AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan before War - You Khan - Before the coup, before the Russians invaded, before ensuing tribal conflicts, before the US reprisal against terrorism, Afghanistan was a country on the "Overland Trail."  Many travelers passed though on their way to India or Europe. It was a country, which had not fully entered the twentieth century. It may be true, today. Mr. Ginger made his first trip to Afghanistan in 1976. Since then, he has traveled there on several occasions, the most recent being this year, before the terrorist attacks on NYC and Washington. Ginger's experiences in Afghanistan paint a picture of a people firecly proud of their Asian heritage, and a country where war is no stranger.
The Fierce Afghani Game of  Buskashi - The Afghan Pulse - The ancient game of Buzkashi has been played in northern Afghanistan since the days of Ghengis Khan, the Mongol warrior whose army swept across Asia in the 13th century.  It is a fierce game of competition played on the steppes of Asia by expert horsemen. The chopendoz strive to win at any cost. It is a Machiavellian game, where the end justifies the means and all means are utilized. In centuries past, the game of Buzkashi would begin at daybreak and last till sundown.  The fierce struggle for winning remains. The chopendoz are remarkable horsemen and frenzied competitors, where anything goes. Smashed noses, wrenched shoulders, and shattered thigh bones are not at all uncommon.

AFRICA
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.
Sunset Over Africa - Click Here - “These people live so deep in the forest, that most people don’t even know they exist. Any history book on Madagascar will mention that there are nineteen ethnic tribes in Madagascar but this tribe is never even mentioned. They’re Pygmies and most people have never seen them.” “Yah, but they are a different people than the Ete Pygmies of Zaire,” someone else said. There had just been a quick reference on the radio, but supposedly, many Malagasy know about them.
Sunset Over Africa Part II - Click Here - The second part of a very popular article by Andrew Crone, the first of which appeared in The Escape From America Magazine Volume Two - Issue Number Five. "A seven foot yellow brick wall surrounded the offices. Two tall palm trees and a crumbling red tiled roof were visible from behind the wall. You needed to enter through a grand cast-iron gate and follow the dirt walkway, which was defined by two rows of rocks through the dirt yard. The offices were in a yellow one story building. In front was a verandah with several tall green French doors, each leading to a different office. The paint on everything was chipped and faded."
The Case for an International Venture Fund - Click Here - A friend of a friend of mine was starting a commercial fishing operation based in Africa. He had taken the time to have a proper business plan prepared; complete with his own audited financial statement.  This person was in need of a business loan to complete the purchase of a boat and equipment. He has had 12 years of commercial fishing experience, is familiar with various wholesalers to sell to, and had roughly 30% of his own cash in the deal. He could NOT get this deal done in the US!

ANTARCTICA
Ice Story - Antarctica - Ice Story - Antarctica - Living and Working on the 7th Continent - Lisa Williams has worked 31 months in Antarctica over six seasons - she can tell you how to find a job there - if you go, don't swim at night ~
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

ARMENIA
Live in Armenia ~ a place of culture, history, good people, and low cost of living - Click Here -
Raffi Kojian writes, "Although Armenia probably does not cross the mind of the average American very often, those considering retirement or life abroad would do well to consider all this first Christian nation has to offer. With an incredibly low cost of living, a variety of climates, choice of city or country life, many sites to visit, virtually zero crime and one of the world's most hospitable people, it has much to offer anyone. As part of the Soviet Union, Armenia was one of the most prosperous and advanced parts of the entire communist world.   Now, with independence and a depressed economy, it offers a chance to live in a Western city for very little money."

ARGENTINA
Deliberately homeless: What it means to be a full-time PT - Click Here - by Paul Terhorst;  In a very real sense, our home address is our E-mail address.  PTs like security and predictability…it's just that security to us is a trusted friend, a helping hand, rather than a government program. ~ From "The Best of International Living"
Hong Kong, Austria, Turkey, Finland, London, Argentina, Ecuador
My Secrets to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Click Here - 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.
The Argentine Gaucho's World - The International Photo- Essays of Gustavo Gatto - Click Here - Argentina! What could be more romantic than Argentina? Many of us dream of making a living from our creative efforts and living offshore in places like Argentina. What could be more pleasurable then being a photographer that travels around the world and creates photo essays? Gustavo Gatto does just that. This photo essay on The Argentine Gaucho's World is typical of the fine work that Gustavo creates.  It's a pleasure to be able to feature it in our webZine.
The Argentine Option ~ Moving to Argentina ~ Part One - Click Here - A report written By Peterson Conway VIII an expatriate living in Argentina.  We'll add sections of this report to the magazine in the coming months.  more

ASIA
Expats In Asia - Bill Heinecke, Entrepreneur Extraordianaire - Click Here - 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, or I should say when I first saw him, was when he was still in high school, hanging around the Bangkok World newspaper selling ads for a harebrained project he had. That was in 1966 and I was a reporter for the World at the time. It wasn't long after that that Bill's father kicked him out of the house. Bill had graduated from high school but he didn't want to go to college. His father gave him an ultimatum: go to college or get a job. Bill didn't wanted to do either." by Harold Stephens
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

AUSTRALIA
Escape Artist Evaluation of Australia As a Expatriate Destination - Click Here - As pointed out in the book Escape From America, measuring a nation's potential as an expatriate destination by looking only at the level of wages & personal income is foolish. Level of income tells you nothing other than how much is being earned. It doesn't tell you the price of tomatoes, the quality of the schools, nor the level of crime. If you have to put bars on your windows, bus your children 15 miles to a civilized school and eat polluted tomatoes, you've lost income and quality of life  - - Australia is noted for many things, but most of all it is noted for it's excellent quality of life.
Expatriates Build Wealth in Australia - Click Here - The Aussie dollar is at an all time low against the American dollar and the strong Pound Sterling, consequently there is strong purchasing power for Expats and UK residents in Australia. Australia welcomes foreign investment in real estate. Overseas investors can therefore obtain the benefit of freehold title.  To take advantage of this, major developers such as Central Equity apply to the Federal Government Foreign Investment Review Board to gain permission to sell their residential apartments to foreign investors prior to releasing their development to the public.
Learning Australian - Surfing Australia - Click Here - Crista Birmingham, an American surfer has been learning Australian while she surfs the best spots in the land down under. She provides us with insights about Australia, Australians and what it takes for a Yank to get along with them and their culture. She also explains how to transverse the country and how to land jobs.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

AUSTRIA
Hong Kong, Austria, Turkey, Finland, London, Argentina, Ecuador
My Secrets to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Click Here - 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.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

BAHAMAS
16th Annual Premier Offshore Advantage Seminar - Click Here - The 16th Annual Premier Offshore Advantage Seminar is hosted by two of the world's most powerful private financial alliances - The Sovereign Society and The Oxford Club.  Those who attend the conference will have the opportunity to meet and learn from over 20 international advisors.  Some of those present include J. Richard Duke JD; privacy expert and editor of The Sovereign Individual, Mark Nestmann; Peter Zipper, Senior Vice President of Anglo Irish Bank - Austria; Jack Sturgis, Vice President of DEXIA Banque á Luxembourg; Michael Checkan, President of Asset Strategies International; Bob Bauman, former U.S. Congressman and offshore author and A-Letter editor; C.A. Green, Investment Director for the Oxford Club -- plus many more. The cost of this four-day, event-filled seminar starts at $945 and will be held on May 16-20, 2001 in the Bahamas.
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.
Seminar Announcement:  the 15th Annual Premier Offshore Advantage Seminar Join us May 17-20, 2000 at the Sheraton Grande Hotel in Paradise Island, The Bahamas and build a fortress around your wealth. Hear from 32 international experts on offshore trusts, IBCs, banking, investing and taxes. You'll meet and talk with some of the world's leading offshore bankers, attorneys and financiers, experts from the Caribbean, Switzerland, and Austria, special workshops on asset protection, banking privacy and global wealth. 2 days of seminars + 2 days of interactive workshops. Make your reservations NOW. In the US toll free: 1 800 992-0205 or call 410-223-2645. E-mail: mwhetstine@agora-inc.com -
Things Are Better On Grand Bahama - Click Here - Living and investing in the Bahamas is made a lot easier when you have someone who knows the ropes. Jerry Ritter knows the ropes better than anyone we know. He tells us about the Grand Bahamas. It comes as a surprising to some that the Bahamas actually consist of over 700 islands. Some of them are gems. If we lived there and had a boat we could see them all -- one day at a time.

BELGIUM
Trying to Pick a New Country to Live In - Part Two - Click Here - Last month we looked at the subtleties in making judgments about an expatriate destination.  We saw that while a country like Belgium has excellent schools, high culture, fine art, good food, great beer and all of the amenities we might desire, it doesn't have the open spaces, excellent real estate prices and low population density of a country like Belize.  Which is better? -  Escape From America Editor Roger Gallo provides more wit and wisdom in part two of this inquiry.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

BELIZE
Adapter Kit: Belize ~ Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Living, Retiring & Investing In Belize ~ by Lan Sluder - Adapter Kit: Belize - Belize is a favorite of those seeking a calmer lifestyle in close proximity to the wonders of nature.  It's a place where Big Brother isn't looking over your shoulder and you can set your own building codes or own a flock of chickens. It's a place where you can spend the day fishing without trying to keep up with the Jones's. It's also become one of the hottest expatriate destinations in Latin America. In a world that cries out for 'how to' books, a 'how to' book on moving to Belize was sorely needed. That need was recently met by Lan Sluder, with the publication of his Adapter Kit: Belize from Avalon Travel Publishing.
Belize's New Residency Program - Some Say It's The Best In The World! - Click Here - You can set up an office in Belize and run your business from there, (taking advantage of the low overhead costs, and tax free status we might add ) and still qualify for this program, as long as none of the money your company earns comes from a source within Belize. In this age of e-commerce and telecommuting , this scenario could work for a vast number of people. ~ Bill & Claire Gray tell us how to move to Belize - Sounds good, but who in their right mind wants to live on a white-sand beach when they could be living in Detroit?
Down In Ol' Belize - Expat Explorations and Back Country Research - Click Here - "At our table, Wild Bill told me his story:  He arrived in Placencia, he told me, a year earlier after driving around the U.S. in a motor home. On the word of two ladies he met in Colorado and his subsequent research, he began to believe that there was a village in Central America called Placencia, which had everything he was looking for: Favorable money exchange, fresh food, great diving, and a laid-back lifestyle, complete with thatched huts and wild animals." - More intrepid research from Robin Sparks Daugherty as she searches the world in pursuit of a perfect home.
Emory King Talks About Retirement In Belize - Click Here - The name Emory King is probably recognized by more people in Belize, (and thousands of people abroad), than any other except the Right Hon. George Price, the Father of Belize, and Hon. Said Musa,  the current Prime Minister. King arrived in Belize in 1953 when the yacht he was on crashed onto the reef at English Caye. From that day to this he has been talking and writing about the wonderful country of Belize.  If you want to move to Belize, the half dozen or so books by Emory King are required reading.
EXCLUSIVE REPORT - Escapeartist Living in Belize Fights US Tax Indictment - Click Here - Jay Picon (aka Joseph Ross) resides in Belize along with hundreds of other expats who have settled there over the years.  But Ross is unique.  In 1986, he was served a U.S. indictment on tax evasion charges alleging he failed to disclose and pay taxes on savings held in a Mexican bank account. He faces up to 20 years in prison and $2 million in fines.  Gazing across the slow-moving water of the Mopan River toward his Mopan River Resort -- a 10 acre luxury getaway -- he'll tell you the last sixteen years have been the happiest of his life.  Ross and his wife Pamella have second passports.
Finding a Little Piece of Paradise in Belize - Click Here - In the late 1980's my husband Bill and I bought a used R.V., packed it with everything we felt we couldn't live without and  moved from our home in Hollywood California to Belize , Central America.
Homesteading In Belize - Click Here - We get the feeling that there are a lot of people waiting for our series on homesteading the Mosquito Coast.  Here is the first in the series. This one is by Bill & Claire Gray who are more or less considered the authorities on moving to Belize. They make homesteading land in Belize sound very simple. Let's go! ~ more
MEXICO, BELIZE
OACC Workshops ~ Solutions for Leaders ~ Caye Chapel, Belize, October 26th-28th  and at Cancun, Mexico, November 23rd–25th, 2001 - Shhhh - Learn about Corporate Structures and Ownership Solutions, Operating Offshore Structures, Secure Communication, Banking and Investments. You are invited to one of two exclusive and intimate learning experiences that are limited to 12 participants each in order to ensure a real personal experience. These are truly unique opportunities to learn directly how to structure your business and private affairs so as to greatly benefit from an offshore solution from Lic. Steve Saemmler-Klein and his team. Be sure not to miss out. Choose from one of two small group weekend retreats located in two wonderful tropical locations. The first is at the exclusive and luxurious Caye Chapel Golf Resort, a small and private tropical island situated on the Belize Barrier Reef and surrounded by the turquoise tropical waters of Belize. The second is held at the world famous Ritz Carlton Hotel in Cancun, Mexico’s tropical Caribbean playground.
'Tax-Free' Residency In Belize - Click Here - New Retired Persons Incentive Act Allows 'Tax-Free' Residency In Belize - The Retired Persons Incentive Act passed by the Belize legislature in early 1999  is now in force and being implemented by the Belize Tourism Board. The program, which resembles the formerly popular but now defunct pensionado program in Costa Rica, is designed to attract more retirees to Belize.
Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador y Guatemala
The advantages of Living Overseas: a new and refreshing way to look at Offshore - Click Here - Edmund J. Pankau writes about the broader meaning of offshore, this time in terms of the real advantages to the ordinary person seeking a lower cost of living, a better quality of life, reasonable and fantastic real estate, lower taxes, and ground floor business opportunities. "In recent years, Central America has become the Florida, California and Arizona of the 1950’s.  Remember when you could buy beachfront property in Florida for a song? When prices in California were dirt cheap?  Well, those days are now in full bloom just a little further south of the border.  The slower paced climate of Central American has awakened to the realization that is can revitalize its economy by becoming the retirement center of the western world. All of the things that made Florida and California boom are now happening in Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica, as is starting to emerge, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala."
The Rules Are Different in Belize - The Rules Are Different in Belize - Most Americans have lead sheltered lives and are not fully prepared for the adjustments to a new country. Belize is a paradise, but like every paradise it has it's difficulties. Lan Sluder is the editor of Belize First Magazine. If you've got your heart set on Belize you better read what Lan has to say. You might need to adjust your rose colored glasses before you pack your bags - - or at least get the prescription checked ~
The Top Ten Places to Live in Belize - Click Here - Lan Sluder looks at the top ten places to live in Belize and then asks five questions that need to be answered before moving there. Important questions and straight answers from the editor of Belize First Magazine.
Which Way To Heaven? - Click Here - by Robin Sparks - Through Hell, High Water, and a Hurricane: the story of one couple’s perilous journey from New England to Belize - "The 2500-mile journey symbolized for the couple the end of 20 years of dreaming and the beginning of a two-year trial run in the charter sailboat business. What they didn’t know was that the biggest storm to hit the Caribbean in 500 years would rearrange their plans -- it would kill one of their dearest friends, nearly destroy their catamaran, and cause months-long delays and financial depletion. No one said moving to a third world country would be easy..."
You'd Better Belize It's Better - Click Here - Tim Sheppard and his wife Yumiko took a trip to Belize and ended up buying property there.  Tim says, "I have been looking for my own personal spot in the sun for several years.  The US is too crowded, expensive, and I’m tired of all the damn rules.  I’ve been searching Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua for that great deal.  I’ve been disappointed as I searched from Tela to Trujillo, and from San Juan del Sur to Blue Fields and Isla de Maiz.  Unfortunately, too many people saw “gringo” and thought that meant “mucho greenbacks.”  I love the countries and culture, but the prices have just been too high.  I was surprised that Belize, undoubtedly the most expensive Central American country for day-to-day stuff, had the best deals I’ve found on land."

BERMUDA
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.
Our Man in Bermuda - Click Here - Edel Kinsella is a PA/ Secretary from Dublin, London, and Jersey. She writes, "I'd been looking for a contract abroad and was offered one in Saudi Arabia and Bermuda at about the same time.  I chose Bermuda primarily to experience some hot, sunny weather for a change – I was getting tired of freezing my butt off in Ireland, trudging around in rain and sleet, having also been through a stormy, inclement winter in Jersey. This, then, is my settling-in story on the lovely island of Bermuda. For me it's always been fun, exciting, and challenging; they're the things that make life good.”
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.

BOLIVIA
Bolivia - Destination Bolivia - Click Here - "My wife and I made ends meet by teaching in Bolivia. The natural assumption is ESL. I ,however am a university math professor and my Spanish is good enough to give classes in Spanish. My wife who is actually a nurse by profession, also gave elementary school classes in a small English speaking school. Together we could bring in about $ 1100 per month. It is very easy to live on this amount in Bolivia. As a comparison, my wife was offered a 48 hour a week nursing job at $ 120 a month. It is also possible to survive on this wage."

BRAZIL
Brazil - Almost Paradise - Click Here - "Norman Morrison at OceanView Tours explains that because of the current exchange rate, there has never been a better time to consider investing in property in the state of Ceara, [Brazil] where oceanfront properties are available at a third to a sixth of the cost in prime areas of the U.S.. Ceara has some 300 miles of great beaches." ~ Ruth Halcomb from the Network for Living Abroad Newsletter writes about Brazil
Fishing The Pantanal - Click Here - If you're the type that likes fishing, the wild life and adventure try the Pantanal.  What is the Pantanal? The Pantanal is 3000 amazing square miles of Brazilian wet lands.  Hotel owner, adventurer, raconteur and bon vivant Dion Ross is an American who has lived in Brazil for 27 years. He tells us all about it. He ought to know, after 27 years he still lives there ~ more
U.S.A., United Kingdom, Brazil, Hong Kong, Great Britains
The Telecommunications Revolution - Click Here - 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.

BULGARIA
Volunteer Vacations - Click Here - It's 6 a.m. in Bansko, a farm village at the foot of Bulgaria's Rila mountains. Joulia, the 20-year-old Bulgarian leading this workcamp, wakes her twelve volunteers for a breakfast comprised of banitza, homemade cheese pastries, and milk so fresh it's still warm. The dirty dozen is bleary from a late night of plum brandy and dancing in Bansko's disco. Every summer, 33,000 people leave their countries for parts unknown. Their destinations are any one or several of over 2,200  workcamps scattered over 90 countries, from Argentina to Zimbabwe.  Some will work with farmers in the fields, others with children in the inner cities. By volunteering their time and money to help distant neighbors, all share the common goal of global peace and responsibility.

