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 Today’s best deal on Caribbean beachfront is 150 miles south of Cancun - see it now - Click Here - In the early 1970s, property along the northern Mexican Caribbean, then a deserted strip of beach with no electricity, no phones, and one sorry, sand road, sold for a song. In Cancun in 1976, land changed hands for $3.70 a square foot. It now sells for 19 times that. Today Mexico’s Costa Maya is arguably the best value you’ll find anywhere in the Caribbean. by Jennifer Stevens
South Africa: crime, a suspicious “epidemic,” and some of the world’s best real estate bargains - Click Here - I’ve seen no evidence of an AIDS plague anywhere in Africa. No overloaded hospitals, no sick people lying about the streets, no horror stories from locals and the epicenter of the epidemic is supposed to be in the very places in central and southern Africa where I’ve spent the most time. In fact, when I was in the Congo’s Katanga province last year, I went out of my way to visit a hospital in Lumumbashi run by a Belgian doctor to talk with someone who actually dealt with these things first hand. His opinion was that people were dying of lots of things, but not noticeably more than was ever the case. He thought that to whatever degree AIDS was a problem, malaria was a vastly bigger problem. He thought AIDS was 90% hysteria and 10% reality. by Doug Casey
Buy a Rolls Royce for the price of a Chevy…and other ways to profit from your travels - Click Here - It was strange to be sitting in the back seat of a Rolls Royce, papers laid out in front of me on a folding picnic table, writing an article.  But as I gazed at the eleven hand-stitched Scandinavian hides that made the seat covers, and as I ran my hands over the rare, polished, Italian burl that adorned the car, I felt inspired. And knowing that my Rolls, having traveled 100,000 miles, would run many more years and grow in value as well, inspired me even more. Best of all, I bought that Rolls for less than the price of a new Chevrolet.  by Gary Scott
Ireland’s wild wild west - Click Here - “To hell or to Connaught.”  So was Oliver Cromwell’s offer to criminals and other unsavory characters in the 17th century. At the time, popular opinion probably would have been in favor of the former. Today, Connaught, Ireland’s wild west, is indisputably the country’s most picturesque region.  This is the Ireland of postcards, the Ireland you have pictured in your mind before ever stepping foot on the Emerald Isle.  by Kathleen Peddicord
The five best tavernas in Athens - Click Here - Whatever else you can say about Athens (that
 its apartment blocks are ugly and its streets choked with cars, pollution, and merciless sun), its tavernas are certainly some of the world’s best eateries.  Once you have discovered these gems, the city suddenly becomes possible. The food is prepared very simply with the freshest ingredients. The wine is cheap and abundant.  Soon, you find yourself saying things like, “You know, Athens isn’t that bad after all…”
by David Chater
The best bond I’ve ever seen: This Argentinean investment could return 70% in two years - Click Here - I make my living traveling around the world, looking for investment opportunities. I don’t specialize in any particular commodity, it can be stocks, bonds, real estate, collectibles, etc.  My most recent discovery is in Argentina, a Second World country with one foot in the Third World and the other firmly in the First. Here, I found a way to make 180% profits over 7 years guaranteed, and the potential for a 70% return or more-over 2 years. I’ll explain how in a moment... by Steve Sjuggerud
One reader writes:  “Why I’m packing up and moving to Ecuador”- Click Here -
Dear Fellow Reader,   I returned recently from 10 days in and around Quito, Ecuador. Did I like it? The day after I returned to Sacramento, my wife and I listed our house for sale. Eight days later, we had a firm sales contract. We are now sorting furniture and personal items, giving away as much as we can, and arranging for eight weeks of one-on-one classes at Simon Bolivar Spanish School in Quito..
Seeking a foothold in the Caribbean’s next hot spot-before the rest of the world catches on - Click Here - Dear Reader,  After the most recent Discovery Tour to Belize, I took a car north to Mexico, with contributing writer Jennifer Stevens.  We went from Belize City, around the Chetumal Bay, to the Quintana Roo province, and, finally, our destination, the Costa Maya region, which stretches from Placer to the southern tip of Xcalak. What did we find? In short, what we believe to be the best opportunity for beachfront property investment in the Caribbean today.
Actualities: The most corrupt country in the world... the perfect place for a romantic tryst... imprisoned in Lucerne - Click Here - An hour south of the Pan-American Highway in Guatemala is Lake Atitlan, which was formed when the cone of a massive volcano collapsed. The lake is ringed by towns and villages, many of them accessible only by boat. A few weekends ago I met Dagmar (Marty) Bischoff, a German Jew who came to Guatemala after 20-odd years in Texas.  She lives in San Pedro  la Laguna, a village on the lake. ...  (This observation and much more)
Property Picks:  Banana groves in the Canaries... three holiday homes for less than $50,000… your own Irish island - Click Here - Barcelona is a marvelous and exciting city. When I first came here, I intended to stay only one year. That was 35 years ago. I now specialize in renting houses and flats to expatriates who work in banks and consulates. Rent in Barcelona at the moment is very high, but the center of Barcelona is one of the best places to live in Spain. You could certainly do very well buying properties in the city center and renting them to the increasing number of expatriates and travelers who come here every year. (This observation and much more)
 

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