Escape
From America Magazine
Index
For Volume Nine Issue Number Nine - September 2007
Live Where
You Want To Live! ~ Live How You Want To Live! ~ And Make Money Doing It!
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"The
only stable state is one in which all men are equal before the law"
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| Argentina’s
Northwest by Car |
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Dolores Johnson
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Argentina’s
Northwest by Car - The Andes Mountain Range cuts through
this region and creates beautiful scenery just like the Rocky Mountains
in the USA. Like the Rockies, the Andes Mountains generally run North
– South with long valleys between them. However, unlike the Rockies
where the dominant wind comes from the West, the wind in these Andes blows
from the East, from the Atlantic Ocean, across a humid plain. The
temperate valleys around Salta are a traditional center for the Argentine
cowboys, called gauchos in Spanish, and the large ranches, called estancias
in Argentina. Some of the oldest estancias in Argentina are in this
area and they are filled with history. The Argentine cowboys, the
gauchos, fought in the War of Independence from Spain in the early part
of the 19th century.
| Australia:
Love It Or Leave It? |
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By
L.Wharton
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Australia:
Love It Or Leave It? - Similarities
to the United States are unfortunately much more numerous and prevalent
than they were five years ago. American companies are everywhere
now: McDonalds, KFC, Target, K-Mart, Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin Robbins,
good god, they even have Curves, and those are only the obvious ones. Hungry
Jacks is really Burger King and Big W is Walmart in thinly cloaked disguise.
As far as omnipotent megacorporations go, they have Coles and Woolworths
controlling 85% of the nation’s grocery sales. I used to think Walmart’s
15% market share was scary.
| Immigrating
to Morden, Manitoba, Canada |
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By
Dave Wilkinson
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Immigrating
to Morden, Manitoba, Canada - Morden
is a beautiful small town situated in rural southern Manitoba. The population
is 6,500 people. Actually, the town’s proud boast is that we were
described in the prestigious Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine - 2004 as
one of ten “Best In Country Living” places in Canada. The very life blood
of this whole region is based on farming and agriculture.
| Oddballs
In Chile |
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By
Terri Anderson
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Oddballs
In Chile - I get the feeling that
the Chileans think we’re a bit odd. We’re tallish, blondish, and
have chosen to live in a country where we know no one. But one of
the major factors is that at the age of 36 and 32 respectively, Gary and
I are not married, we don’t have kids, and I don’t make jam. The not-married
terminology puts me in my place regularly.
| Killing
Fields of South Africa: Elephants in the Crosshairs of Extinction |
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By
Steve Best
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Killing
Fields of South Africa: Elephants in the Crosshairs of Extinction
- I see the human-elephant “conflict”
as a microcosm of a planetary social and ecological crisis brought about
by globalization, underdevelopment, insatiable resource extraction, and
the violent and hierarchical domination of human over human and human over
nature. The approach of the South African government, park system,
and people toward the “elephant problem” has global significance and is
an indicator of whether or not humankind as a whole can steer itself away
from imminent disaster and learn to harmonize its existence with the natural
world.
| Ex-Pat
Tips |
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By
Ward Naughton and Doug Johnson
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Ex-Pat
Tips - So you landed that exciting assignment abroad!
Most transfers take place between May and September and according to U.S.
News & World Report, as many as 400,000 employees relocate internationally
each year ("Taking a Foreign Flier," March 12, 2006). That means
thousands of Americans like you are contemplating or undergoing a move
to a city across the globe.
| Worried
About Dragging Your Kids Around the World? |
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By
Heather Domnik
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Worried
About Dragging Your Kids Around the World?Don't be. Here's Why. - In
the early 1960’s, doctors Ruth and John Useem coined the term Third Culture
Kid (TCK) to describe a population that’s growing bigger every year and
that has special advantages and problems: "[A] person who has spent
a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents'
culture, a third culture kid, builds relationships to all of the cultures,
while not having full ownership in any,” they wrote. “Although elements
from each culture are assimilated into the third culture kid's life experience,
the sense of belonging is in relationship to others of the same background."