CAMBODIA
Building Self-help in a Cambodian Community - Click Here - On a sweltering February day, balancing unsteadily on a thin strip of wood five meters above ground, I twisted my body enough to accomplish a simple feat: hammering a nail. My small triumph was part of a much larger undertaking—building homes for the poorest of the poor in a threadbare country. After three decades of war and instability, Cambodia, which has experienced horror rivaling anything in history, is on the mend, and the people are cautiously optimistic about the future. Optimism exists because of Tabitha-Cambodia, a nonprofit organization based in Phnom Penh.

CANADA
Canada: A Non-Traditional Tax Haven - Click Here - by David Lesperance - If you have ever cosidered moving to Canada this article will be of extreme interest. In looking at Canada as a possible destination, there are two main considerations; qualifying for permanent residence and tax planning. It may come as a surprise that the new immigrant to Canada can have definite tax advantages.  This article discusses those advantages as well as the varying level of immigrant qualifications.
Canada for Brits - Fleeing Britain For Canada - Click Here - "Canada had always allured us. The thought of all that space, the huge land mass, the natural resources, the healthy living, lumberjacks, bear wrestling, canoes, maple syrup and pancakes .... all the things we had seen on TV and the movies. One could get lost there - what a wonderful thought. Having a vacation home that could act as a base camp for exploring North America (or even south), would be fantastic. And now, with the Internet, and modern communications systems, we could also operate our business ventures from anywhere on the globe, funding our dreams as we go."
Free Software For International Lifestyles & For Expatriates - Click Here - We have found some excellent free software that will add ammunition to your arsenal. Scott Baker an electrical engineer from Ontario, Canada, created some excellent software that is perfect for anyone wanting to live an international lifestyle.  The two pieces of software are an international clock and a converter.  They are absolutely free and they are incredibly versatile.  We are very impressed with this valuable software and we think you will be too.  Get them now while they're still free.
Move To Canada: Live Tax Free - Click Here - by David Lesperance - If you have ever cosidered moving to Canada this article will be of extreme interest. In looking at Canada as a possible destination, there are two main considerations; qualifying for permanent residence and tax planning. It may come as a surprise that the new immigrant to Canada can have definite tax advantages.  This article discusses those advantages as well as the varying level of immigrant qualifications.
Prairie Paradise in Canada - Click Here - "To me this town is not only a paradise,  its a very inexpensive one.  The present population is about 300, and there are a number of houses for sale in this town and the surrounding area for $6000 and up.  For those who can’t afford a villa in Costa Rica or a  French farmhouse, it’s an excellent alternative." Darwin C Vickers Moved from the United States to Canada - He tells us how and why ~ more
The non-resident Canadian Canadian - Click Here - Last month, Escape from America Magazine told about taxes for US citizens working abroad. Canadians have it even better. Tax policies derived from British Commonwealth Laws allow Canadian citizens to receive non-resident status and enjoy no taxes levied obn capital gains and interest accrued outside of Canada. Non-resident Canadian Sam Barsoumian writes, "Unlike US citizens who are forever doomed to file annual taxes, Canadian citizens can elect to become non-residents and forever bid Canada Customs and Revenue Agency farewell. By taking residency in just about any country other than the US, capital gains and interest generated outside of Canada ceases to attract any tax whatsoever. Apart from the tax advantages, taking up residency in other countries allows Canadians to live in a climate of their own choosing and experience a better quality of life for comparatively the same amount of Canadian living expenses. In many cases, the cost of living is far less depending on their choice of country and spending habits."

CAPE VERDE
Cape Properties: Exotic and a Bargain - Click Here - I've come to the conclusion that property in South Africa is now among the best bargains in the world, in both absolute and relative terms. On this trip, I stuck to Jo'berg and the Cape; it's a big country and I simply put myself in the hands of my fairly numerous South African relatives. I can't make any recommendations on Jo'burg property because although it's cheap, I can't see the opportunity, and have no personal interest in it. That's not to say parts of Jo'berg aren't quite nice. - Doug Casey on South Africa.
Cape Properties: Exotic and a Bargain - Click Here - I've come to the conclusion that property in South Africa is now among the best bargains in the world, in both absolute and relative terms. On this trip, I stuck to Jo'berg and the Cape; it's a big country and I simply put myself in the hands of my fairly numerous South African relatives. I can't make any recommendations on Jo'burg property because although it's cheap, I can't see the opportunity, and have no personal interest in it. That's not to say parts of Jo'berg aren't quite nice. - Doug Casey on South Africa.
Investing in Cape Verde: Part I - Click Here - The word is out. The Islands of Cape Verde are a fertile ground for investors. Both individuals and corporations looking for the potential that exists with the special balance of enough development to get things done, but not so much development that there is nothing left to do, are leaving their native countries and settling on the Islands. However, if you want to see your dream come true, you'll have to do more than just show up. Here are some steps that may help you along the way.

CENTRAL AMERICA
Netherlands, Italy and France, and in North and Central America
Moving Your Business Offshore - Offshore/Onshore Reports - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - If you want to know about investing offshore we recommend that you subscribe to the NewsWire. It's written by professionals and provides up to date information that is accurate. By subscribing to the "LowtaxOnline NewsWire" you will be able to receive all important international tax and offshore stories in one compact e-mail, conveniently sent at midnight GMT every Thursday so as to be available around the world before the end of the working week. This LowtaxOnline TaxWire on Moving Your Business Offshore was a Special Feature for Friday 5th January 2001 It was compiled by Tax-news.com editorial staff in London and New York Robert Lee and Mike Godfrey.
Central America, U.S.A. and Europe
The Wireless Advantage and Offshore Investments - Click Here -  Best selling writer Edmund J. Pankau is putting together a new book on offshore investing - The author of "Hide Your Assets and Disappear: A Step-by-Step Guide to Vanishing Without a Trace," Ed has provided us with an article relating to his work in progress.

CARIBBEAN
U.S.A, Europe, Caribbean, Hong Kong
Buy a Rolls Royce for the price of a Chevy - and other ways to profit from an international lifestyle - Click Here - Often a crashing currency also comes attached with an economic crisis. This creates an even better opportunity. In the case of my Rolls, I took advantage of an English economic crunch (which drove the price of luxury cars down and forced many diehard owners to sell), a weak pound, and a U.S. customs loophole. Three distortion opportunities like this are the best.So talk to a tax attorney experienced in international structures, keep and eye on currency fluctuations (right now the Euro is still relatively weak, although it has moved up in recent weeks, which helps create European bargains), and look for distortions relating to fun things you want to be involved in.

CAYMAN ISLANDS
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.

CHILE
Looking At Chile As A Place To Live & Invest - Click Here - From the Best of Doug Casey series, an article on Chile. ~ "Buy real estate. When I visited Chile in 1980, 1 spent some time with a wealthy local at his house in one of Santiago's most fashionable suburbs. The house was typical of those owned by the upper classes in a Third World country; large, lots of handcarved fittings and furniture, swimming pool, tennis court, extensive landscaping, etc. At the time, it was worth about $25,000; today it's worth well over $1,000,000."

CHINA
A Laowai in China - A Foreigner in the Middle Kingdom - Click Here - I was now in China, the infamous Middle Kingdom, the land of the forbidden "Three T's" - Taiwan, Tibet and Tianamen Square. This was to be the start of my long and ongoing love/hate relationship with China.
Investing In China: The 21 Century Powerhouse - Click Here - By Doug Casey - "Most Americans are provincial. If they travel anywhere, it's likely to be to Western Europe; the Orient (forget about Africa and South America) is pretty much Terra Incognita. The distinctions between the different countries and cultures in the Orient -which are as least as great as those in Europe - escape most of them." One of the leading investment consultants in the world, Doug Casey is well known as an authority on international investments. Casey has lived in seven countries, and visited over 150 ~ most several times. In this article on China Doug talks about the current investment climate in China and discusses, Shanghai, which he calls The Blade Runner City, Beijing,  Democracy & Freedom, State & Party, Falun Gong, Societal differences, and why the future in China is better than just good.  This article is a must for anyone concerned with the future, with investments, with the way the world is changine and what those changes mean to us.
Relocation to Shanghai - Our Move - Click Here - "My first impression is that Shanghai is BIG, exotic, with lots and lots of people, bicycles,and cars- but easy to navigate and relatively cheap to live if I don't attempt maintain a totally american lifestyle - which I didn't want to do anyway. The few chinese people I have had contact with after 5 days have been very friendly, helpful, and tolerant. A surprising number of chinese I have encountered speak some English. English is taught as a required subject in most schools. Taxis and bicycles are everywhere. I can get anywhere in the city for 2 or 3 dollars. We won't need a car here."

COSTA RICA
Choosing a Language School - Click Here - You've decided to study abroad to learn a foreign language or to improve your foreign language skills, and now it has come to choosing the best school for your purpose. The task can be daunting with so many choices. Robert Levy, directory of IPEE Spanish Language School in Costa Rica, gives us a few things to consider when making our selection. ~ more
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.
Real Estate in Costa Rica - The Greater Fool Phenomena - Click Here - An article bound to make more enemies than friends - Roger Gallo talks about real estate in Costa Rica and how nouveau real estate agents fresh from Beverly Hills are inviting you to discover Costa Rica 25 years after the real estate bargains disappeared.
Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador y Guatemala
The advantages of Living Overseas: a new and refreshing way to look at Offshore - Click Here - Edmund J. Pankau writes about the broader meaning of offshore, this time in terms of the real advantages to the ordinary person seeking a lower cost of living, a better quality of life, reasonable and fantastic real estate, lower taxes, and ground floor business opportunities. "In recent years, Central America has become the Florida, California and Arizona of the 1950’s.  Remember when you could buy beachfront property in Florida for a song? When prices in California were dirt cheap?  Well, those days are now in full bloom just a little further south of the border.  The slower paced climate of Central American has awakened to the realization that is can revitalize its economy by becoming the retirement center of the western world. All of the things that made Florida and California boom are now happening in Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica, as is starting to emerge, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala."
Tortuguero - The Place of the Turtles - Click Here - The only access to Tortuguero is by boat or by plane.  In the 40’s and 50’s, many small canals were dug by logging interests to connect the inland lagoons and rivers.  Today the canal’s main use is the transportation of tourists to and from the port of Moin to Tortuguero. Expatriate Mary Beth Balliett takes us to Tortuguero and leads us to turtles.
Unique Expatriate Property For Sale - ‘A Caribbean Hideaway On Costa Rica’s Talamanca Coast’ - Click Here - It was the beginning of the Green Revolution, and my visitors were delighted and amazed that they could live comfortably and safely in the heart of nature. They could watch hummingbirds fly through their rooms, which were built in such a way as to capture the breezes from the sea and the Talamanca Range. They had no need for air conditioning. At first I had no refrigeration or electricity, but everyone was fascinated by the wonderful meals prepared over a wood fire with locally grown products, such as yuca, fish, plantains, fruits of all kinds, and coconuts.  Bread was baked on the wood fire. We picked cacao from our own trees, and roasted the beans to make hot chocolate and fudge with coconut milk.
Why Costa Rica? - Click Here - In this edition of the newsletter Costa Rica expert,  Christopher Howard talks about Costa Rica. (In our upcoming issue on Cuba, Chris will be back with an article on Cuba.) No stranger to Costa Rica fans, Christopher Howard has written extensively on the nation. He has lived in Costa Rica and Latin America for the better part of the last thirty years. ~ more

CUBA
A Connecticut Yankee’s guide for success in Castro’s Court - Click Here - By Louis Sola, Managing Director of Berkshire Financial Services. Lou's company, Berkshire is currently involved in setting  foreign investments in Cuba.
Buy Cuba's best businesses - Buy Cuba's best businesses - For 36 years, U.S. business people have not been allowed to legally invest in Cuba. However, you may run across the odd American who has managed to figure out a way to sneak past the restrictions ... and thereby profit. From International Living Magazine -
Cuban Capitalism - A Guide to Trade and Investment in Pre and Post Embargo Cuba - Click Here - A chapter from the book Cuban Capitalism by Louis Sola including an introduction by the author. To our knowledge, Cuban Capitalism is the only investment book on Cuba.  It is written by someone with five years of first hand experience including providing all the legal and financial obligations to the first 100% foreign investment on the Island as well as overseeing trade and insurance's for major trading partners wanting to do business inside Cuba.
Cuban Capitalism - A Guide to Trade and Investment in Pre and Post Embargo Cuba Part Two - Click Here - Another chapter from the book Cuban Capitalism by Louis Sola. To our knowledge, Cuban Capitalism is the only investment book on Cuba.  It is written by someone with five years of first hand experience including providing all the legal and financial obligations to the first 100% foreign investment on the Island as well as overseeing trade and insurance's for major trading partners wanting to do business inside Cuba.
Doug Casey in Cuba - Doug Casey in Cuba - The guru of offshore and international living provides some reminiscence & analysis of the changes in Cuba over the past five years - he knows his stuff ~
From Santiago de Cuba to Havana in only Three Weeks - Click Here - Linda Thalman is the director of WebFrance International and editor of the Paris In Sites Newsletter. She has traveled extensively. On a recent trip to the land of music, laughter, and rum, she lived Cuba from east to west. Linda  writes, "At the first step out of the Santiago de Cuba airport on Saturday, 12 February, we salsa-ed through a receiving line of costumed dancers moving to the beat of Cuban music. And the beat went on and on throughout our trip from east to west in Cuba. After three weeks of almost no TV -- CNN and even France-2 television are available at the big hotels, no newspapers -- only the Spanish-language national daily Granma, and no Internet -- no Internet cafe anywhere, es bueno!, we found it actually is possible to totally disconnect -- what a fiesta!"
Gaviota, The Last Cowgirl in Cuba - Click Here - This ratiocination of events in Cuba leads me to a bizarre vision of the future: Havana stands very little chance of not becoming another Juarez or Tijuana, with their controlled and horrific professional prostitution, gambling and gangsterism (a lot like present day Russia, too). Historically, this has been the payback for cultures which deny and try to suppress the natural instincts of their peoples.  Kirk Stephan doesn't pull any punches when he writes about Cuba.  Andrei Codrescu would like his writing...  we know we like his writing, but perhaps it's good advice that weaker souls should stay away.
Iowa City Yankee in King Castro’s Court - Click Here - Obviously the situation here on the island was closer to the opposite: Nearly everyone was HIGHLY educated and had had in the past many varying opportunities, cultures, and comfort-levels. This probably was a significant contribution to their becoming what they are: one of the most articulate, bright, and passionate peoples. ...they exhibited daily their tremendous joy in living. Without the comforts which most of the world enjoys (TV, computers, magazines, presidential sex-scandal-entertainments, etc.) they resort to music and dance, poetry and art, dialogue and personal interactions... life as we used to know it.
Iowa Yankee in King Castro's Court - Click Here - Steeping back through time, the author, recounts the events of a short trip to Cuba -- his fifth. "Though recovering, my energy level was hovering around zero plus 2 or so.  I told my girlfriend I would pay her plane ticket to come to Havana from Santiago de Cuba, but this was tantamount to telling a North American girl in Los Angeles that her lover from Europe had arrived, but she'd have to travel to New York in order to see him!  All this was compounded by the fact that Cubans aren't allowed to just travel about at will, but Havana is starting to shape up.  In the next couple of years, I guess, it'll be looking a lot more like it did in the old capitalist glory days." photos by Håkan Rönnblad.
Living In Cuba - Click Here - Our first report on what may be an extended series about living in Cuba. This article by Escape From America editor Roger Gallo is an introduction to living on the Grand Island.
Retiring in Cuba - Click Here - Christopher Howard, author of "Living and Investing in the New Cuba" shares his wisdom on Cuba. Cuba may soon become the place to beat if they can maintain cautious growth and a realistic balance between what they have and what they need.

CYPRUS
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.

CZECH REPUBLIC
A Villa B&B in the Czech Republic - Click Here - Ronald Winkles spent 25 years in the U.S. Army.  Now retired, he runs a BB in the Czech Republic six months out of the year.  It's what he's always wanted to do.  Moreover, Winkles says, "The Czech real estate market is poised for another explosion with their entry into the European Union.  Thereafter, all EU member nations will be allowed to buy real estate without restriction.  Czech has never had fewer than 18 million tourists a year since its borders first opened in 1990.  This is one and half times the number of people who live in Czech. Buy now."
Prague
Prague, “City of a Hundred Spires”- a quarter the price of Berlin or Paris and equally as charming - Click Here - From The Best of International Living an article on living in Prague. To live in Prague is to live in a city of enchantment. Here, amid Gothic cathedrals, ancient palaces, and cobblestoned streets, it is easy to believe that Mozart and Einstein were born. As an added bonus, it is easily one of cheapest beautiful cities you will ever visit. I have lived in over a dozen of the world's major cities, and Prague is assuredly one of my favourites.
Czech Republic and U.S.A.
Tax Time with an Overseas B&B - Click Here - Ron Winkles and his wife run a Bed and Breakfast establishment in the Czech Republic. They spend about six months of each year in the US and six months in the Czech Republic. Ron writes, "Our return on investment has run about 5 to 8 percent annually, and we have had a great time making a little more than stateside CD rates while earning a nice tax write off. I was audited once by the IRS, the agent was curious and could not believe a retired couple earning $55,000 a year could afford to live in America and own a villa in Europe. Jokingly, I told him we saved money by not shopping in Wal-Mart."
Top Tips for Expats - Making the Move - Chris Westphal and his family of four moved lock, stock, and barrel to Prague in the Czech Republic. They learned a lot, so much they wrote a book about it. Chris writes, "Most of the millions of U.S. citizens who live abroad are either single people getting a taste of adventure while teaching English abroad, or career expatriates. We fit neither of these categories. What's more, we had no family ties and no cultural ties to the Czech Republic. In fact, we had never even visited the country. If you've ever considered living abroad with your family, here are some of the most important things to keep in mind before you go, while you're there, and when you return.

