was one of the people whose work I consulted when writing the book version of Escape From America. The ongoing erosion of privacy in the United States is the most important issue facing Americans today.  Without privacy, we have nothing, or less than nothing. Privacy is a human imperative because privacy of self is an important biological necessity of a sane and stable sense of self. It is a scientific fact that a rational person cannot have their autonomous sense of self (their sense of privacy of self,) compromised and still function as a healthy individual.  Thinking and creativity require the capacity to make independent judgments, an invasion of our privacy such as that going on in America today violates that capacity. It is more than important to reclaim our privacy, it is a biological necessity. Those who want to know about privacy and how to regain it turn to Mark Nestmann; he is the authority on issues of privacy, and he has a wide range of solutions to our loss of privacy problems. .

Don't let anyone with a 91 IQ play games with your assets - It's Your Money! You've worked hard to get where you are...  you've earned your money the old fashioned way, by ingenuity and hard work.  You don't mind helping others, but you don't want to squander your money and you don't want others to squander it for you.  Your money belongs to you, and that means that it belongs offshore. Today there are a wide range of choices in going offshore - To find out how you can go offshore quickly and painlessly in offshore jurisdictions around the world - Click Here - Protect Offshore Real Estate - Click Here . "The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return." - - Gore Vidal . . "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." - - Edward Abbey .

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SECTION FIVE - UNIQUE TRAVEL - EXPATRIATE TRAVEL

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The Ionian Islands  By Michelle Wood The Ionian Islands - The largest of the Ionian Islands is Kefalonia, the island of contrasts, which is well-known and appreciated for its tranquillity and unspoilt beauties such as its magnificent caves, its endless mountainous areas and breathtaking beaches which differ from north to south of the island, thus the reason for it being described as the ‘island of contrasts’. . Australia's Great Ocean Road By Dawnelle Salant Australia's Great Ocean Road - The Great Ocean Road, billed as one of the world’s most stunning coastal drives.  Driving yourself along the spectacular coastline would be redundant; if you’re paying attention to the road, you’re going to miss all the scenery.  Let someone else do the driving so you can concentrate on the important things.  . Osa Peninsula:Unspoilt Costa Rica By Matt Landau Osa Peninsula:Unspoilt Costa Rica - The island itself was as virgin as a 4th  grade computer geek;  fallen coconuts collected in mounds, hermit crabs wandering around the sand, and birds nesting in the trees.  The only way you could tell anyone had ever been there was the ramshackle ranger station and adjacent picnic tables. . Malaysia’s Steamy Capital By Steenie Harvey Malaysia’s Steamy Capital - Kuala Lumpur’s massive Chow Kit market assaults the senses, especially the eyes and nose.  Stalls are piled high with eggs, slaughtered poultry, and bloody chunks of meat.  There are luridly coloured Indian sweets, homemade cakes, and bulging-eyed fish.  Fruit stalls are a colourfest of tiny yellow finger bananas, green and orange mangoes, lychees, limes, and scarlet-skinned dragon fruit. . Letters From The Blue Water The Log Of The Yacht Barraveigh ByColin Reedy Letters From The Blue Water The Log Of The Yacht Barraveigh - In April in a special Escape From America issue, we introduced you to Colin, Bob, and Ryan - three Americans who dropped everything to sail halfway around the world. In case you missed that issue, we introduce them to you once again, and then move on in order to catch up to the boat. This will be just about as live as you can get thanks to Colin who brought his laptop along. Every few days or so, Colin wades ashore,  laptop held high above his head. From the nearest internet cafe he sends us his most recent dispatches from the blue waters. .

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SECTION SIX - CONFERENCES - CLASSIFIEDS  - EBOOKS - ANNOUNCEMENTS & MORE

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Travel Writing and Photography Workshops

The Ultimate Travel Writer's and Photographer's Workshop - click here for next workshop date - Hosted in enticing destinations the world over, you gain an entire course worth of knowledge in just four days. Devoted to either travel writing or travel photography (and, occasionally, to both) these programs always provide fast-paced, concentrated learning from expert instructors ready to share their hard-won secrets. You'll come away with publishable articles and/or photos in hand, learn the insider's tricks for turning your observations and snapshots into cash, landing travel perks, and enjoying the freedom, independence, and travel that freelancing delivers... 
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Classified Advertisements - Success Story Continues! ~  See This Months Classified Advertisements - Due to popular demand the listings in our Classified Advertisements Section continues to grow and provide readers with the best way to advertise on the Internet at the most reasonable prices. Escape From America Magazine created a low cost way for EscapeArtist's to advertise, and for other EscapeArtist's to make contact with their services, products, ideas, real estate and escape routes. For those of us who've  spent hours of discovery peering through the classified sections of magazines like Mechanics Illustrated and Popular Science, a classified section is like looking through a collectable store for those surprises that make the hunt a pleasure as great as the discovery Place A Classified - You can place a Classified Ad that reaches over 350,000 individuals twice a month at almost no cost. In addition, we're interested in your ad...  read on...