(Pollock & van Reken, 2001, p. 19).
| Things
To Plan Before Moving Away From America |
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By
Casandra Tian
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Things
To Plan Before Moving Away From America - It’s ok, you can
admit it - at least once in your life you’ve dreamed of quitting your job,
quietly leaving the country and going somewhere where no one can ever find
you again? If you’ve ever looked into this in any detail you have
probably noticed that giving up your life in the United States and moving
to another country is more difficult and time consuming than you may have
thought. There are probably things that you haven’t ever thought
about that you must do before you book your ticket to paradise.
| Life
On Board a Boat |
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By
Beverly Yip
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Life
On Board a Boat - My experience living on board was brief,
but sweet. I have friends who live on their trimaran on the North
American west coast, a little north of San Francisco. Wilma lived
in an apartment on the marina before she met her partner and chose to abandon
her conventional lifestyle and move in with him. Her first task was
to trim down her life in a 3 bedroom apartment to fit, with another person,
into a 45 ft trimaran.
| Living
in Mexico: Lord of the Flies? |
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By
Doug Bower
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Living
in Mexico: Lord of the Flies? - I've
been wracking my small and insignificant brain lately trying to come up
with a way of describing the colonies American gringos start in the Mexican
towns in which they congregate. Mind you, I am operating under a
tremendous bias lately and if I seem a bit hyperbolic, you will have to
forgive me. I am thinking that perhaps I've had one too many threats
and the fire, my Lord the fire, was what really has set me on edge about
the whole thing.
| Moving
To Panama |
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By
Carlos Neuman
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Moving
To Panama - The
country of Panama is promoting foreign investment, and residential tourism
is one of the major bets of the Government. When moving into Panama one
important thing that should be considered is your financial security and
your immigrant status. In this article you will find valuable information
about immigration, property acquisition and estate planning, issues that
should be considered before doing any investment in the country.
| Arequipa,
Peru - A Place to Retire |
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By
Martin Crossland
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Arequipa,
Peru - A Place to Retire - We
stroll a few blocks to the impressive Plaza de Armas. This is one
of the largest and most beautiful central plazas in Peru. On the
north side is the awesome, twin-towered Cathedral, founded in 1612 and
largely rebuilt in the 19th Century after having been repeatedly damaged
by earthquakes and fire. In 2001 the two towers collapsed again in
an earthquake, but have now been rebuilt and reinforced.
| Singapore:
An Expatriate Destination |
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By
Griselle Cardozo
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Singapore:
An Expatriate Destination - Singapore was and is still an
extremely popular expatriate destination. It offers a myriad of possibilities
to anyone wishing to make a home here. According to the Singapore
Economic Development Board, this island nation is the second most attractive
environment for highly skilled foreigners and Asia's number one place to
live and work. It is also Asia’s least bureaucratic place for doing
business.
| Temple
Fair |
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By
Steve Rosse
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Temple
Fair - I took
my wife Mem and our son Andy to a temple fair at Wat Chalong last week.
When I first came to Phuket, the fairs at the island’s biggest temple were
simple country things; a dozen booths selling cheap clothing and house
wares arranged around a small oval track on which ran an ancient miniature
locomotive pulling five cars full of screaming, happy kids.
| The
Mañana Complex |
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By
David Morrill
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The
Mañana Complex - The
tradition of putting things off until tomorrow--or next month--is as endemic
in Ecuador as it is in other Latin American countries. If the carpenter
tells you he will have your bookcase finished in two weeks, expect it in
two months. If you've booked the washing machine repairman or Internet
installer to come Thursday afternoon, be prepared for disappointment.
(Although you can alter the status quo through sheer persistence--reconfirm
appointments by phone the morning they are scheduled, and show the carpenter
no mercy.)
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Beyond Borders: Everybody’s Guide to Affordable, World-Class Medical Tourism.Medical
Tourism is the latest travelling catchphrase. It sounds easy: "Just pop
over to thailand for a hip replacement, it's much cheaper than at home,
and have a holiday while you are at it.". But what is the reality
of that? This fascinating eBook will help you decide if going abroad
for medical care is best for you, and how to go about it. It is succinct,
well researched and full of valuable information. |
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Escape
Artist Travel Magazine - Online January 2007 ~ The travel magazine
with a point of view; a world-view. EscapeArtist Travel Magazine is about
more than travel; it is about personal exploration through world travel.