DOMINICA
Analysis: Dominica Remains an Excellent Choice for Economic Citizenship - Click Here - Economic citizenship programs give you the opportunity to legally acquire a new nationality quickly and simply, without major disruptions to your life. While there are many “instant citizenship” schemes promoted on the Internet and elsewhere, currently only five countries offer legal and clearly defined citizenship for investment programs on a statutory basis, commonly known as economic citizenship programs. This article focuses on Dominica. Dominica’s economic citizenship program is based on a solid legal foundation. It is clearly defined in the laws and in the constitution of Dominica.
Dominica: Encouraging Investment, But Not at Any Price - Click Here - by: Christopher E.J. Main - Ms. Lucilla Lewis of Dominica’s International Business Unit (IBU) reports that by December 1998, 173 investors had successfully applied for economic citizenship in Dominica through the Program and a total of 341 passports have been issued, showing the popularity of Dominica’s special fee structure for families; a one-time payment to the Government of US$50,000 qualifies the investor, his or her spouse and their two children (under 18 years old) for economic citizenship.  Another option is purchasing US$75,000 in 15-year bonds and paying additional application fees. From The Best of Offshore Finance Canada -

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Alternative Citizenships By AJC delle Marche - Click Here - Another great article on second passports.  The article by David Lesperance in our previous issue brought in a lot of favorable email.  This article by AJC delle Marche will probably do the same. It's an interesting topic and very timely as more and more people are opting for wider options and greater safety in their citizenship status.
Panama, U.S.A., Dominican Republic
Back Door Tax Free Offshore Investing - Click Here - An Anonymous Offshore Brokerage Account - most people do not know that US brokerage accounts titled in the name of a foreign person or entity are exempt from capital gains.  As a result, there is no "Tefra" or back-up with- holding on profitable stock trades.  Clients of course are required to complete a W-8 form, stating it is a foreign account in order to take advantage of this (if the account is titled directly in the name of offshore structure or foreign client).
Becoming a Dominican Resident - Click Here - Dominican residency is a very useful status to acquire for a variety of reasons: 1) It facilitates a number of business transactions in the D.R., including obtaining bank loans, buying real estate and applying for credit; 2) It makes one eligible for lower tuition at Dominican universities;  3) It permits one to work legally in the Dominican Republic; 4) One can take advantage of Law 14-93, Art. 13, and import most household goods duty free.
Find Housing in the Dominican Republic - Click Here - John Schroder has over 15 years experience on Wall Street and currently provides assistance regarding Investment information for the Dominican Republic ( Commercial paper & Certificates of Deposit), Offshore mutual funds, Real Estate and Apartment Referrals, residency assistance, and company representation.
Finding Work in the Dominican Republic - Click Here - Though finding work may seem a difficult task, it is possible to be successful since Dominican employers have a flexible attitude about hiring foreigners who demonstrate particular skills. Experience shows you may eventually find work, or found your own business once you have explored the field for several months. Even if you do not need the money, look for a job. There is no better way to immerse yourself in the local culture and enhance your stay here.
Good Deals in Dominican Republic Real Estate By Robert Fordi - Click Here - Robert Fordi is a highly regarded real estate investment advisor who organizes tour groups to various nations in order to introduce investors to unique real estate bargains. On these tours he shows his groups exactly where the bargains are and introduces his travel companions to his personal real estate contacts in the area. He concentrates on unique locations with interesting real estate potential.
Great International Investment Opportunities Beginning at USD 10,000 -Click Here - This month, John Schroder of Ascot Advisory Services brings to the table two opportunities for the careful minded investor. The first highlights great interest rates on certificates of deposit in the Dominican Republic.  "Current rates for bank CD's range from about 6% up to 10% for a 90-day deposit. Interest is paid monthly and 100% locally tax-free." Currency trading is the focus of the second opportunity. Ascot Advisory Service has found a firm who's record shows above 30.03% return on smaller accounts and 42.98% on larger for a  5 year period. The firm's clearing account is carried with one of the largest banks in Singapore -- one that is rated AA by Moodys rating service.
Investment News from the Dominican Republic By John Schroder - Click Here - John Schroder is an independent Consultant to the Banking & Securities Industry - He is an American Expatriate who escaped from New York's Wall Street and is now living the good life in the Dominican Republic.
Moving to the Dominican Republic - Click Here - Our opening article on the Dominican Republic. A European secret in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic has a tourist ratio of 84% Europeans and 15% North Americans. An easy country to move to and live in,  the Dominican Republic contains miles of unspoiled beaches and excellent investment opportunities.
Second Passport from the Dominican Republic -  Click Here - Obtaining Residency and a Second Passport from the Dominican Republic - Much less than half of the costs required by other programs, and in fact a much easier process as well.  In short, clients have the opportunity to pursue second citizenship from a stable democratic country, at a cost that is downright inexpensive in comparison to some other programs.  In addition, should someone wish to retire, live or perhaps start a business in the Dominican Republic, there are a number of attributes that make this country one of the best places for relocation as well.
The Caribbean “Country Squire”  - Real Estate Bargains In The Dominican Republic - Click Here - When you think of the Caribbean, you think beaches, beaches, and more beaches.  The reality is, plenty of beautiful beachfront property does exist, but there is an equal opportunity to become a “country squire” as well.  Sound too good to be true?  We took a look around at what was available in the Dominican Republic real estate market recently and found some very reasonably priced building lots and acreage for our clients.  Some of these properties are located in the beautiful mountain region near Santiago.  We also found some new homes and new residential projects in sections of the Santo Domingo area that may be ideal for an inexpensive get-a-way or retirement home.
The Dominican Republic Property Market By Jerald Ritter - Click Here - Want to live the Caribbean life? Would you like to own a tropical hideaway that could return a nice income? Thinking of investing in the islands? Where are the best values now? Jerald Ritter has lived in and invested in the Caribbean and Latin America for much of the past thirty years. He publishes the Caribbean Property List Magazine, the largest online directory of Caribbean and Latin properties for sale.
The North Coast Of The Dominican Republic - Click Here - John Schroder, our Dominican Republic Guru recently took a trip along the North Coast of the Dominican Republic and brought back a report. He writes, "We hear that local studio apartments in Cabarete are renting for the equivalent of US$ 225 per month and “regular” apartments for about US $ 400.  Also, some property bargains may be found in small farms or properties east of Cabarete in Gaspar Hernandez and the areas on the way to Rio San Juan (possibly less than US$ 20,000 for a small farm or piece of land)."
The Passport Question ~ How To Legally Obtain A Second Passport - Click Here - The most frequently asked question on this website always refers to the issue of obtaining a second passport -  It is very apparent that the desire to have a second passport has entered the mainstream of our culture - The cat is out of the bag. -- EscapeArtist editor Roger Gallo tackles the 2nd Passport question.
Using an Offshore Merchant Account - Click Here - You now can do business with a bank or credit card processor in Germany, Singapore, Holland, or any place else just as easily as "the bank down the road".  In fact, nine times out of ten, you will find the level of service to be much better with a bank half way around the world, then you will with your neighborhood bank.  Why?  They want your business, and they are willing to prove it. The other benefits are obvious. If you intend to be virtual, the best place to begin is by becoming virtual in fact. An offshore merchant account places you in a virtual / offshore jurisdiction with favorable tax consequences.
Want to Really "Escape"? Start Your Own Tax Free Small Business - Click Here - by John Schroder  - If it is going to be said that the location of our web site or server is a factor, let us then 'host' our web page or server in a location that could either care less, or offers a tax-free status by law.  Placing your web site on a server located in one of the tax free zones in the Dominican Republic would be one idea.  If the argument is that you may have a tax liability based upon where your "office" is located, then place your office inside one of the tax-free zones as well.

ECUADOR
Crisis investing in Ecuador: Rock-bottom property prices, fabulous ocean views, and easy living- Click Here - “Ecuador has it all,” I said to the group of adventure-some International Living readers traveling with me to my adopted homeland. “Beauty, convenience, and incredibly low cost. And right now, prices are lower than ever.”   I was having little trouble convincing this crowd. We sat at a cliff-top restaurant and watched the Pacific stretch blue and serene to the horizon. Miles of empty beach lay in our view. And we had just returned from inspecting Mediterranean villas that overlook a sleepy fishing village and the sea (on offer for only $35,000). by Gary Scott - From the Best of International Living
Henshaw in Quito - Click Here - Expat Vernon Henshaw and his wife Lorna moved to Quito, Ecuador, in 1999. Prices have risen, but the cost advantages are still real and there's that sense of freedom he has.  Vernon writes, "We found our new home for about $22,000. A house like ours (2000 sq. ft. in a gated community) will cost about $50 - 60,000 today, but prices are still cheap compared with living in the USA. Our property tax: $38.60, registration of our used car: $18.00; monthly electric bill: $3.50; monthly gas bill: $2.50.  Gasoline costs $1.00 per gallon.  Our maid costs $3.50 per day (3 days each week, and she's a great cook). Most of all, I love Ecuador because of the freedom I feel.  I can do essentially anything I want to, without having to negotiate a plethora of rules and restrictions.  I can make changes to my house without a building permit; I can put in all the glass I want without violating a building code."
Hong Kong, Austria, Turkey, Finland, London, Argentina, Ecuador
My Secrets to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Click Here - 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.
The Utopian EcoVillage Network in Ecuador - Click Here - The Utopian Village Network in Ecuador is an intentional community with the goal of self-sufficiency.  The UVNE is part of a network of intentional communities throughout the world linked with similar values to support each other for the creation of a new society. The basic intention of the Utopian EcoVillage Network is to be a pilot model demonstration of how to live in a real New World consciousness of sharing on all levels. The village in Ecuador is succeeding in their goal of harmony with life, and they are seeking others with like mind.

EL SALVADOR
Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador y Guatemala
The advantages of Living Overseas: a new and refreshing way to look at Offshore - Click Here - Edmund J. Pankau writes about the broader meaning of offshore, this time in terms of the real advantages to the ordinary person seeking a lower cost of living, a better quality of life, reasonable and fantastic real estate, lower taxes, and ground floor business opportunities. "In recent years, Central America has become the Florida, California and Arizona of the 1950’s.  Remember when you could buy beachfront property in Florida for a song? When prices in California were dirt cheap?  Well, those days are now in full bloom just a little further south of the border.  The slower paced climate of Central American has awakened to the realization that is can revitalize its economy by becoming the retirement center of the western world. All of the things that made Florida and California boom are now happening in Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica, as is starting to emerge, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala."

ENGLAND
Devon
From Idea to Reality: The Story of Expatboxes Start-up - Click Here - Four expat escape artists from England band together and form Expatboxes.com, a new internet site e-commerce company based in the heart of Devon, England.  The company went online in November 2000.  Founder Susan Ubl has lived abroad for 20 years. Susan says, “After returning to the UK five years ago I have been constantly asked by all my expat friends to send them various essential things they miss from home!" This is the story of their start-up, a feat easily accomplished with a little of that ol' British fortitude and ingenuity.
Letter From Cornwall - Click Here - I was looking for a quiet, inspirational place to write, a place far removed from the expense, noise and crowds of London. ‘Why not Cornwall?’ I thought, with that memory of the beach below the cliffs stuck in my mind. As things turned out, I came for a break and stayed for two years. I was seduced by landscape and seascape, by the lure of mythology and romantic legends. But the reality of life in Cornwall turns out to be both more and less than anyone could imagine.
Hong Kong, Austria, Turkey, Finland, London, Argentina, Ecuador
My Secrets to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Click Here - 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.
London, Paris
The Wasteland - From The Daily Reckoning - Click Here - T.S. Eliot, American by birth, English by choice, was once asked why he had moved to London, instead of settling down in St. Louis with a nice woman from the midwest. "I didn't like being dead that much," was his reply. - A new feature on Escape Artist, The Daily Reckoning, by Bill Bonner - Bill is the publisher of a group of investment services, called Agora Financial Publishing. Agora has offices in Paris, London and Baltimore, so Bill had a choice of where he wanted to live. While he shuttles back and forth between these offices he chooses to live in a château in France which he and is wife Elizabeth renovated.

EGIPTO
Cairo
A Place in the Sun: Renting a Flat in Cairo - Click Here - Cairo is an unpredictable city.  It is a place where life moves both quickly and slowly and one must find the rhythm quickly if one wishes to not only survive but to live well. Once one finds a place to live one feels more at ease.  One has a base of operations from which to sally out against the magnificent and ancient streets, which teem and seethe in ways alien to the western mind.  With this information however you should be able to quickly and efficiently locate and rent a flat.

ETHIOPIA
Warm Milk and Closed Windows - Ethiopia!!! ~ Take Me Home Toto! - As a Peace Corps volunteer recently returned from Ethiopia, Gina Perfetto’s stories are varied. She has had authentic human interaction in foreign cultures as the following story well illustrates. The story records an encounter with an irate passenger on a bus in Ethiopia. Gina writes from the hip and tells it like it is: of dusty friends on a back road to nowhere, of dominating males in an archaic society, of a longing for logic and sense ... a return to sensibility.

EUROPE
U.S.A, Europe,Caribbean, Hong Kong
Buy a Rolls Royce for the price of a Chevy - and other ways to profit from an international lifestyle - Click Here - Often a crashing currency also comes attached with an economic crisis. This creates an even better opportunity. In the case of my Rolls, I took advantage of an English economic crunch (which drove the price of luxury cars down and forced many diehard owners to sell), a weak pound, and a U.S. customs loophole. Three distortion opportunities like this are the best.So talk to a tax attorney experienced in international structures, keep and eye on currency fluctuations (right now the Euro is still relatively weak, although it has moved up in recent weeks, which helps create European bargains), and look for distortions relating to fun things you want to be involved in.
Europe, U.S.A.
Operation: Dollar Storm - Click Here - Just six weeks ago, the price of gold reversed its steady decline of the past several years. The European Central Bank (ECB), as well as the central banks of 14 other European countries, announced a moratorium on more gold sales and loans for the next five years.  ...this was just the first shot in war that will force new highs in the dollar price of gold, and make fundamental changes in the balance of economic power between Europe and the US. ~ Hard metal advocate Willy Smith lives in Costa Rica with his wife and three daughters.  In this article he talks to us about our monetary future.
Mediterranean, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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 Fulbright Teachers Exchange Program - A Step By Step Guide - Click Here - By Pamela Campbell and Igor Smirnov - After spending 8 years teaching in Europe, this time I decided to go on a Fulbright exchange. As a Fulbrighter," you don't have to quit your job, sell your house or make any major changes. And you can still cut your tax bill by deducting all related expenses for yourself and the accompanying family members (air fare, travel gear, etc.). One English teacher from Rosemount, Minnesota says that one year as a Fulbright foreign-exchange teacher in Hungary left her so invigorated that she took a leave of absence and a pay cut to stay a second year.
Central America, U.S.A. and Europe
The Wireless Advantage and Offshore Investments - Click Here - Best selling writer Edmund J. Pankau is putting together a new book on offshore investing - The author of "Hide Your Assets and Disappear: A Step-by-Step Guide to Vanishing Without a Trace," Ed has provided us with an article relating to his work in progress.
Wandering the Canals & Rivers of Europe - Click Here - I flew into Paris from Seattle by way of Toronto on an Air Canada flight. Not only did Air Canada have the cheapest fare but they allowed me to bring my bicycle as part of my baggage allowance at no additional cost.  It was quite a struggle lugging my bags and the bicycle from the airport into downtown Paris to catch the metro and then the train for my trip to Dijon. From Dijon I had to catch a commuter train for a 40 min ride to the village of St. Jean de Losne, located at the confluence of the River Saone and the Bourgogne canal, where I had left the boat in a marina for the winter.
Wandering the European Canals & Rivers - Click Here - We eventually approached Paris from the west and made our way up the River Seine past the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, under countless bridges, amidst heavy barge traffic to the marina at the Bastille. The trip from Amsterdam to Paris had taken us just under 7 weeks of leisure travel. The Bastille marina has a convenient location in the heart of Paris and costs about $US28/day. After a two week stay in Paris, my daughter & girlfriend left for the States. I continued on south for more than another month finally arriving the end of Sept. at a marina in the village of St. Jean de Losne, just south of Dijon.

FIJI
Living and Working in Fiji - Click Here - When I was reseaching an island to move to, Fiji kept popping up in the top five for cost of living, quality of life and friendliness of the people. But living in L.A. at the time, I knew I wanted a slower pace.  To be on island time.
Paddling Fiji's Kadavu Island - Click Here - "Paddling to the edge of the lagoon's reef, I looked over the side of the kayak. I had the uncanny feeling that I was scuba diving. Acres of staghorn coral reached for the surface like millions of deer antlers; countless tiny, florescent blue and green fish darted among the antlers. Scores of purple-blue starfish lay like a handful of jewels strewn across the sandy bottom. A large school of flying fish whisked past. We lazily passed a few tiny, deserted islands ringed with powdery white sand beaches and coconut-laden palms. I would given anything to set up house on one of them." Join Melissa McCoy on a Fiji Kayak expedition.
Paradise Found on Fiji - There are No Rules - Collin McKenny first had dreams of getting out of corporate America in 1988. The idea of a gold watch to send her off into an unwelcomed retirement, someday, didn't appeal to her. She and her husband wandered the South Pacific, then the Caribbean, then decided Fiji would be their paradise found.  That was 1997 and the year they said good by to the rat race and set about to achieve their dreams. Now, they have a tropical retreat on that beautiful island. Their retreat is called Lomalagi, which means "Heaven" in the Fijian language. Lomalagi has six bungalows, swimming pools with waterfalls, a "playhouse" with pool table & games, a dining pavilion with bar, and a coconut plantation where locals harvest the coconuts. They're living the good life.

FINLAND
Hong Kong, Austria, Turkey, Finland, London, Argentina, Ecuador
My Secrets to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Click Here - 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.

