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The International Step: Taking Your Business to Foreign Soil

A business that has established a solid local customer base can already be considered successful, but for many entrepreneurs, the local market is simply not big enough. The next step…

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Portugal

Sephardic Jews in Portugal

Sephardic Jews in Portugal Following the 2008 economic crisis, and an increase in demographic aging, European countries adopted a series of policy decisions that were focused on attracting not only…

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Asia

7 Best Quiet Islands in Thailand and Where to Stay

7 Best Quiet Islands in Thailand and Where to Stay Koh Yao Noi One of two main islands situated between Phuket and the Malay Peninsula, Koh Yao Noi embodies peace…

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My Adventure to the Philippines

If you come to Southeast Asia, you will learn fairly quickly that certain countries have become saturated with backpackers that have flooded the place with foot traffic and have trashed…

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Dollars to Donuts: I’ll Take the Dollar Please

President Trump has a tendency of viewing global trade in terms of black and white: exports are good, imports are bad. To him, the benefits that a trade deal offers…

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Alternative Ways for Travelers to Admire the Natural World

Spring is almost here, so you should feel the urge to start traveling again. Nothing compares to that feeling of freedom you get when you are on the road, ready…

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Unusual Wedding Destinations

All brides and grooms want a spectacular destination to say, “I do!” Your special day has to be extraordinary. What better way than by choosing an unusually romantic destination? The…

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Off the Grid in Burma, 2010 – Part 1

Yangon Outside the airport, under a hot thick early morning Yangon sky, an edgy taxi driver insisted the hotel recommended by my guidebook had been closed for two years. I…

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Off the Grid in Burma, 2010 – Part 2

Opium has been a big ticket item in Burma, Laos, and northern Thailand since the mid 1800s, and today Mandalay is allegedly home to the millionaire drug kingpins of Myanmar.…

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Off the Grid in Burma, 2010 – Part 3

On to Bagan A bus ride from Mandalay to Bagan costs twelve bucks and took eight hours. For thirty-one dollars I could fly across the river valley, catch a glimpse…