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eBooks For Expats

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We have added  three new eBooks to our website; Moving to Argentina, Retirement Planning for Offshore Living and a travel guide for Cozumel -  Moving to Argentina -Moving to Argentina - Click Here - The advantages of Coming to Argentina is a unique experience! The people are unforgettable and the scenery spectacular. You know you are in Latin America. My husband and I legally immigrated to Argentina.  After years of traveling and living in most of the Spanish-speaking world, I chose Buenos Aires, Argentina as my home. My husband and I made our decision in April, and we stepped off the plane in Buenos Aires with visas in our passports in August of the same year. The Moving to Argentina E-Book has invaluable information and amusing experiences of our life in Argentina and how we legally moved here. I have not found another source that will give you this detailed description of legal immigration to Argentina. Retirement Planning for Offshore Living - Retirement Planning for Offshore Living - The advantages of outsourcing your retirement have never been better! Why not start a second "dream" career, or retire in a low cost, tropical country? Spend less than 25% of your present monthly budget while maintaining or even enhancing your lifestyle.  Say "goodbye" to your financial planner and her "advice" that you must accumulate at least $1,000,000 or more in liquid assets before you retire or leave your "day job". "Retirement Planning for Offshore Living" will become your personal coach and roadmap to "offshore living". Use the standards provided to identify, compare and analyze your optimal country and retirement or second career haven. Cozumel - The Complete Guide - Cozumel - The Complete Guide - Click Here - Cozumel Vacation the complete guide offers more than 200 pages of reviews, business listings, tours, attractions, and money saving tips for island visitors. Cozumel, the largest island in Mexico is a vacation hotspot visited by thousands of people each day. Some stay only for a day and some stay for weeks at a time. Visitors travel to Cozumel arriving by plane, ferry, and cruise ship. This beautiful island has long been known as a cruise ship and diver's paradise. World-famous dive sites discovered by Jacques Cousteau and beautiful white beaches, Mexico's Cozumel is home to one of the biggest barrier reef systems in the world.  For the past ten years, author Patricia A. Holt has been coming to Cozumel and experiencing all it has to offer. The one thing Cozumel was missing was a complete guidebook for visitors to find things. That was her purpose in compiling over 10 years of real life experience into the perfect island directory. Now you can benefit from the knowledge she has gained visiting Cozumel for more than a decade. You can relax and enjoy your vacation knowing that anything you need to know from A to Z is at your fingertips. If you are coming to Cozumel for the first time or coming back for the 10th time this book is a must have for your travel bag. eBooks for Expats - International Relocation Reports - Offshore Investment Reports - Reports On Offshore Real Estate, Moving Overseas,  and a wide range of subjects for those seeking to restart their lives overseas.  eBooks are a great idea.  Consider This: If, for example, you are trying to figure out how to move to Bolivia, buy a ranch, get residency and a passport; you won't find a standard book on how to go about accomplishing those ends at your local library.  You will here.  We have hundreds of great eBooks lined up and coming your way.  Diamond mining in Africa, play the European lottery, where the odds are ten times better than the USA, Homestead in Belize, Moving to Thailand, Working Worldwide from a lap...  our list of titles is growing daily.

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Announcements

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EscapeArtist Travel Magazine ? EscapeArtist Travel The travel magazine and website with a point of view; a world-view. EscapeArtist.com and EscapeArtist Travel is about more than travel; it's about personal exploration through world travel and international relocation.  EscapeArtist is for the independent thinker; the self-aware traveler passionately seeking an interactive cultural experience, meeting local people, examining cultural conditions and exploring unknown lands. Departments and service features will surround the adventurous travelers with every aspect of their obsession -- world music, living abroad in multiple nations, second nation residency visas, columns on travel photography, travel ethics, work vs. travel issues, historical journeys, travel health, travel-tech, and road gear. In creating this website we did so with an international perspective - - we've moved overseas, some of us from the USA, others from London, some of us from other nations: and now we live overseas; or to be more precise we live an international lifestyle picking and choosing our locational preferences. We travel the world gaining from each nation what each nation has to offer, we don't judge other nations based on the prescribed political view of any other nation - - we make our own judgments, we're independent people and independent thinkers.  We are what might be called international perspective sophisticates.... and we believe that you are too, or you wouldn't be here on this website seeking information on international relocation.