FRANCE
Airline Mileage Credit Cards Penalize Expats - Click Here - For years, Adrian Leeds has taken advantage of her credit card to accrue airline miles and gain free travel for herself and her daughter. She pays for the entire restaurant bill, they give her cash, she gets the miles/points and the best exchange rate possible for converting U.S. dollars into the French francs. It's been a perfect system until now. Adrian investigated nine credit cards . . . .
Castles in France - Click Here - An expatriate living in France gives us some travel tips. Adrian B. Leeds writes from Paris giving us some 'insider' travel ideas regarding the various French châteaux's - She is the author of Leeds Good Value Guide to Paris Restaurants. She also hosts an excellent website from France ~
French Fried Apple Pie - Click Here -  By Adrian Leeds - The Tale of an American "Pig-Out" from a Parisian Point of View. Adrian Leeds, writing from Paris, tells us about a classic American "Pig-Out" after years of living in France. How you going to keep them down on the farm after they've seen Paree?
Getting Established To Do Business As A Foreigner In France - Click Here - A very informative article by Daniel Laprès - covers such subjects as, Who can immigrate to France?  What kind of work can foreigners do? - - Daniel Laprès an Avocat à la Cour d'Appel de Paris, specializes in immigration to France, international commerce and Multimedia / e-commerce.
Getting What You Need - Click Here - The Wit & Wisdom of Bill Bonner. "I remind myself that beauty is only skin deep. And like money, it is superficial. But superficial seems plenty deep enough. Money can't buy love. But it can buy those Russian women in the Bois de Boulogne. And what would be nicer - a 30 minutes of cheap, imitation love with the woman on the bicycle...or a lifetime of the real thing with Janet Reno? "
Hollywood to Paris: Making the Move Now - From Glitter to Intrinsic Reward - Quarkscrew Jones is the chosen pseudonym for a former executive assistant at a major Hollywood studio. Just before September 11, Quarkscrew decided it was time to return to childhood dreams and escape that madhouse she'd been led to believe was everything. Existence as she knew it no longer sustained her. Deep within the fraz and glitter of Hollywood, she'd begun asking the question we are all asking, "Is this all there is to living? ... On Sept. 11, 2001, we watched  the Twin Towers disintegrate before our eyes, like Snow White's kiss, naptime was over. We felt helpless that day, and despite what the media tries to sell us, we feel helpless now. I want to hear at least one happy story come out of a world like this.  I figure, might as well start with my own.  It is not a crime to be an American, and we shouldn't have to give up our dreams just because someone, somewhere out there doesn't like us. I am living again and I wouldn't trade this feeling for anything."
Intricacies Of Working And Living In Paris - Click Here - I came here the first time and got hooked. Once every few years quickly turned into coming year after year, always staying in the same hotel in the same neighborhood, dreaming about calling that neighborhood home. Then, with some planning, my family and I sold our house, our cars, packed up our furniture, shipped our belongings to Paris and moved into a furnished apartment less than half the size of our California home with no closet space and just enough money to last one year, or two with some luck.
"Je Ne Parle Pas" In Paradise  - Robin Sparks Gets Culture Shocked - Click Here - You move into a flat in the St. Germain des Près and you sip a Kir Royal under a vermilion awning at the Buci Café and you think, 'things don't get much better than this.' But the fact that you don't speak French begins to make things interesting. You have to plot how to get from here to there after you figure out where there is. And that means learning how to use Europe's oldest subway system, the Métro. You need to make a phone call, but first you must find out where to buy phone cards, and then where to use them. Where is the laundromat and how do you use it once you get there?
Netherlands, Italy and France, and in North and Central America
Moving Your Business Offshore - Offshore/Onshore Reports - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - If you want to know about investing offshore we recommend that you subscribe to the NewsWire. It's written by professionals and provides up to date information that is accurate. By subscribing to the "LowtaxOnline NewsWire" you will be able to receive all important international tax and offshore stories in one compact e-mail, conveniently sent at midnight GMT every Thursday so as to be available around the world before the end of the working week. This LowtaxOnline TaxWire on Moving Your Business Offshore was a Special Feature for Friday 5th January 2001 It was compiled by Tax-news.com editorial staff in London and New York Robert Lee and Mike Godfrey.
Passion Play In Paris - Click Here - By Robin Sparks - I set out to “know” Paris in my favorite way --  by blending in and pretending to be one of its residents. I negotiated Paris via the Metro. I sipped kirs at Les Deux Maggots (OK, so I did hit one or two tourist spots). At en plein aire cafés I stared unabashedly with the rest of the audience at the street theatre as it strolled past. I learned quickly to pick out the Frenchmen from other European males by the similarity of their narrow noses and lips, wire rimmed glasses, receding hairlines, and thousand dollar suits. I shopped daily at the patisseries and the boucheries and the tabacs and the outdoor markets.  I paraded down the Champs-Elysées adapting the I-Love-Being-A-Woman attitude that French women wear so well.
Parlez-Vous Français? – How to Work the Web for Learning French in France - Click Here - The moment you have to interact with the Parisians in non-tourist situations (like a conference with your kid's teacher or seeking an obscure little piece of hardware in the "sous-sol" [basement] of the "BHV") you're in big trouble without the language. So, if you want to do more than just exist in Paris, I suggest you think through the best, fastest and easiest ways to learn the language. ~ Writing from Paris, Adrian Leeds gives us the word about what it takes to learn Français
Running Away To Home - Robin Sparks in Paris - Click Here - The place is filling now with an interesting crowd. People are buzzing around, moving into the main room. The techno music has changed to jazz and the volume has been turned up a notch. Tres interessant, and here I sit pecking away. A blonde man leans over my table and begins speaking to me in French. I take off my glasses, look him in the eye, and say, "Je ne parle pas beaucoup Francais. Parle vous Anglais?" "Un petite peu,"? he says.
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Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.
Provence and Corsica
Thanks to the Internet: Fourteen Glorious Days of August in Provence and Corsica – On $50 a
Day! - Click Here - Paris based expat Adrian Leeds takes a working holiday, has a perfect vacation, and tells us all about it. "Ménerbes was made famous by Peter Mayle in his tale titled "A Year in Provence," the trials and tribulations of an Englishman and his wife who have set out to retire to an old stone Provençal home in "peace." Tourists flock here now, but the charm remains and we lunched on big beautiful salads in an open terraced restaurant with a view of the surrounding hills and farms. - - Corsica is a perfect blend of France and Italy. The architecture is simpler in style as in Italy, but isn't quite as "laisser faire." The cuisine is a blend of traditional French and pastas and we found the restaurants to serve a good quality for very reasonable prices, about 25% less expensive than dining in Paris."
The Secret Formula of the Frugal Gourmet in Paris - Click Here - Adrian Leeds has found the way to live in Paris and to eat her meals too. An enviable position.   In addition she knows where all the best  restaurants are.  She is willing to share some of her secrets and does so in this enticing article. Bon appétit!
London, Paris
The Wasteland - From The Daily Reckoning - Click Here - T.S. Eliot, American by birth, English by choice, was once asked why he had moved to London, instead of settling down in St. Louis with a nice woman from the midwest. "I didn't like being dead that much," was his reply. - A new feature on Escape Artist, The Daily Reckoning, by Bill Bonner - Bill is the publisher of a group of investment services, called Agora Financial Publishing. Agora has offices in Paris, London and Baltimore, so Bill had a choice of where he wanted to live. While he shuttles back and forth between these offices he chooses to live in a château in France which he and is wife Elizabeth renovated.
10 Tips for Linking Up with a Job in Paris - Using a Parisian Escalator to get to the Top - Finding work is a full-time job, as anyone knows. For expats in France, it can be a 24/7 proposition. Face it, we're battling against our cute accents, Anglo-Saxon mannerisms and lack of connections. Fortunately, the job market is thawing. And the long-range forecast is tropical. Here are 10 tips for weathering your hunt. by By Rose Marie Burke - writing from Paris.
Touring the South of France - Paris to Vichy, the Cevennes, Arles, the Camargue- Out-of-the-Way Places in the South of France - Linda Thalman from Paris In Sites Newsletter discovers great places to wine, dine, shop, and taste the culture that is the South of France. She and her traveling companion, Pierre, are ahead of the pack in this article that takes you to the best known and the least known places of of Arles and Vichy. They beat the tourist season and got great deals.  She writes, "Zooming down the auto route on the last lap home we knew we wanted to explore more of France. Treasures await you. Don't miss them."

FRENCH WEST INDIES
St. Martin
Living On A Boat - One Woman's Transition To Living Onboard A Boat - Click Here - By Jillian Simensky - The summers are filled with activity. The boatyard fills with seasonal boaters, friends we see only for those glorious months. Spending the weekends on the bay, or a trip to Fire Island instantly washes away the residue of the week's stress. Starting the day off with a cup of coffee on the deck, feeding the ducks and swans that gather noisily at the waterline makes all the difference in dealing with the upcoming day at work.

GEORGIA
Caucasus
Georgia in the warm heart of the Caucasus - Click Here - Duncan Williamson is living and working in Georgia, a former USSR republic located in the Caucasus region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea of Eastern Europe and Asia. Scenery, people, and traditions abound. Duncan writes, "Tamadas must have a serious side, too. During any Supra there will be toasts for everyone for getting together, to Georgia, to parents, to children, to the dear departed, to peace, to friendship, to any honored guests, and if someone ends a toast with alaverdi, it means the person being toasted has to reply." Georgia is the land of wine, churches, and legends.

GERMANY
Backpacking Aboard the Train to Djibouti: Rounding out the World as it is - Click Here - Kirk Melcher and  Maren Stoltenberg lived in Germany until about a year ago. They decided to put jobs on hold and see the world. This article finds them on a train in a very different land. They write, "This trip is not to find ourselves, or find the secrets of life. We just have the urge to experience something new and adventurous. The landscape in Djibouti was mostly barren and uninhabited. Once in a while, we would see a small village or a shepard with his goats. The houses were mostly made of piled up stones and thatched roofs like a thousand years ago. The whole train ride, Kirk did not really sleep, he was nervously watching the bags, especially where the laptop was. Every time we stopped, the local kids jumped onto the train. They seemed always interested in our bags.  Maren was able to sleep for short sections of the trip. Evening, the train got pitch dark."
Birth of a Freelance Travel Writer Abroad - Click Here - Between train, plane, and car trips to all corners of Europe, Anika Scott is at her computer at her home in Central Germany. In this article Ms. Scott tells how she got started, how to get residency and work visa permits, and how she puts pen-to-paper (or keyboard-to-bytes), where she gets her ideas, and how she makes her income. Many resources are supplied to help anyone who has the insatiable need to tell the stay-at-homes about the ordinary and the extraordinary abroad.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

GHANA
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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 Gold Coast - Making Millions In Ghana - Click Here - Doug Casey always seems to write stuff that's fun to read.  In this article he has us believing that we can make zillions in Ghana.  As he puts it, "Making a zillion dollars in a country like Ghana is potentially much easier than making it in the U.S. That's because you (the reader) have unique experiences, connections, knowledge, and capital that - while they're commonplace in more advanced countries - go a long way in an less developed countries (like Ghana), where you're automatically a big fish in a little pond."  ~

GIBRALTAR
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.

GREECE
Fire in the Kitchen - Living On A Greek Island - Click Here - A word about this nonuser friendly oven. Most kitchens on Spetses don't have the generous sized ovens we're used to in America. You know, the kind with the big old burners on top, which are great for heating soup and making Jiffy Pop. Then they have a cavernous area which I think you use for baking cookies and roasting things. All I know is, they're hell to clean. And I only know that because every time I moved to a new apartment, I had to clean one. Of course one cleaning was all they usually needed during my tenure, because those frozen pizzas don¹t make much of a mess.
Living On A Greek Island - Not a Greek Myth - Click Here - by Terry Lichtenstein  "Once in Greece, all five senses are stretched to their limit.  It’s something you want to experience again and again.  It’s something you wish for everyday, consciously and subconsciously.  It’s a feeling you never forget, and you never want to.  It’s something that motivates you to continue to live and breathe and feel.  It’s what is Greece."
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.
Crete
Teaching English in the lazy paradise of Crete - Click Here - Escapeartist Christopher Deliso writes, "When I came to Crete to live I had no idea how different it would be from the rest of Greece. While I had traveled widely in Greece, and had many Greek  friends, I had  never met a Cretan. I was warned by  the mainlander Greeks that Cretans were a little bit dangerous -- ornery, quarrelsome, vindictive  and boorish.  Happily, these stereotypes weren’t true at all -- rather, the people I met during the course of a  year were, like my kindly hosts near Amari, very friendly, curious, and hospitable. The relaxed Cretan lifestyle is well-geared towards those who enjoy sipping coffee in an outdoor café as the hours lazily  pass, or sleeping in the shade of a palm beach."
The Fun Lovers Guide to IOS - One of the Rockin' Greek Isles - Click Here - The beautiful Greek islands, synonymous with the pursuit of wisdom, the birthplace of democracy, the evolvement of language.  It is a country drenched in historical profundity. Great builders, great thinkers, (great lamb!) . . . everything you'd ever want, and then there’s IOS.  The village center in Chora, is where it all starts, and it doesn’t even get GOING until midnight where the remarkably peaceful and clean nucleus transforms into an all night rave filled with song and dance.

GUATEMALA
Moving To Guatemala - Click Here - Why Guatemala? First its affordable.  A middle - class retirement can buy an improved life style, with plenty left over to support your activities.  You can attain a much higher standard of living on your social security, investments and retirement income. An introduction to the subject from Guatemala Lifestyles Magazine - includes information on obtaining residency.
Re-Building The Bridge On The River Escondido - Click Here - All materials had to be moved by the crew, piece by piece, loaded on the flatbed and taken to the work site, unloaded and constructed “a mano”. The beams weighed 100 lbs. per foot and were 6 to 14 feet long. All would be carried and maneuvered into place by the workers, who were thin and tough, and existed on a diet of tortillas and beans. - A true tale told by Jim Hearne, Publisher of Guatemala Lifestyles Magazine.  He makes it clear that the thrill of living isn't gone for those who've decided to restart their life in a new nation.
Steam Train Excursions to Roll Again in Guatemala - Click Here - The much anticipated arrangement to provide narrow gauge Train Excursions on a weekly basis to Guatemala's growing tourism sector has become a reality.  It's a feat that not many could have accomplish.  The 52 year old "Guatemala Choochoo" is not being deterred from running "El Tren Alegria" and even plans to do so daily. Steam engine 205, a Baldwin 282 steamer built in 1948, was returned to service.
Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador y Guatemala
The advantages of Living Overseas: a new and refreshing way to look at Offshore - Click Here - Edmund J. Pankau writes about the broader meaning of offshore, this time in terms of the real advantages to the ordinary person seeking a lower cost of living, a better quality of life, reasonable and fantastic real estate, lower taxes, and ground floor business opportunities. "In recent years, Central America has become the Florida, California and Arizona of the 1950’s.  Remember when you could buy beachfront property in Florida for a song? When prices in California were dirt cheap?  Well, those days are now in full bloom just a little further south of the border.  The slower paced climate of Central American has awakened to the realization that is can revitalize its economy by becoming the retirement center of the western world. All of the things that made Florida and California boom are now happening in Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica, as is starting to emerge, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala."
The Sailing Life On The Río Dulce, Guatemala - Click Here - The Río Dulce is not generally regarded as a place to retire. “That’s because property is pricey. Most people on the river are living on boats. They come and go.” But, having fallen in love with Guatemala and it’s people, Sharon and Big Al decided to stay and build a house boat. Due to the heat and humidity in the Río Dulce area, they felt that a house boat would give them more wide open breezes and the ability to enjoy the beauty of nature. [From Guatemala Lifestyles Newsletter]

GUERNSEY
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.

HAITI
Building A Bridge Home - Click Here - Henri Deschamps is the creator and editor of Haiti Global Village, Haiti's premiere online community. We always enjoy Deschamps innovative and often courageous writing as well as his very creative website.  Here the prodigal son of Haiti talks about returning to his homeland.
Turning Haiti Into A Tropical Paradise - Click Here - ...in essence, it's possible to transform a hellhole like Haiti into the kind of place you'd want to move to, no matter where you now live, regardless of other considerations. If there were ever a true free market country, the place would be so overrun with rich people that workers now making $1 a day would be in demand at $15 an hour... Doug Casey has a plan to turn Haiti from a basket case into a tropical paradise - Is this just a pipe dream or is it a possible reality?  Doug Casey's reputation is world renown, his expertise is amazing.

HONDURAS
Roatan
Secrets of a Real-Estate Developer ~ “How I built a profitable Roatan resort on a shoestring budget” - Click Here - One of the most important lessons I learned in this project was this: Build your amenities first. For us, this meant the pool…the dock…and the landscaping. You do this because when people come to look at your place they buy into the whole package. If they can see the pool and other amenities in place they know 1) that they will definitely be there and 2) what the place will look like when finished. What I’ve realized is that people are as interested in what their surroundings will look like as they are with what their actual house will look like. [From The Best of International Living]
Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador y Guatemala
The advantages of Living Overseas: a new and refreshing way to look at Offshore - Click Here - Edmund J. Pankau writes about the broader meaning of offshore, this time in terms of the real advantages to the ordinary person seeking a lower cost of living, a better quality of life, reasonable and fantastic real estate, lower taxes, and ground floor business opportunities. "In recent years, Central America has become the Florida, California and Arizona of the 1950’s.  Remember when you could buy beachfront property in Florida for a song? When prices in California were dirt cheap?  Well, those days are now in full bloom just a little further south of the border.  The slower paced climate of Central American has awakened to the realization that is can revitalize its economy by becoming the retirement center of the western world. All of the things that made Florida and California boom are now happening in Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica, as is starting to emerge, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala."

HONG KONG
U.S.A., U.K., Brazil, Hong Kong, Great Britains
Birth of a Freelance Travel Writer Abroad - Click Here - Between train, plane, and car trips to all corners of Europe, Anika Scott is at her computer at her home in Central Germany. In this article Ms. Scott tells how she got started, how to get residency and work visa permits, and how she puts pen-to-paper (or keyboard-to-bytes), where she gets her ideas, and how she makes her income. Many resources are supplied to help anyone who has the insatiable need to tell the stay-at-homes about the ordinary and the extraordinary abroad.
U.S.A, Europe,Caribbean, Hong Kong
Buy a Rolls Royce for the price of a Chevy - and other ways to profit from an international lifestyle - Click Here - Often a crashing currency also comes attached with an economic crisis. This creates an even better opportunity. In the case of my Rolls, I took advantage of an English economic crunch (which drove the price of luxury cars down and forced many diehard owners to sell), a weak pound, and a U.S. customs loophole. Three distortion opportunities like this are the best.So talk to a tax attorney experienced in international structures, keep and eye on currency fluctuations (right now the Euro is still relatively weak, although it has moved up in recent weeks, which helps create European bargains), and look for distortions relating to fun things you want to be involved in.
Global Nomadic Housing For Expatriates ~ Part One - Click Here - Global Nomadic Housing for expats?  Why not?  Design your living space & workshop and take it with you...   Maverick designer Colin Reedy tells us how.  "I felt like I had enough information to start designing. I searched for examples of prior efforts to modify shipping containers for housing.   The companies that sold the containers sometimes made modifications like windows or doors for the contractors to use at construction sites, but nothing interesting. I found images from Hong Kong where people were living in containers set on huge metal frames in an apartment-like arrangement. Not much had been done to the containers except stairway access.   The best examples I found were not for shipping containers, but from mid-century efforts at modular housing or “utopian” mass housing."
Hong Kong, Austria, Turkey, Finland, London, Argentina, Ecuador
My Secrets to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Click Here - 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.
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.
U.S.A., United Kingdom, Brazil, Hong Kong, Great Britains
The Telecommunications Revolution - Click Here - 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.

