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For Volume Three - Issue Number Nine - August 2001
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To Canada: Live Tax Free - Click
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Cultivating
the Adventurer Within - Click
Here - Adventure travel is discovery ... the adventure
of going someplace you've never been before. Kristyn Durie discovered adventure
ten years ago. She's been doing it ever since, and she wants to share the
euphoria. Kristyn writes, "I was 18 when I caught the travel bug. It happened
in Russia in January of 1992. After it was over and the plane was headed
for home, I realized I'd not start as an adventurer, but my Siberian immersion
was different. It changed me. I found within me strength, curiosity, and
the spirit of to discover new places. I believe that we all have
this spirit and need only to challenge ourselves to find it."
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.
NEW
International Jobs Marketplace ~ The Only One of Its Kind - Click
Here - After one month of operation The Jobs Marketplace
is fast becoming the center for job postings and job searches. Job listings
in over forty countries currently exist. Last month over 60,000 users accessed
The Jobs Marketplace, and over 300,000 pages were used. It's the best source
for job listings on the Internet. The fully automated feature allows employers
to post job listings as they arise. It also allows people to search for
the job of their choice at the salary they need to live wherever in the
world they choose. EscapeArtists can communicate directly with the employer,
send resumes or curriculum-vitaes to the appropriate people, be the first
to apply for the position, and receive confirmation when they are awarded
the position. Bookmark the page now and refer to it daily as the
listings grow.
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Editor's Note
You can't always get what you want, but if you
try sometime,
you just might find you get what you need.
Mick Jagger
and Keith Richards
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... the DC3, the twin engine piston prop built by McDonnell Douglas and
the flagship of Trans Texas Airlines until the early seventies and TTA
became Texas International.
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flights from Houston into Mexico, pilots would sometimes drop to 200 feet
once they'd left US airspace. We'd hug the Mexican coast all the way to
Vera Cruz. No need for onboard, sophisticated navigational equipment. Just
follow the coastline. That's all we needed.
mazing
what we could see at that altitude ... miles and miles of driftwood beaches,
the occasional coastal two-laner and a maybe a car, gilded fishing boats
bobbing in the sea at sunset, the faces of people. The DC3 didn't have
TV.
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the end, we'd land on the Vera Cruz tarmac, debark into a cool sea breeze,
and walk to the terminal as the sun disappeared behind swaying palms. It
was a far cry from Houston in more ways than one. Away at last, away
at last.
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means of transportation may have changed, but the destinations are the
same. And, so are our needs ... time, space, and a chance to live our lives
day by day. Every moment lived with meaning. Every moment remembered in
total clarity, a kind of self-realization.
his
issue of Escape from America Magazine brings you articles from people who
have escaped their illusive wants and satisfied their real needs. Some
are homesteading exotic wilderness, some are doing creative things in towns
and cities, some are on-the-road in far-away places. All have realized
it is possible to get what you need. All you have to do is try.
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your attention ... look up at the big sky. Flying among those bellowing
white cumulus clouds is a DC3 on its way to a land of time and space where
everything has real meaning, a place filled with sequential moments of
total clarity. It's waiting for you. It's always been waiting for you.
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Here - Phillip Ghee is a self-described gypsy and
sometimes Pharmacy Technician. What makes his stories uncommon are their
humorous, sometimes mystical, and sometimes there aspect of self-discovery
in the face of real or imagined conflict. Phillip writes, "We clearly choose
our own paths, but if we are insightful enough to interpret the sign posts
placed along those paths, we may find some interesting and perhaps some
mystical manifestations along the way. At different points throughout my
life, people have said to me, 'Look for the answer and you will find it.'
I'd decided to make my next trip without a question."
Backpacking
Aboard the Train to Djibouti: Rounding out the World as it is -
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- 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."
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- 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.
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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.
Offshore Opportunities 2001 Conference ~ Panama City, Republic of Panama
~ October 3-7, 2001 - Click
Here - 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.
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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 - almost 8,000 people have requested
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Real Estate Quarterly ~ Index - Summer 2001 ~ Click
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exciting retirement destination in the world ... and we'll pay your airfare
to get here) -- Two Americans who just moved to Boquete -- Buying
a home in Italy -- Retire in Belize -- Buying a home in France -- Your
own Venetian canal home … at a price that will surprise you -- the ABC's
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you to list your property. You have the power to create and update
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There's a statistical counter for you to monitor Internet traffic to your
property. You can use your own URL address to give to potential buyers,
submit to search engines, place in newspapers and magazines or any other
promotional medium. It's an international showcase for your property. Do
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