EscapeArtist Travel is for the independent traveler passionately seeking
an interactive cultural experience, meeting local people, examining cultural
conditions and exploring unknown lands. A Travel Magazine with an attitude
- Yes; our travel magazine has an attitude, slighty iconoclastic, defintely
cutting edge, and willing to take risks, both in attitude and in content. |
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any Americans from the greater San Francisco Bay Area-especially Silicon
Valley-who have moved to Ireland for business or a better way of life?
Please contact me. Ruth Carlson www.talkintravel.com
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Marketplace. Our stories of successes and failures are told by those who
have made that lifestyle change and moved to the Caribbean themselves.
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| International
Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings |
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International
Properties With Color Photos
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International
Real Estate Marketplace Featured Listings - See this month's featured
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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.
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our eZines every month - What’s Cooking? We
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real estate then our magazines are the place to start - Articles on buying,
selling developing, remodeling and constructing overseas real estate.
We'll get you there ahead of the pack, and we will make sure that you land
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| Japan:
No Qualifications Needed |
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By
Glenn Huntley
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Japan:
No Qualifications Needed - There
are many things we all think about doing in life, but somehow end up postponing
and procrastinating. Better late than never, though, as they say, and at
the ripe old age of thirty, I had just come back from having had a great
time as a camp counselor in New York City, when, deciding I could do with
some more overseas travel, I saw an ad for an agency looking for English
teachers to work in Japan.
| Making
Money Overseas - Writing eBooks For EscapeArtist.com |
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EscapeArtist.com
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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.
We
are actively seeking articles, eBook manuscripts and reports
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Seeking
Freighter & Train Travel Articles
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Constructed
Or Remodeled A House Overseas?
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 We
want your Freighter Travel / Train Travel Article or eBook - We're
interested in your freighter travel / train travel article or eBook - If
you've got a freighter travel or train travel article tell us about it
- EscapeArtist.com publishes up to eighty new articles per month.
We are actively seeking articles, eBook manuscripts and reports. Contact
us with your article proposal |
 Have
you built or remodeled a house abroad? - We're interested in your article
or eBook on house construction or restoration - EscapeArtist.com publishes
up to eighty new articles per month. In addition to articles, we
publish Books, eBooks and special reports. We're interested in your
article or other article eBook proposals - Contact
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Current
Jobs Postings for international employment -Jobs
Overseas current listings updated 24 hours a day, seven days a week - In
addition to our current jobs postings the links on our overseas
jobs resources page leads to country Resources, Jobs Websites,
Contacts, Summer Jobs, Volunteer Jobs, Information On Living Overseas,
Articles, Listings of Expatriate Groups In Various Nations, Recruitment
Agencies, Books, Plus A Wide Range Of Resources For Those Wishing To Restart
Their Life Overseas ~ |
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| A
Modern-Day Panamanian Invasion |
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By
Bob Bauman
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A
Modern-Day Panamanian Invasion - A stand out among current
offshore tax havens, Panama combines maximum financial privacy, a long
history of judicial enforcement of asset protection friendly laws, strong
anti-money laundering laws, tax exemptions for foreigners and, due to its
unique historic relationship with the United States, a high degree of independence
from outside pressures, including those from Washington, D.C.
| Crossing
Japan By Train |
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By
Arin Vahanian
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Crossing
Japan By Train - How
would you like to go halfway across the most expensive country in the world,
by train, for just $20? Year after year, Japan tops the lists of
expensive countries, yet there are extraordinary bargains to be found.