HUNGARY
An American in a Refugee Camp -Click Here - by Charu Newhouse - I’m often asked how and why I went to the camp.  It’s relatively simple, my background is in human rights and international relations. After bartending and waitressing my way through Europe, I was interested in doing something a bit more meaningful.  I’ve always felt the need to give something back to the countries I’ve traveled through and lived in.  After all, those countries have given me some very profound experiences. So when I arrived in Budapest, I grabbed a telephone book and found out the Hungarian Red Cross was just down the street from my hostel.  I went there with an interest in refugee work anywhere in Eastern Europe and they in turn dropped me off at Debreceni Menekült Tábor, the Debrecen Refugee Camp.
Budapest - Budapest - An article on Budapest by an expatriate living there.  Budapest - Paris of the East - The Pearl of the Danube, The Little Paris, The City of Baths - It's a good place to be.
Living in “Strange and wonderful” Budapest - Click Here - Budapest, where the living is increasingly pleasant...and still very cheap - "The best arrangement I ever had in this city of 2 million was living a block from the river off Szabadság Bridge, just west of the Hotel Gellért on Bartók Bela. It was an elaborate, dusty three-bedroom apartment with 18-foot-tall ceilings and a living room the size of a fine restaurant, and I got the luxury of walking across the Danube each morning on my way to work. I shared the place with two colleagues, for a total of $160 a month. On warm spring nights, we would open the huge windows to the street below, an endless circus of squeaking trams and honking Ladas, and let the Danubian breeze flow through while we conjured the ghost of Bartók and let his spooky Gypsy string quartets play through the boom box. On $800 a month, I lived better than I have in San Francisco, New Orleans, or Washington on $3,000."
On The Road - - Budoia To Budapest - Click Here - For travelers who miss the pre-EU border checks and passport stamps as souvenirs, a trip to the edge of the Balkans should satisfy their nostalgia.  On a recent spur-of-the-moment, 5 day soggiorno intended to just explore the northeast corner of Slovenia, we decided to keep on going.  Budapest isn't that far.  The following are some road tips gleaned from making a 1500 km. odyssey into, around, and out of the Magyar Zone.
Plastic Surgery in Hungary - Click Here - While Budapest is fascinating and provides a myriad of opportunities, you will want to save more rigorous sightseeing and budget accommodations for another trip.  At this point you have given yourself permission to pamper yourself for two to four weeks so you will want to arrange accommodations to do just that without sacrificing value.  Living well is comparatively inexpensive in Budapest and you will find most transportation, dining and entertainment to be priced near communist era prices. - - - Many of the minor procedures have only one to two week recovery times allowing for numerous possibilities.  You might want to consider scheduling any rigorous activity before the surgery.  Only you can decide where and when you may or may not want to be seen with any bandages, but that is also a problem you would have at home.  Instead, deal with the dilemma in pleasant and comfortable surroundings.
The Fulbright Teachers Exchange Program - A Step By Step Guide - Click Here - By Pamela Campbell and Igor Smirnov - After spending 8 years teaching in Europe, this time I decided to go on a Fulbright exchange. As a Fulbrighter," you don't have to quit your job, sell your house or make any major changes. And you can still cut your tax bill by deducting all related expenses for yourself and the accompanying family members (air fare, travel gear, etc.). One English teacher from Rosemount, Minnesota says that one year as a Fulbright foreign-exchange teacher in Hungary left her so invigorated that she took a leave of absence and a pay cut to stay a second year.

INDONESIA
Bali
Looking At Real Estate In Bangkok, Bali & The Philippines - Click Here - 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.
Jakarta
Musings on Living in Jakarta - Click Here - Jeannie Fairfax writes, "I live in a distinctly Indonesian neighborhood, or, "kampung."  And, although bordering Jalan Sudirman, one of Jakarta's largest, most important thoroughfares, here in "Ben-Hill" (Bendungan-Hillerman) I can safely wander the curving, crooked paths day or night and feel far away -- in another world from the city." And with keen wit and intuitive observation she tells about the push cart vendors selling fruits, vegetables, dinners, houseplants, herbs, and about other people who make noise in front of her house.

ITALY
Living In Italy - Click Here - For those Americans wanting to live in the land of Dante, home of Michelangelo, the birthplace of Columbus, there is good news:  unless you want to buy property in the center of a major town, Italy can be a bargain.  All it takes is patience and flexibility in choosing a residence.
Netherlands, Italy and France, and in North and Central America
Moving Your Business Offshore - Offshore/Onshore Reports - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - If you want to know about investing offshore we recommend that you subscribe to the NewsWire. It's written by professionals and provides up to date information that is accurate. By subscribing to the "LowtaxOnline NewsWire" you will be able to receive all important international tax and offshore stories in one compact e-mail, conveniently sent at midnight GMT every Thursday so as to be available around the world before the end of the working week. This LowtaxOnline TaxWire on Moving Your Business Offshore was a Special Feature for Friday 5th January 2001 It was compiled by Tax-news.com editorial staff in London and New York Robert Lee and Mike Godfrey.
Overseas with a Toddler: Traveling in Italy - Mama Mia - This timely article by Maura Madigan dispels some of the misconceptions and fears surrounding life outside the USA. Maura's article focuses on the benefits for children living an international life, such as increased cultural awareness and tolerance of differences and indifferneces. She says, "It’s the chance for them to experience life, not prefabricated kiddie fun." Why not show them the world. Maura, her husband, and their two-year-old daughter are on the road again after living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on a three year work contract. By the time their daughter was 18 months old, she had lived in three countries. Maura writes that many people, including friends and relatives, think it's outrageous to move and travelabroad with children.  They keep urging them  to settle in the US, but they don't feel that travel and fun need to end once children enter the picture.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.
Sunday in the City: An Early Morning Run - Click Here - Take an early morning run through the streets of Rome. Alan Epstein takes us through Rome as few others have the ability to do.  His book "As The Romans Do" is a book every intended and current expatriate will want to read.  Alan and his family live in Rome and make it abundantly clear that they intend to stay. This fine sketch of Rome is rendered all the more dynamic by the excellent photographs of Diane Epstein.
The Fugitive (from Bureaucracy) - Click Here - An American's incredibly funny ongoing quest for Italian citizenship. A very informative and very humorous account of one man's quest for Italian Citizenship. Michael Brouse writes from Rome, where he now lives as an Italian citizen. ~ more

IRELAND
At Doolan's Bar in Waterford - Click Here - By Bill Bonner from the Daily Reckoning - "The music style might be best described as Irish self- pity. The songs were political. Sentimental. Maudlin. When they weren't describing some guy who had to leave Ireland to find work in Florida, poor fellow, they expressed the familiar Irish themes: irredentism, patriotism and pathetic proletarianism. They were sung in that whiney Irish tenor voice that brings a mist to your eyes -- if you are in a particularly lugubrious mood or an alcoholic stupor."
Blind Date ~ Ireland - Top O' The Mornin' - Prior to her very, very early "retirement" and her move with her Irish husband and two young boys to their North County Dublin village of 8,000, Lori Alexander was a Behavioralist and Program Coordinator for a large California day program. About this article, Lori says, "We have just passed our year anniversary here, and have basically run the adjustment gauntlet."  Her article entails an overview of the honeymoon phase, her initial shocks, homesickness, and a year after.  "I have begun to feel as though I have a  place here, some idea of what is expected of me, and where I fit in.  I want to stay who I am, hang onto what was instilled in me my first thirty years, and now Ireland is becoming a part of that tapestry."
Doing the Dishes in County Kerry: My Brilliant Waitressing Career - Click Here - After a brilliant and fruitful career in advertising, escape artist Lynette Chiang writes about the comedy of waitressing in County Kerry, Ireland, bicycling in Currabeg, falling in love at first sight, and getting the boot for unrequited devotion to job, although, she recovered quickly, she says. Lynette recently made her way to Costa Rica to work in advertising.
Escape To Dublin - By Dale Heinen - Click Here - "...this was the place that spawned the monumental new playwrights Conor McPherson and Martin McDonagh, it was also the home of two seminal theaters, the Abbey and the Gate. I would find more funding, more public support for my plays, wonderful actors, writers on the verge of discovery, and a burgeoning film industry which would throw open its arms when I was ready to segue into film directing." Playwright Dale Heinen talks about the new Dublin.
Looking Down the Barrel of My Second Irish Winter - Settling In - Lori is the mother of two living in Dublin, Ireland, going on two years.  For Lori, the thought of settling in, planting roots in a foreign land, starting anew in every aspect, began with apprehension. Lori's concerns deeply reflect on the concerns shared by all people of a postmodern culture. We're a transient people, moving on average every five years. Lori is about to experience her second Irish winter, a prospect made more foreboding by the strange land she's trying to settle into. But now, after a year, she says,  "All of my realizations have persuaded me to get past my American - Expat - anthropology lovin’ cut-and-dried preconceptions and start understanding the real Ireland."
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.
Resonant, Lonesome Donegal: Travels in Dunfanaghy, Ireland - Click Here - Donegal,  the wind-swept  and  rugged northernmost  province of Ireland, is arguably also Ireland’s most  beautiful region.  A stark and  serene beauty pervades the barren fields and rocky  hills that make up the  majority of Donegal. The author writes, "Legs aching from the hilly ride, a firm wind tearing through the clear autumn sky, I saw an impressive feature of the Celtic past -- one of the high, rounded ‘Viking signal-towers’ utilized in the 8th century to watch for maurauding Norsemen. All alone on the edge of  the world,  with the waves pounding off of the black crags and no sign of human existence save for this one forgotten tower, I felt supremely at peace with the world."
The Sovereign Society A-Letter - Click Here - The Sovereign Society A-Letter is published by The Sovereign Society, a global community of Sovereign Individuals - international investors and entrepreneurs, expatriates, dual nationals and second passport holders, individuals concerned about privacy, citizens of the offshore world. The Sovereign Society states, "Throughout history, intelligent individuals have sought environments where personal freedom is maximized and risks to themselves and their assets minimized. Today, an escalating international migration is under way in direct response to threats by governments against their most productive citizens." The Sovereign Society arose as a central source of information and assistance for these new Sovereign Individuals.

ISLE OF MAN
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.

JAPAN
Down on the Farm - Homesteading In Japan - Click Here - Homesteading in Japan?  If not, why not?  The author of of this article, David Markle is a 17 year resident of Japan. He first came to Japan as a student and has resided there pretty much ever since. In this article he covers homesteading in Japan, what it takes, how it's done and where to look. "...some local governments will actually pay you to live in their village. I am not kidding. Granted it is not enough to get rich on, but, believe it or not many localities are falling all over themselves to recruit families especially with younger children, to move to their town. They are offering all sorts of incentives and assistance to try to “revitalize” the countryside."
Etiquette, Manners and the Japanese Business World - Click Here - CEO Richard Bysouth of Career Cross Japan delivers more valuable insight into the world of doing business in Japan. "As one would expect from a country with such a strong sense of hierarchy and honour, there are many unwritten laws regarding etiquette and manners that apply to the business world. Although no-one will expect a foreigner to know and abide by all these "codes of conduct", knowing a few of the basics will go along way to smoothing the path to success in Japan.
Resources for the Japanese Job Market - Click Here - CEO Richard Bysouth of Career Cross Japan, tells Escape from America readers about the ins and outs of where to look for Japan's job vacancies and what it's like in the Japanese workplace. Richard writes, "The typical Japanese worker tends to view the use of time rather differently then a western one. With the western approach, emphasis is placed on completing a task in the most efficient manner and within the shortest time possible. For the Japanese, it is considered more important for the whole team to work together to accomplish a goal. Eachindividual will know the limit of their responsibilities and what is expected of them, and will work selfishly to complete that task in hand.  The concept of "thinking out of the box" or looking for a quick result are very rare indeed and are often frowned upon. However the Japanese approach does ensure the end result will be something that is unanimously acceptable to all and is as complete as possible."
“The Gaijin Life for Me” - Teaching English in Japan - Click Here - I went to Japan with no definite plan on leaving. It was a post-grad school adventure, and a time to be without a plan.  Right after graduation with a master’s degree in social work that I wasn’t keen on using right away, the interim goal was to find a job teaching English abroad, most likely in Asia somewhere. An ad in the Boston Globe lead me to Nova Group – what turned out to be a corporate-run extensive network of English language schools all over Japan.
Working in Japan.  A word from a veteran... - Click Here - Japan is still one of the best EXPAT destinations for both professionals and ordinary people who want to reap in a high return for their work.  I've been in Japan for 7 years, and worked in 5 different cities and 4 different industries. - - f you've just got out of college and just want to make a quick buck to pay back your student loans or travel around the world try IT jobs in Tokyo.  Companies are desperate for programmers & Internet project managers.  You can make a bundle.

JERSEY
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.

KENYA
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

KOREA
Investing in Korea - Click Here - A Korean business man spent four years developing a relationship with a Malaysian.  The Malaysian finally agrees to a joint venture in Malaysia.  But, he wants a contract with guarantees in the event of breach.  He also wants to use modern accounting methods and have a means to keep track of the money.  The Korean backs away making lame excuses.  The real reason is that he did not want anything in writing, especially a contract.  His remark was, "You must understand the Korean way.  This is how we do business in Korea.  You don't trust me."  He openly displayed insult over the Malaysian distrust.  It was an affront to his honor and reputation.  Actually, he would have disappeared all of the cash and the Malaysian was smart enough to know what the Korean was about.  The deal never happened for good reason.
Relishing Narcissus in South Korea- Click Here - Barry Walsh is wandering the world trying to find a place between the gloom of mundane routine and the vivacity of the new. Sometimes travel makes it happen, even on weekend getaways to the environs of mountain hermitages of South Korea. Walsh writes, "This is bliss. I am the only Westerner traveling today as always, but whereas during the week I am detached, now I feel I belong. My weariness of heightened cynicism is replaced by a tempered tranquillity, my spirit found by renunciation. To me this is what experiencing a foreign culture is all about. I have done nothing uniquely Korean on my journey, but my self-assurance is sufficient. I ask the bus driver in my limited Korean how long the stop is for. I already know – it’s always the same – but right now my self-love is smothering my self-consciousness. While in the toilet, I observe my appearance – why don’t I have a girlfriend?"
Seoul Diary - Living & Working in Seoul, Korea - Click Here - "So, before long, I found myself on a Korean Air 747 soaring over the Arctic, on the way to teach at a private school that I had never seen or heard of before. Though it didn’t seem so at first, moving to Korea turned out to be one of the best career moves I ever made."  David Ritchie supplies readers with information about living and working in Korea. He lives and works in Seoul. He writes the “SeoulTalk” column for Seoulscope, the city’s entertainment magazine. His 16 published books include Will America Survive? (Cambridge India, 2000).
South Korea as a Potential Expat Haven - Click Here - Compared to other destinations around the world, South Korea has been overlooked as a destination for those looking for alternatives to life in North America. Most expatriates know about Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines—but few have made an effort to settle in South Korea.Those who choose to expatriate to South Korea can take advantage of opportunities in the following areas: business and consulting, education and training, and, of course, the Internet. And, retired professionals and retired military personnel are living quite happily here.

KUWAIT
Through the Looking Glass -- A Madras Indian Living in the States Visits Kuwait - Click Here -
Pradeep Selvakumar discovers the culture of this oil rich Islamic nation and the way others look at the US from abroad. There are no taxes in Kuwait, living expenses are few, and only Kuwaitis are allowed to own businesses and property.  At the mall, he got his first indication that Kuwait isn't as conservative as most people probably think. The lingerie on the mannequins are as kinky as any he'd ogled in Victoria's Secret magazines. The movie "Speed" was on TV, and someone was asked if "things like that" happen in the US. He said that life in the US was pretty boring, actually. Then they wanted to know if he owned a gun . . . .

LIBERIA
TWILIGHT Zone - Click Here - Teacher, missionary, screenwriter, Maurice Blaise tells of his experiences in Liberia, Africa. This two page article written in descriptive detail tells of human strife and love of life on the dark continent. Blaise writes, "Each morning, between five and twenty containers of yellowish river water greeted them at liturgy. The villagers believed in the efficacy of prayer. Peter's hand no longer shook. He quickly dropped the host on her withered tongue. She was the third and last recipient, from a total congregation of seven. Turning, he ascended the altar's three steps. A rooster, outside the doorless, ocean entrance, lined with large yellow and red hibiscus, greeted the rising sun with a startling screech. As she receded, he returned to his thoughts. No, it wasn't loneliness, male hormones, or friendship that had driven him to seek out this Mona Lisa."

LUXEMBOURG
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

MALAYSIA
Can It Be Done ~ Living in Paradise without Working - Book Me on that Passage - David McDowell is somewhere in Malaysia on his own private beach.  The only real issue in his beach life  is reminding his girlfriend to keep her hands off him while he's soaking up the rays. They wreck his suntan, he says.  Compare his life's issue to that of your own. How did he get there?  Why doesn't he have to work to stay there?  Read this article and find out that any sustainable income stream is possible.  He's solved the age old problem of supporting one's self without having to work.  And it didn't take rocket science, amigos.
Perhentian Islands
Perhentian Islands - Click Here - The Perhentian are a cluster of islands off the East coast of the Malaysian Peninsula  and are only accessible by a one hour boat trip from the main land.  There are two main islands, known as Besar and Kecil or more simply big and small island.  Both rise up out of the sea covered in a lush tropical rainforest and are fringed by palm fronted, white sand beaches.   Roads are non-existent and the only way to get around is by the many small boats which ply round the islands delivering guests, food, and collecting rubbish.  Unlike more famous Asian beaches, the Perhentian islands are remarkably undeveloped and no high rise hotels, loud bars or concrete disturbs the natural landscape.
Retire to an English-speaking, crime-free land of rainforests, headhunters, and tropical beaches - Click Here - Malaysia is a place where most visitors consider staying longer.  The government is inviting foreign retirees to Malaysia as permanent tourists, and you don't have to be British or have silver hair to qualify.  It's cheap, it's safe, there's little or no language barrier, and the diversity is astounding.  Here's the A-Z on why living in Malaysia on a permanent or semi-permanent basis is a concieveable prospect.

MALTA
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.

