Index For Volume Two - Issue Number
Ten - November 2000
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 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.
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."
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
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.
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 |
This issue marks two ears
of
publication for the Escape From
America Magazine. We've grown from
our humble beginnings to a magazine
with almost 24,000 subscribers.
(We're growing by 1,000 new
subscribers per month) We get a lot
of positive feedback and we're happy
about that. We're glad you like the
magazine and we never give up trying
to make it better. We depend on
your feedback and we listen closely
to what you have to say. We try to
make the magazine a publication that
provides real value and real ideas.
We are willing to take risks. It is
clear to us that there is too much
slag on the internet. No one minds
mining for quicksilver, but if
there's too much slag it makes the
effort to extract the worthwhile too
much of a tiring process. We don't
publish just to make ourselves
heard, we publish to provide
content. Content is tough to come
by. This month we focus on Asia and
the Pacific, we're pretty happy with
the issue, we hope you are too.
Send roses, or baring that, send
absinthe. Welcome to Escape From
America Magazine for November 2000 |
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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.
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)."
Additonal
Resources For This Issue - Click
Here - Information, Links, Contacts, Maps, Books and
additional resources relating to the articles in this issue.
| Success
Story! - Classified Advertisement Section in this issue! -
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Here - Due to popular demand we are now posting Classified
Advertisements in this and all future issues of Escape From America Magazine.
We wanted to create a low cost way for EscapeArtists to advertise, and
for other EscapeArtists to make contact with their services, products,
ideas, real estate and escape routes. For those of us who spent countless
hours peering through the classified sections of magazines like Mechanics
Illustrated or similar classified sections, a classified section is like
looking through a collectable store for those surprises that make the hunt
a pleasure as great the discovery. This is the second issue featuring the
classified. If reader feedback is any indication the classifieds
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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.
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.
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]
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Investing,
Business & Real Estate
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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.
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
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.
Submit an Article - Click
Here - Living Overseas? Tell us about it!
Running a hamburger stand in Tegucigalpa? We can assure you that
our readers want to know about what you're doing! We want articles
from anyone living an usual lifestyle. What we're
looking for are ideas, not Pulitzer Prize writers. Ideas are what fuel
our magazine, and our website. You don't have to be a professional writer
to submit an article - especially if you've walked the walk. Send us your
article ideas, we are very interested in hearing from you. We are
currently seeking articles on living overseas, jobs overseas, those who've
started overseas businesses, worked overseas as a telecommuter, internet
businesses and on the subject of offshore investing. We are also
seeking articles by those who have invested offshore who will share their
experiences, both positive and negative. Anonymous bylines are okay.
We are seeking articles from those who have been successful at starting
and running businesses abroad or on-line from overseas locations. We are
continually looking for articles on living overseas and overseas lifestyles
- let us hear from you.
New
- Hospitals Around The World by Region - Click
Here - New on our website, a directory of medical hospitals
around the world by region. Includes a search engine of MEDLINE,
so you can search The U.S. National Library of Medicine Get Up-To-Date
Medical Information From Anywhere in the World. Expatriates Search Guide
of Hospitals by Geographical Location
EscapeArtist
Has A New Search Engine - Click
Here - We now have a search engine. Why so long
to build one, you might ask. Our website is a directory with various
categories and a standard search engine would not do. We had to build
a data-base driven search engine that searched by categories and topics.
A fuzzy search engine wouldn't work for our website. We have to enter
each topic into the database by hand. As you might imagine this is one
heck of a job, but we believe the end results are going to very worthwhile.
It's now on our home page only, going through beta testing and being added
to on a daily basis. Try it out, let
us know what you think. Your comments are important to us. We
will begin to add links to exterior websites within the next month or so.
At this point it provides links to our own website only.
Send
This Webpage to a Friend - Click
Here - Isn't it time you've helped your friends find
escape?
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