If you know that you are going to be travelling to Australia soon then you’ll need to make sure that you have plenty to do. If you don’t then you may find that you get bored and this is the last thing that you want. If you need to get around this then you’ll be […]
Continue readingMao Zedong was, by all assessments, not the nicest fellow. In 1964, he published “Quotations from Chairman Mao,” which came to be known to all and sundry as “Mao’s Little Red Book.” At first, it just went out to the military, but by 1966, it gained far wider distribution. The goal was for “ninety-nine percent […]
Continue readingCensorship is a serious issue in New Zealand. Some online content is prohibited from within the nation’s borders. Two of the nation’s Internet providers participate in a rigid censorship program. So, how do personal and business Internet users bypass the censorship? By utilizing a virtual private network (VPN). The Internet providers (or anyone else for […]
Continue readingBelize has long since been a preferred offshore destination of mine. I feel that the country is slowly coming to realize its economic and financial potential while providing investors with the chance to become a part of this growth. Through a highly secretive and protective financial sector, the country provides people both with the opportunity […]
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Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia As a highly successful person with six, seven or more figures to your name, you probably know that productivity is everything. But what should you do when living the life of a perpetual traveler? Bouncing around from place to place, dropping tens of thousands of dollars on hotels per year, and […]
Continue readingCitizens of the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, or any of the 50 “friendly nations” who invest the minimum amount of twenty thousand dollars (US $20,000) personally or through a legal entity in the agricultural sector in Panama, or in the business of Aquaculture, may qualify for a Residency Visa. These investments must be […]
Continue readingGold used to be important. During and after World War II, every major developed country amassed as much physical gold as they could. It stabilized currencies and signaled independence. But with the end of the gold standard in 1971, most countries began to sell off their reserves. So much so that in 1999, an agreement […]
Continue readingColombian timber markets have consistently gone through some rough times over the past couple of years. Despite the growth of the construction industry in the region—the largest consumer of timber—the share of timber in overall GDP has gone down to 1.1%. Experts agree across the board that domestic production of timber cannot compete with the […]
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In the heart of the South Pacific is the nation of the Cook Islands. Situated to the west of Tahiti, this independent nation made up of 15 islands across 2 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean south of the Equator occupies a total land area of 240 square kilometers. The islands were formed by […]
Continue readingBeing an expat and working overseas usually means getting paid in a different currency to the one you’re living in. In fact, this is probably the case even if you’re in your native country — freelancing and remote work usually pays better when leveraging the global market. Flying somewhere cheap and getting Central European or North American […]
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