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Mailbag: A beginner's guide to moving to another country 26 Aug 2013 | 11:57 am
Another mailbag post! A friend emailed me about someone about to lose her job and stated that she was interested in moving abroad, particularly Europe. Since she has no background, I decided to give h...
Sixfold increase in Americans giving up their passports. 21 Aug 2013 | 02:15 pm
The ignorant view of renunciation Image in public domain Bloomberg has a gloomy article about a sixfold increase in the number of Americans giving up their passports. Unfortunately, it starts out wit...
A Trip to Kiev (with photos) 19 Aug 2013 | 01:19 pm
As usual, click on the photos for larger versions. I've had trouble updating lately because I've been traveling quite a bit, including trips to La Rochelle, here in France, Kiev, Ukraine, and Metz, F...
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer 2 Aug 2013 | 12:18 pm
The beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is a small town on the southern coast of France. It's also the capital of the Camargue region, Western Europe's largest river delta. It'...
Photos of Arles, France 31 Jul 2013 | 12:28 pm
We've been in Arles, France visiting friends for the past couple of days. Rather than give an extensive post, I'll just share some photos (plus, our flat in Paris has been robbed while we're here, so ...
Want to move abroad? Trace your family history 29 Jul 2013 | 01:27 pm
Is he the key to you moving abroad? Public domain photo I've regularly spoken with people who say "I would love to move abroad", but they've done absolutely nothing to make this happen. While there's...
The Ugly American 22 Jul 2013 | 01:28 pm
"The Ugly American" American tourist in 1950's Batista-era Cuba I'm sure that you've heard the "ugly American" stereotype before. It's prominent enough that it has its own Wikipedia page. Booming voi...
A Grab Bag of Expat Related News 19 Jul 2013 | 01:26 pm
Angkor Wat Photo CC by Sam Garza There's a building going up near us. They workers have torn down and old, crumbling building and they're putting up a new, shiny building. And cutting a cable to our....
Buying A Second Passport 5 Jul 2013 | 02:06 pm
Over at avaaz.org, there's a charmingly naïve online petition for the UN to start issuing a "globally recognized world passport". It claims it needs a million signatures and as of this writing, it has...
Our trip to La Rochelle in Photos 3 Jul 2013 | 11:44 am
The waterfront at La Rochelle Click on any photo for a larger version. Last weekend my wife, daughter and myself visited La Rochelle, on the West coast of France, with a sea port opening to the Bay ...
