ISSUE
INDEX
Volume Three - Number
Three - February 2001
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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.
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.
An
Introduction to Living and Teaching in
Bangkok
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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.
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.
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. |
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fair winds and following seas for escape artists from Venezuela to the
Mekong Riviera, from Budapest to Bangkok, and from Guatemala to Kuwait.
Escape Artists have found safe harbors around the globe, and they're able
to do it by creating their own tailor made businesses and doing what they
like to do best.
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help you start your new life abroad, this issue of Escape from America
Magazine has three articles devoted to helping you find an overseas job.
Also, beginning this issue, Transitions Abroad and Escape from America
Magazine will provide wave upon wave of opportunities for working overseas.
Our business and investment section has articles covering eCommerce and
locating your business offshore. The advantages couldn't be greater
for either.
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something to advertise? Peruse
this issue's Classified
Ads section; it's bigger and it's better. There's something there to help
you escape the rubric of job, TV and the mall. Pull anchor, hoist the sail,
and escape now.
Charlie McElroy, Editor
February 2001
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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.
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.
Through
the Looking Glass -- A Madras Indian Living in the States Visits Kuwait
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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 . . . .
| Classified
Advertisement Section ~
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Here - Success Story Continues! ~ 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 fifth issue featuring the classified. If reader feedback is any
indication the classifieds are a resounding success. |
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Investing,
Business & Real Estate
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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.
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.
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 for Friday 5th January 2001 It
was compiled by Tax-news.com editorial staff in London and New York Robert
Lee and Mike Godfrey.
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 . .
Additional
Resources For This Issue - Click
Here - Information, Links, Contacts, Maps, Books and additional resources
relating to the articles in this issue
New
- Exotic Real Estate Around The World - Click
Here - Our new section on exotic real estate around the world will
soon be online. What will you find here? Bargain real estate, discovery
property, property that isn't in the mainstream press, enclaves where the
living is easy, the ambiance exciting, the environment safe and the property
a bargain.
 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're continually looking for articles on overseas
living lifestyles - let us hear from you.
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a long list of articles related to living and working abroad, investing
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