MARSHALL ISLANDS
Kwajalein
Kwajalein - Marshall Islands, Land of Tomorrow - Click Here - Want to move to a Pacific Paradise? Expatriate tax-status rules apply, the jobs are low-paying by Stateside standards, but many of the locals consider that the perks more than make up for the low wages. To see where Kwajalein is located, we provide a map - plus we also have a section on the Marshall Islands on our website

MAURITIUS
Mauritius: Offshore Cyber - Island - Offshore Opportunities - Mauritius is well served by business and communications infrastructure and is a dynamic economy; the government actively encourages foreign investment and offshore activity through the Ministry of Industry & Commerce. The ministry operates a one stop shop for clearances and permits; it also provides assistance in identifying market outlets, joint venture partners, site locations, and buildings.  There is a wide range of investment incentives for inward investment. Free Trade Zones and a Freeport were established in 1992 enabling up to 100% foreign owned enterprises. Money laundering is discouraged by the government, as is any trade in guns or drugs. The Economic Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2000 established an Economic Crime Office.
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.
Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama
Residence, Immigration & Work Permits - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue of Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Residence, Immigration & Work Permits. Countries covered are: Bahamas, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong,  Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius and Panama.  An excellent resource from a valuable newsletter.  If you intend to invest offshore you need current information from an effective source, the LowTax Online TaxWire is as good as it gets. Their international editorial staff provides up to date information from around the world.

MEXICO
Caretaking Overseas - Click Here - An interesting, though seldom considered option for adventurous souls seeking a new life outside of their home countries is property caretaking.  This increasingly popular strategy provides prospective expats with insight and experience into the culture and lifestyle of another country - all while enjoying the benefits of living rent-free.
Financing an Escape from the Rate Race: My Move to Morelia - Click Here - Sandy Caputo looked at the horizon and decided to take the risk. She did and she succeeded in finding a niche for herself in Morelia, Mexico.. Sandy writes, "Newly divorced and with a very tiny nest egg, I sat there by that pool in Morelia and began toying with the idea that I could, if I was careful and brave enough, risk walking away from security to gamble on making life work for me on a saner and more personally fulfilling scale. So I bit the bullet a year later, resigned my position, cancelled plans to return to the agency somewhere down the road, and dropped that dream-strangling hold that relying on U.S.-supplied health and medical security had become. I now have my novel AND a half-way completed book called Shortcut to Morelia with a major publisher. I also consult for my agency and my living expenses are being covered nicely under that arrangement at about one-fourth the number of hours I was previously putting in."
Living In Mexico - Click Here - I remember my first trip to Mexico fondly. I was in Puerto Vallarta for the new years week of 1993/94. Although Puerto Vallarta is a very popular tourist destination it still hasn't lost the feel of a truly Mexican city. The cobble stone streets and the architecture are reminders of its simple fishing village roots. As a man in my twenties at the time I felt right at home with the "Party until 3AM" atmosphere of the downtown bar scene. The older people at my hotel were quite content to spend the day sight seeing and shopping. The city had something to offer everyone.
Living in Mexico for about $350 per month: Balancing Wants and Needs - Spartan but Sublime - Jerry Draughon is a 66 year-young retiree from the University of Florida. He lives alone, likes to fish, dance, write, and sell items from Mexico on the Internet. "It helps my income, but it's not needed to get by," he says. "I have fun and enjoy as much as I can."  Originally from North Carolina, he has lived most of his life in Florida. Other than his army travels for Uncle Sam, he hadn't been anywhere until he discovered Mexico ... great weather ... great people ... great times ... always something going on. "These are a fun people!" says aka Mexicojerry. " Just love it!!" There's also an Editor's Note on Medical Services.
Moving To Mexico is a Breeze...  Compared to Heading West in a Conestoga - Click Here - by
Jennifer Rose - Once you've obtained your FM-3, you're allowed a one-time opportunity to import a reasonable amount of household goods into Mexico. While there's no definition of "reasonable amount," be prepared for payment of taxes and some serious negotiation. Long before your move, you'll need to submit a detailed inventory, in English and Spanish, detailing all you intend to import, down to brand name and serial numbers and about $75 to the Mexican Consulate for review, stamp and approval. According to the Mexican Consulate, you can bring your personal goods, including computers, televisions and electronic equipment into the country duty-free. Used appliances seem to fare better than those still showing the warranty card.
MEXICO, BELIZE
OACC Workshops ~ Solutions for Leaders ~ Caye Chapel, Belize, October 26th-28th  and at Cancun, Mexico, November 23rd–25th, 2001 - Shhhh - Learn about Corporate Structures and Ownership Solutions, Operating Offshore Structures, Secure Communication, Banking and Investments. You are invited to one of two exclusive and intimate learning experiences that are limited to 12 participants each in order to ensure a real personal experience. These are truly unique opportunities to learn directly how to structure your business and private affairs so as to greatly benefit from an offshore solution from Lic. Steve Saemmler-Klein and his team. Be sure not to miss out. Choose from one of two small group weekend retreats located in two wonderful tropical locations. The first is at the exclusive and luxurious Caye Chapel Golf Resort, a small and private tropical island situated on the Belize Barrier Reef and surrounded by the turquoise tropical waters of Belize. The second is held at the world famous Ritz Carlton Hotel in Cancun, Mexico’s tropical Caribbean playground.
Paradise Found? - The Expatriate Scene In Xcalak, Mexico - Click Here - We sat around a table under a palapa with Darrell, his fishing guide, Mike from Minnesota, and Stephen, an American expatriate from Sweden, who vacations here once a year for “the quiet and solitude.” Miguel popped open five Sols behind the open-air bar. I looked around and thought, “Is this real?” - The cerulean Caribbean  lapped at the scalloped edges of a bleached-white beach, dotted with inward leaning palm trees, and best of all, no people. There in the middle of paradise, the hours ambled by. Stories were told. Palm fronds crackled in the breeze,  pelicans landed on the pier and took off again, and the smell of the hamburgers Miguel was grilling filled the air.
Property Caretaking: A Great Opportunity for Travelers & Expats - Click Here - Caretaking property has become an increasingly popular occupation in recent years,  articularly for travelers. Gary Dunn, Publisher of The Caretaker Gazette, has been esearching the field and an emerging trend for folks who are looking to live rent-free somewhere.
Teach English in Mexico - Click Here - There is no better way to begin to grasp another culture than to work as a teacher within that culture. Teaching English in Mexico is an option much preferable than simply taking a vacation in Mexico. Teaching will be like taking a paid vacation where you interact with the people. If you want to move to another nation, the option of teaching English is a very good first step. It will give you time to get your feet on the ground and make some long range decisions.
The Costa Maya and the Western Caribbean - Click Here - If you continue on another 90 miles you will arrive in Mérida, the "Paris of the West". The city dates from the 1500's and offers, plazas, promenades, parks, intl and regional restaurants, tree-lined boulevards, big old mansions, Spanish colonial ambiance and Mayan tranquility. Mérida is very clean and safe. Just 30 miles from the Gulf coast, it has the lowest crime rate per capita in all of Mexico. If you want to retire to México, but don't want to live in a resort town lacking soul and history, come to Mérida.
The Nitty-Gritty Of Moving To Mexico - Click Here - By Jennifer Rose - Part two of an article by Jennifer Rose on moving to Mexico - Jennifer Rose is an attorney, writer and editor living in Morelia, Michoacan, who toiled for two decades in a prior life as a lawyer in Shenandoah, Iowa. She is editor-in-chief of GPSolo, formerly The Compleat Lawyer, a magazine published by the American Bar Association.
Toasting  Tequila: Agaves, Agriculture and Tourism - Click Here - Ron Mader is a well known writer, lecturer and eco-scientist. He has lived in Latin America for a  number of years from whence he has published his excellent El Planeta Platica Journal plus his  five-star Eco Travels in Latin America Website Ron is one of our heroes here at Escape Artist and it's a pleasure to be able to feature this article by him on one of our favorite subjects. Look for Ron in our next couple of issues. We'll be talking about some of his recent books. ~ more
What does "Escaping" really cost? ~ The Impact of Personality and Personal Tastes - Click Here - In her second installment of escaping the rat race north of the Rio Grande, Sandy Caputo prosaically emphasizes the associated costs of living abroad within the context of wants and needs. She writes, "It was during my last planned five-week immersion back into the world of advertising and public relations in Tucson that my fiancé prevailed upon me to agree to allow him in on my adventure. While alone, I may be frugal, with him I become a lot more open to an if it feels good, do it attitude. In my year and a half of escapist living, I’ve lived cheaply and lived well. Now, there's a new version of living well in Mexico." It's still cheap, but not so cheap.
Who Lives in Mexico?  By "Mexico" Mike Nelson - Click Here - "Mexico" Mike Nelson is the author of a dozen books on Mexico and has been called an expert on Mexico by the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Dallas Morning News and by many expats who have moved to Mexico after reading his book, Live Better South of the Border.

MOROCCO
The King and I ~ Lost in Fez - Mazing it in Morocco - J. Marcia Night has lived and worked in virtually every corner of the world. She recentlty visited Morocco. "Hopelessly lost, unable to find my way through the maze as the light is becoming dimmer, I search for a way out from amongst the ancient medieval structures that seem to go on forever, perched along cobblestone streets. Houses have closed their shutters, and the deserted alleyways are beginning to fill me with a sense of intrigue mixed with awe; a bit of fear is admittedly beginning to creep in. It is my first evening in the city of Fez. The King arrives tomorrow."

MOZAMBIQUE
Opportunity in Mozambique - Click Here - I stayed mostly with an Afrikaner who had staked out 20 hectares (50 acres) of beautiful beach about an hour out of town; his cost basis is basically zero. The government gave it to him because he committed to develop it for tourism; someday it's going to be worth what prime beach front just outside a city is worth anywhere else in the world. He'll fill his property with Germans and Swedes flying down to beat the European winter while taking advantage of fresh lobster and fish that cost almost nothing. And there aren't just hundreds, but thousands of miles of pristine deserted beach on this country's coast.

NETHERLANDS
Netherlands, Italy and France, and in North and Central America
Moving Your Business Offshore - Offshore/Onshore Reports - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - If you want to know about investing offshore we recommend that you subscribe to the NewsWire. It's written by professionals and provides up to date information that is accurate. By subscribing to the "LowtaxOnline NewsWire" you will be able to receive all important international tax and offshore stories in one compact e-mail, conveniently sent at midnight GMT every Thursday so as to be available around the world before the end of the working week. This LowtaxOnline TaxWire on Moving Your Business Offshore was a Special Feature for Friday 5th January 2001 It was compiled by Tax-news.com editorial staff in London and New York Robert Lee and Mike Godfrey.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

NEW ZEALAND
An Interview with New Zealand Officials - Click Here - We had the good fortune and privilege to speak with Consulate-General, Jim Howell of New Zealand along with New Zealand’s Director to their North American Investment Promotion Unit, Mr. Kelly Beeman, about migrating to New Zealand.  They shed a great deal of light on the subject of migration as well as on New Zealand’s investment potential.
Escape To New Zealand - Click Here - "It costs less to live in New Zealand, but the wages earned are also lower. We made several trips to New Zealand in our exploration process. The second trip included our three boys and we spent 30 days camping in the North and South Island.  New Zealand is also campers' paradise.  On that trip we decided to settle in a small town called Nelson located at the top of the South Island."
Living In New Zealand - Click Here - New Zealand comes to the fore in countries you might want to consider if you want to "Escape from America.”  Not only is the country beautiful in a physical sense but many of the problems being encountered in the U.S. today are simply not present in New Zealand.
Migrating to New Zealand - Immigration Tips for New Zealand - Click Here - Want to move to a New Zealand? In this long awaited article, Roger Gallo talks with Kim Saull of Malcolm Pacific International, a well known immigration consultancy in Aukland, New Zealand. The advice given doesn't pull any punches, only the qualified need apply.
More Global Nomadic Housing For Expatriates - At The Edge - Living In A Shipping Container on the New Zealand Coast - Click Here - "There are three bedrooms, two lofts, internal gardens for food growing, passion fruit and kiwi fruit vines throughout, and most importantly a flying fox and several swings inside. The kitchen looks out onto the Pacific Ocean (Moana Nui a Kiwa) a mere 30m away and the shower/washing room, which is 4.8 by 4.8 m2, has a Jasmine plant, hops and vines and a waterfall which is active when it rains."
Czech Republic and U.S.A.
Tax Time with an Overseas B&B - Click Here - Ron Winkles and his wife run a Bed and Breakfast establishment in the Czech Republic. They spend about six months of each year in the US and six months in the Czech Republic. Ron writes, "Our return on investment has run about 5 to 8 percent annually, and we have had a great time making a little more than stateside CD rates while earning a nice tax write off. I was audited once by the IRS, the agent was curious and could not believe a retired couple earning $55,000 a year could afford to live in America and own a villa in Europe. Jokingly, I told him we saved money by not shopping in Wal-Mart."
The 5 Best Ways To Live, Retire, Or Profit In New Zealand - Click Here - New Zealand is one of my favorite places in the world. It’s a lot like the western coast of the United States, only turned upside down. The North Island is tropical, like San Diego…the South is cool, like Portland or Seattle.  As a California native, I have a funny requirement when looking for a place to live, work, or “retire.” It’s this: I look to see whether or not avocados grow there. You see, avocados like it warm...with lots of sunlight. So do I. So if they grow there, I know I’ll at least like the weather. Avocados grow very well in northern New Zealand.  by Rick Rule [From The Best Of International Living]

NICARAGUA
Granada - Nicaragua’s Grandest City - Click Here - One more thing: If the old Spanish colonial structures in Granada appeal to you as much as they appeal to me…you can buy one for $80,000 to $100,000 (it’ll need a lot of work)…or you can spend as much as $200,000. A few years ago, these places sold for $40,000 or $50,000, or less. The trouble is there aren’t many of them. The city burned in 1856 and was rebuilt according to the same plan. Most of the colonial-style houses are 150 years old. You can count on your fingers those that date back more than 400 years. From The Best of International Living -
Talking about Nicaragua - Talking about Nicaragua - Robert Fordi talks about land and investing in Nicaragua - the prices are right and the beaches are white - Fordi knows a lot about foreign real estate and his assessment of Nicaragua is well researched and positive.  ~

