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Create a New Country - Creating A New Country - MicroNations & Principalities - Why not start a new country? One just like you want. The idea isn't so far-fetched is it?  Well, a group of people have been trying to start one for three decades. In fact several attempts have been made. Q:  Why hasn't it happened? A: The folks trying to start one have all been Libertarians. A Libertarian, in case you don't know, is someone who thinks and talks but never acts. (Sorry fellows....  just stating the obvious.)  But the concept is a sound one. With a new country there would be the possibility of freedom from taxes, freedom of thought, respect for the individual over the group and so forth. ~ What's cooking? Undersea Cities, Cities on Islands, Boats that float with cities on them. There are several projects now under way and lot's of speculation. Some thinktanks are doing some serious thinking about it. ...and there are interesting articles about projects and places, ...and even some tidbits of hope.  ~ more  . Escape From America By Freighter - Freighter Travel  - The ambiance is different, the pace is relaxed.  You're not surrounded by jitterbug tourists, you're meeting interesting people in an informal setting. Your destinations are not on the itinerary of the standard cruise ships. You are taking a trip and a vacation that is as unique and memorable as any that it is possible to take. Traveling by freighter is not for the ordinary. The ordinary is simply that...  ordinary.  Traveling by freighter recalls the world of Graham Greene, Paul Bowles and Joseph Conrad. It's almost decadent in the pleasure it provides.  It's damn exotic  ...do it . Living the Barge Life - Living The Barge [..and boating] Life in Europe - Escape From America on a Barge. Barge living, barge vacations, buying a Dutch Barge, a U.K. Narrowboat, converting barges, sailing on the French, Dutch and U.K. waterways, rivers and canals. Includes books on the subjects, some articles, photos, suggestions ~

Freighter Travel ~ Barge Living ~ Train Travel & More  Whether it's train travel, barge living in Europe, Freighter Travel, or starting a new nation, it's the sort of subject that is covered in the Escape From America Magazine.  Subscriptions are free.  Find out why over 300,000 subscribers look forward to their issue each month.  Restart your life overseas! S U B S C R I B E   F R E E

Unique Living Structures Worldwide - Tree Houses - Tree Homes - Castles - Straw Bail - Nomadic Housing & More - Unique Living Structures Worldwide - Tree Houses - Tree Homes - Castles - Straw Bail - Nomadic Housing & More  - Yes, just that, a page of unique structures and the techniques to create or purchase unique structures - We are currently looking for more articles on this subject, see details on this webpage - In this section one of our favorite articles - 'Designing A Shipping Container As Nomadic Housing' provides excellent plans for building your own nomatic housing in a shipping container that can be shipped to the locations of your choice.  Better than a mobile home. The article on tree houses and tree homes provides information on how you can purchase a dynamic tree home on an island in Bocas del Toro.  Castles in East Germany - It's still a buyers market.

Riding the Rails - Unique Train Trips Worldwide - Unique Train Trips Worldwide - Yes indeed, just when you were about to take another dull trip to the Bahamas to stay in a hotel that is a mirror image of the same hotel in your own home town we decided to tell you about train trips worldwide. We've seen these websites and we can only emphasize that the possiblities are extremely exciting. Train trips through the Australian outback, New Zealand, the Road to Mandalay on the Orient Express and to places you would have never considered.  Includes books on the subject.

Tree Houses - Escape From America And Live In A Tree House - Tree Houses - Escape From America And Live In A Tree House - What amazing tree houses people have designed, built, live in, swing from, climb to and generally enjoy.  There are tree house resorts, tree house plans, tree house builders, and tree house groupies who think of nothing but tree houses. It is easy to become one of them.  We all seem to want to live in a tree house. It's possible to do; now if we could just grow a prehensile tail to assist our balance when we swing from branch to branch we'd be making real progress.  Perhaps we may evolve to it. Stranger things have happened...

Antarctica - Living and Working on the 7th Continent - Antarctica - Living and Working on the 7th Continent - What is immediately apparent is the quality of the websites listed on the Antartica page. The websites are for the most part works of art. At first we were astounded, then we realized that most people who go to Antarctica are scientists, writers and researchers. It's not a place for weaker souls. - The quality of the websites reflect a finer spirit - if all continents engendered such people we'd have a better world. We salute the lovers of Antarctica - if you want to become one, we hope this page acts as bridge - if you go, don't swim at night. 
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