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A strong U.S. dollar means good property buys on New Zealand's North Island - Click Here - Right now, the New Zealand dollar is worth only about US$0.53. If you're shopping with U.S. currency, you'll find real bargains. A new three-bedroom home here sells for as little as NZ$115,000, that's about US$60,000.
A living classroom: schooling your children anywhere in the world - Click Here - Why not treat the world as your child's classroom? There are difficulties, even sacrifices, inherent in this lifestyle. Particularly in a developing country like Tajikistan there are hassles with technology and fragile political systems.  Find out more; by David Turney.
More on Gourmet France - Click Here - Tucked away in the quiet landscape, roughly between Poitiers and Limoges, is the Chateau d’Ouzilly. You'll see its turrets peak through the trees as you come up the drive, something out of a story book. Ouzilly is well situated in la France profonde…the real France. It's a place you'd never find on your own, and that makes it an ideal retreat. 
The big boom in Irish property is bound to bust … sell yours now!  - Click Here - by Brian Durrant. House prices in Ireland as a whole have risen by 29 percent in the last 12 months.  The boom in Irish house prices has been further fueled by Ireland's entry into the EMU. The one-size-fits-all interest-rate regime in Euroland has required Irish rates to converge on Continental European rates independent of the fact that the Irish economy needs an interest-rate stimulus like a hole in the head. To cut interest rates when an economy is overheating is similar to depressing the accelerator rather than the brake when a car is careening downhill.
Arrividerci Oporto: an insider's guide to living artfully … and eating well … in Florence - Click Here - by Scott McDonagh, You'll remember that we had two goals when we arrived in Florence: to find an apartment and to find a good restaurant. Once we had lodging, in search of gourmet pleasures we went. And we found what I've dubbed with confidence “the best restaurant in the world.”
Launching a new life on the high seas: home aboard Eris Island -Click Here - by Kiana Delamare, "Now we live in an even more magical place called Eris Island, a 50-foot sloop. As I write, we're poised to set sail for the Bahamas, waiting for clear weather so we might embark on the Caribbean adventure we've been dreaming of, and planning for. We've been working up to this moment for some years, in fact."
Istanbul, Bucharest, Warsaw...three cities in five days -Click Here - by Elizabeth Bonner, "Last month, you heard about our travails and travaux as we repaired, restored and renovated the Chateau d’Ouzilly, our place in France. But life is not all work and no play, and so last summer, my husband invited me to accompany him on a flying tour of three Eastern European cities, Istanbul (in its European guise), Bucharest, and Warsaw. While my husband worked, I gave myself up to the pleasures of tourism."
 

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