PANAMA
Casco Viejo - Click Here - The oldest city on the Pacific Coast of the Americas comes under the pen and camera of Escape From America editor Roger Gallo - A 300 year old city filled with architectural treasures and picture-postcard views. Care to remodel a 300 year old building filled with history? The prices are affordable. ~ more
Discovering Panamania - Living On An Island In Panama - Realizing A Dream - Click Here - Isla Taboga, like many of Panama’s islands, is a city boy’s answer to island living.  Fourteen miles off the coast of Panama City, within sight of the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, Tabogans are never far from the amenities and services of the most metropolitan city in the Americas between Mexico City and Caracas, Venezuela.  It’s only a one-hour ferry ride to the city, and the boats depart the Tabogan pier four times a day.  I’m a commuter.
Evolution of Modern Offshore Practice and Strategy for Americans - Click Here - by Philip S. LaMar - This is Part 2 of a two-part examination of current trends shaping the offshore financial industry for Americans. Part 1 covered the declining role of the Trust and Part 2 introduces its successor, the Private Interest Foundation).
Evolution of Modern Offshore Practice and Strategy for Americans - Click Here - Evolution of Modern Offshore Practice and Strategy for Americans - Part 1: The Declining Role of the Trust by Philip S. LaMar, Jr., JD -  This is Part 1 in a two-part examination of current trends shaping the offshore financial industry for Americans. Part 1 looks at the declining role of the Trust and Part 2 will introduce its successor, the Private Interest Foundation).
Finding Offshore's Basis in International Law - Click Here - by Philip LaMar Jr. -  ...while governments of economically powerful nations may continue to exert political pressure to bend the will of smaller nations, International Law requires that the sovereignty of nations be respected in courts of law. With this protection in place, a small nation may enact legislation designed to shelter foreigners and to attract foreign wealth, and it is not possible for a superpower to conduct a judicial examination of the smaller nation’s governmental action.
From Roatan to Bocas - Click Here - Why we moved from Honduras’ Bay Islands to Caribbean Panama - "Prices in Bocas right now are below what we found in Roatan when we arrived there in 1994. It’s a smart time to buy. We were lucky enough to have been in Roatan for the boom there and see the same dynamic is at work here in Bocas."  From The Best Of International Living Series -
Good News for Panama Investors - Click Here - Low Tax Online NewsWire reports record Panama Canal ship transits and a booming free trade zone in Colon. Panama's President Mireya Moscoso has also signed into law a new e-commerce bill believed to be the first of its kind in Central America. The canal is expected to generate US$795.4mn in total revenues from operations during the next fiscal year. Panama Canal Administrator Alberto Aleman also reported that the Culebra Cut widening project remains on track and is scheduled for completion by December this year. Foreign firms continue to invest in the country's many free zones.
Growing hardwood trees - Growing hardwood trees - Whether in reforestation or plantation projects, has always been an attractive eco-profitable business.  Today in Panamá, where the country’s Law 24 has been offering incentives in this sector since 1992, forestry activity has been spurred to new heights as more people discover the attractions of what this law is offering ~
Hemingway’s Hideaway - Retiring In Panama - Click Here - We all hypothesize what a retirement paradise should be. Realistically of course what we fancy and what we can afford is rather discouraging. Do not feel alone. A few years ago, It all of a sudden dawned on me that I was rapidly approaching my golden years with no firm strategy. I needed to find some place where I could survive and still preserve my quality of life let alone considering any fantasy. Due to the blissful lack  of concern in my earlier years, I was not financially prepared for this traumatic event. Duh! not me. Now it was  time to pay the pauper.
I Don’t Wanna Leave! A PhotoEssay of Bocas Del Toro, Panama - Click Here - Mark McMahon is an award winning photographer and writer. He is currently on an expedition driving from Arizona to the tip of South America in a toyota 4x4! He created Filmtrips.com  to share his adventures. And he does indeed find adventure along the way!   He is in now Panama  and soon will cross over into South America to visit the Amazon , Machu Pichu, and the Galapagos Islands! Note: Images - Slow page.
Investing in Panama - What are the Laws? - Click Here - The article by William Hemingway in the last edition received a lot of positive feedback.  In this issue Hemingway provides those thinking of investing in Panama with resources regarding the laws of Panama.  He has a website under construction and will soon be providing investment and retirement information on-line.
Isla Solarte ~ In The Bocas Del Toro Archipelago ~ Panama - Family Living the Dream - Shephard Johnson is no ordinary, developer of dreams. The Roseville man is taking 25 years of California real estate experience and using it to build his dream development in Panama on an island called Solarte. Johnson, 48, and family – wife Monte, an Encina High School teacher, and young daughters Robin, 13, and Halley, 9 – got their feet wet in Costa Rica, where they lived from 1992 to 1995. Isla Solarte is in the Bocas Del Toro Archipelago on Panama's Caribbean Coast, a place where numerous Americans and
European expats are relocating.
Line Handling on the Panama Canal - Click Here - Cruising yachts and pleasure craft are crossing the Isthmus of the Americas in record numbers.  The Autoridad del Canal de Panama requires four line handlers per vessel up to 80 feet in overall length.  You can be one of those line handlers, go from one ocean to another in twelve hours, see the Panama Canal like few people do and make easy money doing it.Vessels that transit the Panama Canal are always headed to another port-of-call.  On the Pacific side, there is the Galapagos
Money Maker ~ Your Ship has Come In ~  The Fantasia del Mar is Up For Sale - Fair Winds and Following Seas - Not fit for everyone's pocket book, but certainly everyone's dreams, the owners and general managers of Argo Tours has put their 117 ft., steel constructed, twin screw, Detroit diesel powered, four decker Fantasia del Mar up for sale. They're asking an unbelievably low price for this vessel that's become the jewel of trans-isthmian waterways. It's an unbelievable opportunity for any individual or group of like minded entrepreneurs in search of a sound offshore investment, maritime career, and high seas adventure at any cost savings.
New Player in Offshore E-commerce - Preventing Taxation Before It Happens, Rather Than Hiding It After It's Levied - Click Here - How you going to keep them paying 50% of their profit out in taxes, when they can host offshore? It may come as a wake-up call to some, but for most of us, there is little question that Offshore eCommerce is the wave of the future. Playing offshore games of hide & seek is no longer de rigor - Today's web-smart cognoscenti are turning to offshore webhosting and offshore eCommerce. Once a thing of the future, offshore eCommerce is now a reality in Panama, with many exciting innovations coming online.
Offshore Business Opportunities You May Have Overlooked - Click Here - "The greatest level of diversity may only be achieved, however, through offshore. Investors in some countries may only invest in what has been approved by government commissions, or in offerings which fit one of the commission’s exceptions. While the goal of controlling investment activity was to protect investors, citizens of some countries feel that heavy regulation is stifling. Individuals are not free to invest as they please, but are limited to those investments that are approved by the government agencies. An offshore presence allows investment on a truly limitless basis, in any type of security in any market around the world." by Philip S. LaMar, Jr., JD
Offshore Conference - The Wealthy of the World meet in Panama - Click Here - The Offshore Association  of Central America and the Caribbean (O.A.C.C.) in conjunction with Times Publishing and Stern & Co. will host the 1st  International Wealth Conference in Panama City, Panama at the Westin Caesar Park Hotel from March 28-30,2001. The conference will open doors and international experts from around the world will gather in Panama to assist the delegates to cross borders and enable them to create wealth and personal and financial freedom in the global economy for their corporations and families alike. The three-day event also offers workshops on E Commerce, Internet Law, Captive Insurance Solutions, Banking and  Asset Protection and well as Investments in various industries. Well known speakers will attend. Also present will be Republic of Panama President Mireya Moscoso and Panamanian Economy and Finance Minister Noberto Delgado.
Offshore Opportunities 2001 Conference ~ Panama City, Republic of Panama ~ October 3-7, 2001 - Shhhhh, too - International Living and The Sovereign Society have organized this three day all inclusive conference to show you how you can manage your money safely and privately in the Americas’ most sophisticated offshore haven. Top legal, financial, tax, asset-protection, and real estate experts from around the world reveal their secrets for building wealth, reducing taxes, protecting your privacy, and living well overseas…in the Republic of Panama. Join others in Panama and learn how you can take advantage of this country’s sophisticated and private banking infrastructure to guard your hard-earned wealth and reduce your tax burden.
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.
Offshore: Who Goes There? - Click Here - "In my experience working in tax havens, I continue to be surprised by the diversity of people I meet seeking offshore services. It is not easy to speak of a typical client profile. Clients hail from every part of the world and are of every conceivable political persuasion, vocational background and economic circumstance. People who go offshore can generally be described as being dissatisfied with tax rates, threats to their assets, invasion of their privacy and unavailability of diverse investment opportunity."
Panama as a Tax and Investment Haven - Click Here - "Individuals can derive a special benefit when, both Panama's tax haven qualities and its investment haven benefits, are exploited together. Individuals in search of a tax haven or asset protection need something in which to invest once the wealth has been secured. If such people are not confident in traditional markets, the Republic of Panama is ripe with opportunity to diversify internationally. " by Philip S. LaMar, Jr., JD
MiraMar Offshore Convention, Panama City, Republic of Panama, September 13 -17 - Click Here - Spend a wonderful 5-day working vacation in the heart of Panama City side the Panama Canal.  Learn from the leading professionals on offshore financial planning and international investing on how to protect your estate and earn higher interest rates on your money than ever experienced before.  This five-day getaway is guaranteed to leave a lasting impression on you. Speakers to include: Carlos Varela  ~ Panamanian Attorney, focusing on Panamanian Corporate Law, IBC’s, & Foundations; Richard Kilborn ~ focusing on offshore asset protection and financial planning as well as Panamanian Residency; Alex De Janon ~ General Manager of Sterling Financial Group corresponded with Bear Stearns & Company; John Haines ~ Director of Fortress Management discussing investment in Real estate here in Panama; Gary Bustin ~ Canadian CPA discussing certain tax issues in Canada.
Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá, El Salvador y Guatemala
The advantages of Living Overseas: a new and refreshing way to look at Offshore - Click Here - Edmund J. Pankau writes about the broader meaning of offshore, this time in terms of the real advantages to the ordinary person seeking a lower cost of living, a better quality of life, reasonable and fantastic real estate, lower taxes, and ground floor business opportunities. "In recent years, Central America has become the Florida, California and Arizona of the 1950’s.  Remember when you could buy beachfront property in Florida for a song? When prices in California were dirt cheap?  Well, those days are now in full bloom just a little further south of the border.  The slower paced climate of Central American has awakened to the realization that is can revitalize its economy by becoming the retirement center of the western world. All of the things that made Florida and California boom are now happening in Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica, as is starting to emerge, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala."
Replicating Cinema Paradiso or Resurrecting Isla Taboga's Bakery - Click Here - In the previous issue of Escape From America Magazine, I introduced our readers to Isla Taboga in two articles entitled, The Road to Charlie’s Houseand Discovering Panamania - Living On An Iland In Panama - Realizing A Dream.  In review, Isla Taboga is a small island about 10 miles in circumference located 14 miles from the Panamanian mainland and bustling Panama City.  That makes it a city boy’s dream come true – island escape within an hour’s ferry ride to a big metropolis. The question of what to do with our property still persists, but not because it’s hard to find an answer. The island is still there in its pristine splendor, and we're having fun dreaming. Here are some of our ideas...
Simple Steps to Buying Property in Panama - Panama Property Easy as ABC - Our EscapeArtist friend from Volcan, Panama, writes to us on how simple, safe, and secure it is to purchase property in Panama. The five steps William Hemingway outlines are the basis of purchasing property in Panama and much of the rest of the region. Volcan, Bocas del Toro, and Boquete are featured. "The Chiriqui Provence and Bocas del Toro Provence offer buyers the best choices in the world for beautiful, ideal highland properties and tropical island properties," writes Hemingway. "Anyone can buy and fully own property without being a resident of Panama. All you have to do is show your passport upon purchase." And, your purchase and ownership is protected.
Panamá, Honduras, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala
The advantages of Living Overseas: a new and refreshing way to look at Offshore - Click Here - Edmund J. Pankau writes about the broader meaning of offshore, this time in terms of the real advantages to the ordinary person seeking a lower cost of living, a better quality of life, reasonable and fantastic real estate, lower taxes, and ground floor business opportunities. "In recent years, Central America has become the Florida, California and Arizona of the 1950’s.  Remember when you could buy beachfront property in Florida for a song? When prices in California were dirt cheap?  Well, those days are now in full bloom just a little further south of the border.  The slower paced climate of Central American has awakened to the realization that is can revitalize its economy by becoming the retirement center of the western world. All of the things that made Florida and California boom are now happening in Belize, Honduras and Costa Rica, as is starting to emerge, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Guatemala."
The Other Side of the Gold Market - Click Here - A friend and his family from Costa Rica just visited us here in Panama.  One of the things he mentioned was gold.  We had a long and exacting discussion about gold.  He convinced me it's about to go up.  As someone who made money on gold in the 70's I've always been a 'gold bug' but my enthusiasm for it has waned over the years. None-the-less my friend convinced me that it's about to make an upwards move that may send it quite high.  As it's always been a standard of value, gold is always a good thing to keep on hand.  For expatriates and escapeartists, making sure that there is food and money stashed away for an emergency is an important subject.  We asked Mark Smalley of BullionCoin.Com to give us an article on gold to wet our appetites on the subject.  With the new millennium coming - and potential social breakdown looming perhaps now is a good time to stock up on a few essentials.  Gold is one of them.
The Panama Canal Silicon Valley - Click Here - The law firm of Pardini and Associates has provided a two page comprehensive report on what sort of business and end-consumer can benefit from offshore e-commerce, different ways an e-commerce company can experience cost savings, and why those companies should move their activities to Panama.  The answer to that why question is now, given Panama's continental fiber-optic network links, infrastructure, and incentives. These together with the strong recuperation of its international banking center, the report concludes, can be seen as heralds of a second Singapore in the middle of the American continent, a point of reference not to be ignored in the conceptions of the new economy of the 21st century.
The Perfect Expat Destination - Click Here - The reason people are moving to Boquete is obvious. It is the perfect expat destination. We've never had wider response to any subject, issue, or place than we've had to Boquete, Panama. Because of the amazing demand - over 3,000 people have requested information from us in the month of April alone - we are creating a Boquete visitors' package which includes discount coupons, maps, contacts, traveling information, reservations, tours of the area, and a great deal more.
The Road To Charlie's House - Living On An Island ~ Isla Taboga - Click Here - Sea breezes circulate through the open shutters facing the sea.  The opposite end of the house has veranda-like balconies that hang over the street. The verandas provide a restful place to sit and view the village with its narrow winding footpaths and colonial architecture. The village is nestled against a lush green tropical hillside and the footpaths meanander like a labyrinth up through the village and into the surrounding jungle. The house also has a basement floor which leads out into a garden at the rear of the house.  In the garden there are lemon and orange trees as well as the ancient foundations of a long forgotten structure, the stone remains of which stick up through the riot of bougainvillea, jasmine and wild hibiscus and give an effect like that of an abandoned sculpture garden gone crazy with flowers.

PHILIPPINES
Looking At Real Estate In Bangkok, Bali & The Philippines - Click Here - 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.

PORTUGAL
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

ROMANIA
Romania - Doug Casey Evaluates The Gypsies, Real Estate, Stock Market & Culture Of Romania - Click Here - Romania, with brief intervals of respite, has been a hard luck story for most of its history. Unlike a lot of other countries of which that's true, I have a good feeling about the place. But most investors give the country a discount, mainly because they're unfamiliar with it. And, insofar as they are familiar with it, they've heard mostly dated and unfavorable things. That's fine. It's why the opportunity exists. - If anything, property is a better buy than stocks. Bucharest is very cheap by most standards; I'll guess about 25% of Western European levels for equivalent buildings. But that's not what got my attention. The fact is that the country probably has the best farmland in Europe-- flat, deep, rich topsoil in the Danube basin, combined with a fairly mild climate.

RUSSIA
A Short Course In Clearing Customs - Click Here -  by Doug Casey "I probably enter and leave the U.S. about two dozen times a year. By far the most unpleasant part of traveling  --- more than the delays, the endless hours in a flying cigar tube, the irregular schedules it entails  --- is going through customs and immigration. The people working for these agencies are about the bottom of the barrel."
Looking at Russia - Investing in Russia - Click Here - By Douglas Casey. Doug Casey needs no introduction, he is one of the most astute expatriate investors in the world. In this article he turns his attention to Russia and gives seasoned advice.
The Less Friendly and More Inquisitive Skies - Click Here - By Doug Casey - There are many unsavory features about flying today. Crowded airports, packed planes, squalling kids, people dressed like they're coming from the gym (except they're usually too fat for that ever to be the case). The lower class atmosphere surrounding the whole experience is reminiscent of Riding the Dog (taking a Greyhound bus) in years past. It's even worse, since bus travel never subjected passengers to impertinent questions, mandatory x-ray of luggage or a possible strip-search by minimum wage dingbats.  If Hieronymus Bosch was alive today, he'd paint airport scenes.

SINGAPORE
All aboard the Singapore-Malacca Express - Click Here - Tim Jellings is a travel writer with stories of wierd adventures from around the varied parts of the world. His keen sense of observation is a one of a kind. Tim writes, "My eyes catch each humorous shop name; like Bang on, Hang On, See Fun, Fun Fatt Kok. The local spelling of Talipon for telephone, Bas sekolal for school bus and Buk for book also brings a smile. Outside the Chinese temple, in the early morning, I see a man standing outside with a burning joss stick clamped between the hands. In silent prayer he asks for evil to be kept away. Not one word or even a glance. A youth dressed only in pyjama trousers is graffiting the posters in green and red paint. He is observed by a very old man, who never stirs and sits crossed legged, silently absorbing the young man's artistry."

SLOVENIA
Slovenia: A Proud History, a Promising Future - Click Here - A Mediterranean climate along the coast, lush vineyards and fields of sunflowers inland, virgin forests, snow capped mountains and sky resorts -- no, we're not California. You'll find all this plus gothic cathedrals, baroque palaces and more in Slovenia, a tiny country no bigger than New Jersey. From Slovenia you could go to Venice, Italy, for a Sunday outing and be back in time for dinner. Oddly enough, many people haven't even heard of it, and others confuse it with Slovakia.
Slovenia: Old Europe at its Best  ~ Click Here - Slovenia feels the way Europe did 30 or 40 years ago, when life was slower and more civilized. The capital, Ljubljana, often compared to Paris and Prague, is more manageable and relaxed. The Kras wine region reminds me of Tuscany before the crowds, and the Slovenians are aware of the need to limit development.

SPAIN
An Ex-Ex-Pat ~ Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - Home Home on the Range? - Libby Royster returned to the US after two years as an instructor of English as a foreign language in Madrid, Spain. Those two years were the best, most challenging, of her life, she says. Returning wasn't an easy choice. She left a lot behind. Her observations show that expats can return home, again, but not without leaving much behind. She says, "Life does not end when you come back. You just have to try harder, rage against the known, and mix it up a little. And you can always go back…"
Barcelona - From The Best Of International Living - Click Here - "Barcelona is like Paris or Rome —only smaller and a fraction of the price. It’s the chicest city in Spain. All the trendy European and American designers have shops here. It’s also safe, cheap…and easy to get around. And it has some excellent,  if bizarre,  architecture. - - -  Real estate and rentals in Barcelona are surprisingly inexpensive… and a very sound investment, particularly right now, if you’re paying with dollars or sterling. Prices are relatively low because Spain is still digging itself out of General Franco’s socialist mess."
Buying a Home in Spain - Click Here - Spain offers infinite variety with something for everyone, including magnificent beaches for sun worshippers and spectacular unspoiled countryside for magnificent vistas and  peaceful strolling.  There are also an abundance of mountains and seas for sports fans and a vibrant night-life for the jet set. For those who are comfortable living in cities, there are bustling sophisticated metropolises. The Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol have the highest percentage of retired persons in the world, when both Spaniards and foreigners are included. If you’re seeking a second home, will it be mainly used for long weekends or for lengthier stays?
Switzerland - Spaind [CARIBBEAN PROPERTY]
1,000 Mile Bike Ride to Spain - Click Here - In October 1999, I set out alone on a bike from Zurich, Switzerland to Cadiz, Spain to get back in shape. The plan was to get in condition as I biked along. Switzerland was probably the wrong place to start - like training to fight Tyson while fighting him. An article by Jerry Ritter - When Jerald Ritter isn't riding his bike he is publishing a magazine on living in the Caribbean. He has lived in and invested in the Caribbean and Latin America for much of the past thirty years. He publishes the Caribbean Property List Magazine, the largest online directory of Caribbean and Latin Americans properties on the Internet.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

SWITZERLAND - SPAIN [CARIBBEAN PROPERTY]
1,000 Mile Bike Ride to Spain - Click Here - In October 1999, I set out alone on a bike from Zurich, Switzerland to Cadiz, Spain to get back in shape. The plan was to get in condition as I biked along. Switzerland was probably the wrong place to start - like training to fight Tyson while fighting him. An article by Jerry Ritter - When Jerald Ritter isn't riding his bike he is publishing a magazine on living in the Caribbean. He has lived in and invested in the Caribbean and Latin America for much of the past thirty years. He publishes the Caribbean Property List Magazine, the largest online directory of Caribbean and Latin Americans properties on the Internet.
Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Panama, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands
Offshore Stock Exchanges - Special Feature From LowTax Online TaxWire - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - In this issue or Escape From America we present a Special Feature from the NewsWire on Offshore Stock Exchanges. Countries such as Bermuda, Ireland, Jersey, Cyprus (maybe), Hong Kong (already) and Mauritius are cleaning themselves up for what could be a glittering future. This report includes some of the offshore jurisdictions with Stock Exchanges, their Regulatory Basis Including Listing Rules, Trading and Settlement, Costs of Listing and additional resources.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.

TAIWAN
Living in Taiwan - Working in Taiwan: An expatriates story - Click Here - 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 ~ more

THAILAND
An Introduction to Living and Teaching in Bangkok - Click Here - 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.
Back to School in Bangkok - Click Here - 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.
Exploring the Wild Rivers of Southeast Asia - Click Here - 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 - Click Here - 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 - Click Here - 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.
Looking At Real Estate In Bangkok, Bali & The Philippines - Click Here - 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.
Return to Adventure - Click Here - 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."
The Best Of International Living - Click Here - 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 Meeting Place on the Mekong Riviera - Click Here - 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 - Click Here - 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."
Working at the University - Living In Thailand - Teaching In Thailand - Click Here - 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 -

TURKEY
Hong Kong, Austria, Turkey, Finland, London, Argentina, Ecuador
My Secrets to a Lifetime of Making Money in Overseas Real Estate - Click Here - 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.
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.
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.

UNITED KINGDOM
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eastern and Central Europe, France, Austria, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom and Ireland, Worldwide, Worldwide Jobs, Worldwide Teaching Jobs, Worldwide Voluntary Service
Short Term Work Resources ~ Resources for  Locating Jobs Abroad - Click Here - 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.
U.S.A., United Kingdom, Brazil, Hong Kong, Great Britains
The Telecommunications Revolution - Click Here - 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.

UKRAINE
For Love of Medicine - Click Here - 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."
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.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Living Abroad with Children: It’s Easier Than You Think - Click Here - 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.