One of them is the opportunity to travel across the country for the price
of two movie tickets. Do you like to surf? Then you can go all the
way from Tokyo to southern Japan’s largest city, Fukuoka, a distance of
1175 kilometers (730 miles). Or, if you prefer skiing, how about
going to the northern city of Akita, a distance of 659 kilometers (409
miles)? In either case, it only costs you $20.
| Brazil's
Classic Alpine Escape |
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By
C.M.Knighten
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Brazil's
Classic Alpine Escape - The Itatiaia region has gone through
many changes in the past. The area where the Park lies today, which
is located between the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São
Paulo was once the property of the Viscount of Mauá. The Brazilian
government bought it from him in 1908. The Emperor Dom Pedro II had
bought the land to grow cold weather fruits. He sent European immigrants
there to cultivate the land, yet the plantations never yielded good crops
owing to the poor soil and the project failed.
| Pirates
in the Caribbean? A Caribbean Adventure |
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By
Scott Boswell
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Pirates
in the Caribbean? A Caribbean Adventure - Many people
dream of life on a Caribbean island. Exotic names like the West Indies,
the Spice Islands, the Spanish Main and the Grenadines conjure images of
swashbuckling adventures and high-seas drama. I've always been a
bit of a pirate at heart, and several years ago I decided to try the island
lifestyle on Isla (Margarita Island in English), located in the Southern
Caribbean off the Venezuelan coast.
| Above
and Below: Exploring New Zealand’s Caves and Glaciers |
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By
Dhara Baiden
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Above
and Below: Exploring New Zealand’s Caves and Glaciers - On
the north island we visited Waitomo Caves and took an “adventure tour”
through the expansive cave systems. I was nervous...I think more
scared of my imagination (trolls!) than anything legitimate. We had
been cave exploring in Northern Ireland, which we loved, but the tour in
NZ was a little more intense; no handrails or gentle slopes to be found.
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Writing and Photography Workshops |
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Travel
Writer's and Photographer's Workshop - 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... click
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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 |
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| All
You Ever Wanted To Know About Buying A Castle |
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By
Helga van Horn
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 All
You Ever Wanted To Know About Buying A Castle By Helga van Horn
- I once said that most people will do almost anything to read about buying
a castle, because it's such a fascinating subject; but few of them will
ever really go out and buy a castle. Well I wrote that before the Berlin
wall fell and the sudden surprise appearance of numerous magnificent castles
in Eastern Europe. Suddenly we were seeing castles worth buying at
prices we could afford. Then came the expat revolution, (diaspora?) and
thousands of people starting moving overseas; and what better house could
we ask for beyond a castle? That's the top of the line in housing.
...and think of the business you could run out of a castle; Bed & Breakfast,
Resort Hotel, Restaurant, Spa, Condiminium Project, Joint Ownership, Time
Share . . . you can use your own imagination to figure out dozens of use
concepts, because the greatest part of buying a castle is the dreaming.
. . . and there's money to be made with castle ownership . . .
People have
always traveled to distant parts of the world to see great buildings or
other works of art, to learn new languages, to experience new cultures,
or to taste new cuisine. As long ago as the time of the Roman Republic
places such as Baiae were popular coastal resorts for the rich. Castles
are a natural draw; always have been, always will be. They aren't building
any more 300 year old castles - supplies are limited.
Last year tourism
generated USD$ 5,490.4 billion dollars of economic activity and it is set
to generate even more in the coming years. It is perhaps the major industry
that anyone can enter - - with no limits to its growth. If you get
a castle - and if you buy it as a result of seeing it advertised on EscapeArtist.com
or as a result of reading this eBook report on buying castles, and if you're
willing to put a statement on your website stating as much; then EscapeArtist.com
will give you free advertising for your castle-run business.
Also, keep
in mind that if nothing else, traveling through Europe looking for a castle
would make an ideal vacation...
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New eBooks
available this month:
| The
Malbec Diaries: Buying a Vineyard in Argentina - Have you ever wanted
to own a vineyard and make wine, but assumed that only wealthy people could
afford this lifestyle? Perhaps more than once you’ve popped the cork
on a great bottle of wine and thought,“this should be my name on the label.”
Argentina is an exciting region where winemaking is an affordable reality.
Click
Here for an entertaining and informative eBook about just this. |
| The
Pleasure of Life in Baja Sur - No matter what your reasons for coming
to Baha Sur, you may not plan to stay as long as you do -- the author of
this report planned to get away to Baha Sur for a month. After two
years she has never left and loves her life there.Whether you just want
to visit on a passport, or whether you’re considering living there full-
or part-time and need a Visa, you will learn much of what you need to know
about life in Baja Sur from this fact-filled eBook. Click
Here for the report. |
| The
A to Z of Moving Overseas - Thousands of people have the desire to
move overseas but don't know how or where to begin. Sadly, many would-be
expatriates get bogged down in the details and can't effectively plan or
carry out their move. If you’re ready, willing and able to relocate to
the destination of your choice, you will want to get this a step-by-step
guide to planning a successful transition overseas, from start to finish.
No matter where you are at in the process, this eBook will offer solutions,
give comfort and ask the right questions to help guide you safely on to
your new frontier. Click
Here for the full report. |
| The
Philippines Property Primer - is a dynamic resource that does as the
title implies; it primes you so you are ready to explore this often confusing
marketplace. Make no mistake -- there are plenty of pitfalls, traps
and outright scams waiting for you! If you think real estate can
be a minefield back home, imagine what it can be like in a country where
Caveat Emptor takes on its true meaning! Click
Here to expose the traps and find out how to ask the right questions. |
New Titles
Available Next Month
| Offshore
Living in Panama |
| A Ramble in South-East Asia |
| Uncovered! The Bare Facts About
Nude Recreation |
| Quick Tricks Anyone Can Use To
Learn Any Foreign Language |
| Become A Costa Rican in 30 Minutes
Flat |
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 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. Our list of titles is growing daily. |
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Expat
Letters to the Editor - Escape from America Magazine cordially
invites readers to send their comments and suggestions in the form of praise
or criticism to the editor of the magazine. Each page of the magazine
is linked to a form page where readers can easily express their thoughts,
thus providing insightful feedback to the magazine staff. Letters
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will provide us with the valuable information needed to make Escape From
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available to help you make your escape to great adventure, unique travel,
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Want to
submit an article? -Are you Living Overseas? Are you traveling
in one of the four corners of the world? Running a hamburger stand
in Tegucigalpa? Tell like-minded people about it! We can assure
you that our readers want to know about what you're doing! We want articles
from anyone living an usual lifestyle. What we're looking for are ideas,
not Pulitzer Prize writers. Ideas are what fuel our magazine, and our website.
You don't have to be a professional writer to submit an article - especially
if you've walked the walk. Send us your article ideas, we are very interested
in hearing from you. We are currently seeking articles on living
overseas, adventure and discovery travel, jobs overseas, those who've started
overseas businesses, worked overseas as a telecommuter, internet
businesses, and articles on the subject of offshore investing. We are also
seeking articles by those who have invested offshore who will share their
experiences, both positive and negative. Anonymous bylines are okay.
We are seeking articles from those who have been successful at starting
and running businesses abroad or on-line from overseas locations. We're
continually looking for articles on overseas living lifestyles - let us
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Vacation
Packages & Travel Activities New!
If
you're tired of seeing all the same trip ideas on all the other vacation
sites - be prepared for a breath of fresh air.... Escape Artist Vacations
is here! As part of our new travel section we have launched a Vacation
Packages and Travel Activities site! This includes listings of unique vacations,
exotic tours, hidden hotels and much more. We're helping you find the perfect
place to go and the best things to do. Go
There>> |
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Directory Of All Archived Articles
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On Travel, Living Overseas, Jobs Overseas, Investing Overseas and Offshore
Real Estate -
On Our Website - By country & by category - a list of thousands of
articles on Living, Working, Investing & Traveling Overseas &
International Real Estate - Our website has wide spectrum of articles on
living overseas, international real estate, investing overseas, unique
travel and expatriate resources and contacts around the world. If
you want to teach school in Japan, buy a condo in Rio de Janeiro, homestead
beachfront land on the mosquito coast, run a coffee farm in Costa Rica,
live on an island in Panama, or struggle through the traffic of downtown
Bangkok, we've got the articles.... We hope you make your escape.
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