URUGUAY
Colonia del Sacramento, Café Tortoni & Punta del Este - Three Places Connected In Time & Space - Click Here - A four part article.  We have a description & analysis of Uruguay as an expat destination, an interview with an expat friend of ours who is currently living in the resort city of Punta del Este, Uruguay, and two photo essays; one by Gustavo Gatto on Colonia, a unique art colony in a small historic city in southern Uruguay, and a photo-essay by Mónica Molina on the Café Tortoni, a famous bohemian cafe in Buenos Aires. Are you ready to Tango?

U.S.A.
A Painful Visit - Click Here - This article chronicles an emigrant's experiences at a medical clinic and questions the high price of medical care in the US, compared with his home country of Poland. "As an old Polish saying goes," writes Ryszard Krasowski, "The further in, the deeper. I had sunk so deep I felt I'd been swallowed up by a sea of questions.  I'd had complete confidence in the clinic, so when the doctor proposed surgery, my only concern was where I would find the money to pay for it.  Why did he tell me I had to have surgery if I didn't need it? Why did I have to pay more for the first visit if I wasn't sure if I would have to come back for a second visit?  Maybe I'd choose to go to a different doctor.  When I was going to pay a doctor a visit in Poland, I wasn't afraid of it. Here, in America, I am scared to death. I am scared to death, not because I have a health problem to solve, but because the visit makes me sick even more."  All oil paintings are by the author.
Another Reason to Leave - Click Here - At some point, you have to make practical decisions in your life. Perhaps some wish to be martyrs. This may be a noble choice, but being dead does not help the situation. The better choice is to leave and let the situation burn itself out. By leaving the United States now, you can protect yourself, your family, and your property; then if the tide turns, and people awake from their complacency and apathy, you can come back.
U.S.A, Europe,Caribbean, Hong Kong
Buy a Rolls Royce for the price of a Chevy - and other ways to profit from an international lifestyle - Click Here - Often a crashing currency also comes attached with an economic crisis. This creates an even better opportunity. In the case of my Rolls, I took advantage of an English economic crunch (which drove the price of luxury cars down and forced many diehard owners to sell), a weak pound, and a U.S. customs loophole. Three distortion opportunities like this are the best.So talk to a tax attorney experienced in international structures, keep and eye on currency fluctuations (right now the Euro is still relatively weak, although it has moved up in recent weeks, which helps create European bargains), and look for distortions relating to fun things you want to be involved in.
Cross-Cultural Savvy: Don't Go Abroad Without It - Click Here - Gary Wederspahn is a leading intercultural business trainer, consultant, speaker, and writer of an acclaimed book on cultural awareness for US travelers. What we have adopted from our culture can often work against us abroad. Wederspahn writes, "In addition to their household items and personal belongings, US expatriates also take with them invisible cultural baggage composed of values, beliefs, attitudes, assumptions and expectations.  How people in their host countries perceive them and respond to them depends largely on the contents of this intangible luggage. The advice inscribed on the ancient temple of Apollo at Delphi to “Know thyself” is as valid in today’s era of globalization as it was when Socrates first quoted it over thousand years ago. You can’t avoid taking your US cultural baggage abroad with you.  But at least you can be aware of it and be careful to not unconsciously impose it on others."
Even The Rats Have Left - Click Here - Bill Bonner [From The Daily Reckoning] - "In many of America's East Coast cities real estate prices peaked out, in real terms, early in the 20th century. Since then, almost every investment -- even at very low prices -- has been a losing one. Whichever direction you look, right or left, it is the wrong side of the track. Mattresses lying on the ground in backyards, rusted out cars and factories, boarded up or broken out window -- garbage everywhere...in piles, in ditches, even in the trees. The scenes are hard to reconcile with the vision of a New Era -- and everyone getting rich. These people certainly are not rich. They are not even poor. They would have to work for years and save their money to reach poverty."
Expat Tax - U.S. Taxation of American's Living Abroad - Click Here - If you live abroad for a full calendar year, or live there for  330 days out of any consecutive 12 month period, you can exclude up to $74,000 of earned income from U.S. Income Taxation for 1999.  If you are married, and both of you earn income and reside outside of the USA, you can  also exclude up to another $74,000 of your spouses income from taxation.
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion for American Taxpayers - Click Here - Thomas Azzara writes, "Under US tax law (i.e., Section 911 of the Internal Revenue Code) , an American taxpayer and his wife can exclude up to $76,000 each from their salary ($152,000 = total), provided they live offshore at least 330 days of every year. This is called the "Foreign Earned Income Exclusion", and is  part of the Statutory Internal Revenue Code. This exclusion is an annual tax allowance under US tax law, but you have to live outside the US at least 330 days to qualify for it. The amount one can exclude increases to $80,000 for fiscal year 2,002. for 2001 the amount excludable is $78,000." Links to the online IRS Publication 54 on foreign earned income exclusions are provided.
Great Income Stream with IBC - Click Here - Ken Barker is an international merger and acquisition specialist. Formally a vice-president at one of the United States' “front line” brokerage firms. Mr. Barker presently focuses on the development, investment in, starting of international venturelimited partnership funds. Mr. Barker has initiated and completed transactions totaling over a billion dollars, globally. Mr. Barker writes, "This article is about a sheltered income stream, coupled with an IBC. An International Business Corporation buys tax mortgages. The IBC that owns the note is free to conduct any other form of business that is so desired. There are no restrictions on moving the funds.
How to Legally Protect Your Assets - Click Here - David Tanzer is a lawyer in Vail, Colorado, limiting his practice to asset protection planning. He is also the author of a new book and video package entitled, How to Legally Protect Your Assets. David writes, "Once you have removed yourself from the tax and privacy concerns you have, you can in many jurisdictions around the world live tax free, in relative privacy without onerous reporting burdens or concerns of litigants trying to remove your money from you. Expatriation can offer you the best of all worlds and an exotic lifestyle. Your Choice of Paradise For some individuals, and maybe you are one of them, picking up and leaving the US, whether as a US citizen living abroad earning tax free income from a foreign source, or going the final distance as an expatriate, can offer an exciting challenge to your life."
HR 3886 is Killed - Click Here - September 18, 2000 WASHINGTON, DC. Dealing a death blow to HR 3886, legislation
which would give the US Treasury power to cut off offshore banks and nations, the US House Majority Leader opposes "financial protectionism" aimed at low tax regimes. Rep. DICK  ARMEY says the bill is "against our national interests and would endanger the economies of other nations." - It comes as a surprise to EscapeArtist that HR 3886 has been stopped.  If a bill were a weapon, HR 3886 would be a neutron bomb capable of destroying life without harming the real estate.
Images of Sorrow ~ The World Weeps ~ Photos from Around the Globe - Photo Essay - The images included in this photo essay were gathered from the magazine's subscribers all over the world and from Internet resources.  They depict with understated clarity the sorrow felt the world over in the week following the terrorist attack on US citizens and citizens from over 80 other countries who were in New York and Washington D.C. on the morning of September 11, 2001. The photographs also demonstrate the ability of a world of people to stand together united in concern for the welfare of others.  Let peace throughout the world finally reign. We invite all readers to contribute to the contents of these pages by sending their photos as JPEG attachments to the Editor of Escape from America Magazine so they can be shared with others.
International Variable Life Policy - Click Here - Trevor Reynolds of Banner Overseas Financial services writes, "The ILVP has been specifically designed as a ModifiedEndowment Contract. An MEC that satisfies the requirements of Section 7702 and Section 817(h) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code 1986 allows the policy holder to obtain significant tax savings on investment growth over a regular investment or brokerage account. Providing certain regulatory requirements are met, investment assets within the Policy will accrue completely free of income and capital gains taxes."
I Want You To Be Free - Harry Browne for President - Click Here - The majority of expats we know prefer "none of the above" to voting for an tyrant like Bush or and idiot like Gore. However, if you're determined to vote and you believe that it makes a difference, we'd like to make a recommendation. - "George W. Bush, Al Gore, Pat Buchanan, and Ralph Nader are arguing over one basic issue: which one is best qualified to run your life? Which one knows best what kind of school your child should attend? Which one knows how your health - insurance company should treat you? Which one knows best how to organize the economy, determine how much of your own money you should be allowed to keep, and decide what is a proper way for you to live?  I am running because I don't believe they are capable of running your life. I don't believe I am capable of running your life. I believe only you know best how to run your life." - Harry Browne - [Presidential candidate]
Life on the Run: Part One - Click Here - Becoming a fugitive is a romantic concept that is at once full of terror, excitement and opportunity.  There are many reasons people become fugitives.  Some involve criminal matters, some involve personal or civil matters, but in either case, stuff one no longer wishes to deal with.  Sometimes it involves liberty and sometimes it involves convenience.  Sometimes the people are inherently bad people and sometimes they are good people who have either screwed up and wish to start over or innocent people who are tired being persecuted and wish to be left alone. By  AJC delle Marche.
Netherlands, Italy and France, and in North and Central America
Moving Your Business Offshore - Offshore/Onshore Reports - Click Here - In an ongoing effort to provide a cross-section of the best offshore information on the internet, EscapeArtist seeks out the best online resources. We are really excited about a new website and news letter called, Low Tax Online NewsWire - If you want to know about investing offshore we recommend that you subscribe to the NewsWire. It's written by professionals and provides up to date information that is accurate. By subscribing to the "LowtaxOnline NewsWire" you will be able to receive all important international tax and offshore stories in one compact e-mail, conveniently sent at midnight GMT every Thursday so as to be available around the world before the end of the working week. This LowtaxOnline TaxWire on Moving Your Business Offshore was a Special Feature for Friday 5th January 2001 It was compiled by Tax-news.com editorial staff in London and New York Robert Lee and Mike Godfrey.
Europe, U.S.A.
Operation: Dollar Storm - Click Here - Just six weeks ago, the price of gold reversed its steady decline of the past several years. The European Central Bank (ECB), as well as the central banks of 14 other European countries, announced a moratorium on more gold sales and loans for the next five years.  ...this was just the first shot in war that will force new highs in the dollar price of gold, and make fundamental changes in the balance of economic power between Europe and the US. ~ Hard metal advocate Willy Smith lives in Costa Rica with his wife and three daughters.  In this article he talks to us about our monetary future.
Overseas Judicial Information by Subject - Click Here - Find out what your rights are as an American Abroad - (Can the country you go to extradite you back to the country you left?) Child Support Enforcement Abroad - Marriage Abroad - Divorce Overseas - Extradition treaties -
Overseas Judicial Information by Country - Click Here - Find out what your rights are as an American Abroad - What kind of assistance can you get? Not just what can they do to you, but also what can they do to protect you?  (Can the country you go to protect you from the country you've left?  Other complicated issues ~ [Information on these two sections is derived from the U.S. Department of State]
Possible Increased US Effort to Track Offshore Assets as a Result of Terrorism - Don't Tread on Me - This commentary, submitted anonymously as a Letter the the Editor of Escape from America Magazine, reflects a growing concern among American citizens that their right to invest abroad and take advantage of lower taxes in foreign markets may soon be compromised under the ruse of international terrorism. Earlier this year, the US Government approached several tax haven nations in its effort to crack down on citizens rights to invest overseas. Rumor has it that the US Government even threatened to freeze US assets of foreign banks if those banks continued to withhold investment information concerning US citizens in those countries. Some believe the US government will begin using the ruse of terrorism in increasing their efforts. Escape from America Magazine invites readers to send comments to the Editor and voice their opinions on this volatile issue.
Czech Republic and U.S.A.
Tax Time with an Overseas B&B - Click Here - Ron Winkles and his wife run a Bed and Breakfast establishment in the Czech Republic. They spend about six months of each year in the US and six months in the Czech Republic. Ron writes, "Our return on investment has run about 5 to 8 percent annually, and we have had a great time making a little more than stateside CD rates while earning a nice tax write off. I was audited once by the IRS, the agent was curious and could not believe a retired couple earning $55,000 a year could afford to live in America and own a villa in Europe. Jokingly, I told him we saved money by not shopping in Wal-Mart."
The Card - Click Here - This story by Ryszard Krasowski is a personal and illuminating commentary on the bureaucracy   faced by one immigrant entering the United States, seeking residency, seeking the right to work for one's living, and seeking the better life portrayed so well in the American Dream. Ryszard spent no less 15 years in his battle to acheive all of the above.  Today, Ryszard lives on Long Island with his wife.  He writes in his spare time and enjoys his passion for drawing and painting.  Six of his works are included in his story.
The Earth Still Turns - By Bill Bonner from the Daily Reckoning -  Click Here - by Bill Bonner - Occasionally I am moved by the hopeless, forlorn desire to explain everything. Why is the Dow going down while the Nasdaq rises? Why do New York law firms put modern art on their walls when they can afford good paintings? Why do adults wear shorts in public?
The Kinder and Gentler IRS - Click Here - If you, like many Americans fled abroad to a foreign country to escape to greener pastures and then inadvertently blundered back into the USA guilty of not paying your U.S. taxes while you were away, then potential amnesty or forgiveness may now be at hand.  Yes, you may be able to return to the U.S. without the pressure and burden of looking over your shoulder waiting for the IRS to show up and grab everything you own.
The Looting Of America - How over 200 Civil Asset Forfeiture laws enable police to confiscate your home, bank accounts & business without trial. - Click Here - Police stopped 49-year-old Ethel Hylton at Houston’s Hobby Airport and told her she was under arrest because a drug dog had scratched at her luggage. Agents searched her bags and strip-searched her, but they found no drugs. They did find $39,110 in cash, money she had received from an insurance settlement and her life savings; accumulated through over 20 years of work as a hotel housekeeper and hospital janitor. Ethel Hylton completely document-ed where she got the money and was never charged with a crime. But the police kept her money anyway. Nearly four years later, she is still trying to get her money back.
U.S.A., U.K., Brazil, Hong Kong, Great Britains
The Telecommunications Revolution - Click Here - 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.
Tick - Tick - Tick The Economy Bomb - Click Here - This article comes to Escape From America Magazine via John Gaver, Editor and Publisher of Action America.  John writes about how and why the wealthy are leaving the United States in record numbers.  He asks if it is any wonder that, according to records of citizenship and permanent residency applications at many foreign consulates, the wealthiest Americans are leaving the USA at the highest rate ever for more wealth friendly climates?
Central America, U.S.A. and Europe
The Wireless Advantage and Offshore Investments - Click Here -  Best selling writer Edmund J. Pankau is putting together a new book on offshore investing - The author of "Hide Your Assets and Disappear: A Step-by-Step Guide to Vanishing Without a Trace," Ed has provided us with an article relating to his work in progress.
University of Northern Iowa ~ Office of Overseas Placement Service - Teachers on the Go - The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is pleased to announce the 26th annual UNI Overseas Recruiting Fair.  The next Fair will be held March 1-3, 2002 in Waterloo, Iowa.  More than 100 American international schools from around the globe attend the UNI Fair, the oldest event of its kind in the world.  All registrants must be certified elementary or secondary educators, (or will secure certification prior to Fall 2002).  Candidates average 6 interviews each during the event. Teachers in all disciplines are needed.
US Servas Inc. ~ Enabling people of varying cultures and outlooks to get to know and understand one another - Homestays - US Servas is a worldwide cooperative cultural exchange network established in 1948 and composed of member hosts and travelers working together to foster peace, goodwill and mutual respect. The US Servas mission includes providing approved US and international travelers with opportunities to be guests of Servas member hosts around the world.  Hospitality and cultural education are our weapons against the spread of misconceptions which can lead to mistrust, antagonism, and war. Dick George recounts several of his always pleasurable travel experiences with US Servas nation members, and tells how to becomes a member, yourself.

VANUATU
Global Nomadic Housing For Expats Update - Click Here - In this issue we have a third article about Nomadic Housing.  We received a ton of feedback on the first article and it's probably the most popular article we've ever run. Now someone has started a mailing list on the subject.  We've posted a page with more information on the subject. Global Nomadic Housing for expats?  Why not?  Design your living space & workshop and take it with you...  it may be bigger than a backpack, but what a unique lifestyle!
Plantations In The South Pacific - Vanish To Vanuatu - Click Here - There are perhaps three ways to look at property: As a productive asset, as a speculative holding, or as a lifestyle proposition. I've spent a fair amount of time and money flying around Vanuatu to get a grip on property, and I think it's worth considering, possibly on all three bases.Vanuatu is certainly one of the world’s more beautiful locations. James Michener used it as the model for Bali Hai when he wrote Tales of the South Pacific while he was stationed here during WW II. The French developed numerous copra plantations on the islands over the 100 years up to independence in 1980, and they're still the dominant factor in today's economy.
Who Is Harold Stephens? - Click Here - 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 joined forces with one of Sir Edmund Hillary's climbing teams. He was imprisoned by the Chinese Communists and escaped by swimming to a passing junk. He's driven a motorcycle across Australia, a jeep across Russia and hitchhiked and then driven a land cruiser around the world. He's sailed the major seas of the world.  It is easy to state that Harold Stephens is an expats expat, an adventurer as well as a prolific writer. He's written over ten books and thousands of articles. He lives in Bangkok and writes for the Bangkok Post.

VENEZUELA
Isla Margarita
An Escape Artist finds True Escape on Isla Margarita - Click Here- Terry Bannon found true escape on the Isle of Margarita off the Venezuelan Coast where he could have been satisfied just sipping coconut milk under a swaying palm sitting on the cool swept sands of this Caribbean island. Instead, he and his escape artist friends decided to have a little fun. The Mosquito Coast Bar and Grill is a laid back place enjoyed by locals, tourists, and yachties, worldwide; it's mentioned in several guidebooks to the Caribbean, and it was named the region's best disco by Rum and Reggae. The good life comes to escape artists who act now.

VIRGIN ISLANDS
Making Choices - Trying to Pick a New Country to Live In - Click Here - There are opportunities everywhere. I’ve heard from reliable sources that no one, I repeat, no one is supplying fresh produce or vegetables on any of the American Virgin Islands.  Produce has to shipped into the Virgins from afar at great shipping cost. (causing the available produce in V.I. markets to be high in price and dated in flavor.) The reason for the lack of locally grown produce, or so we’ve been told, is a scarcity of water.  There are several ways to grow fresh vegetables hydroponically that utilize low water-consumption methods. As a matter of fact, upon hearing about that lack of fresh produce in the Virgins I spent several days reading about hydroponic methods and thinking about what it would take to set up such a venture.  It was a rather intriguing few days.  It would be lots of hard work, but in our opinion it would be fun, in addition to it’s having the potential of being extremely lucrative.  There are numerous nearby islands that would also be interested in purchasing fresh produce.  The venture would take some serious research.  Hydroponics is a science; but it isn’t rocket science and we believe that anyone with a brain could learn what is required to be successful.