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    Expat Intelligence: Relax & Make Yourself at Home Abroad Hilarious Curiosities, Etiquette and Serious Resources for Long-Term Travel in Europe, Asia and South America
    Expat Intelligence: Relax & Make Yourself at Home Abroad Hilarious Curiosities, Etiquette and Serious Resources for Long-Term Travel in Europe, Asia and South America
    Expat Intelligence: Relax & Make Yourself at Home Abroad Hilarious Curiosities, Etiquette and Serious Resources for Long-Term Travel in Europe, Asia and South America
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    Expat Intelligence: Relax & Make Yourself at Home Abroad Hilarious Curiosities, Etiquette and Serious Resources for Long-Term Travel in Europe, Asia and South America

    By Claude Acero

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    Here is a light hearted global travel guide for all of those who want to travel to far-away and sometimes weird & crazy countries for your own and private reasons, while doing things your way and retaining a speck of self- determination and style. Claude, a “certified” expat, who has lived in many places from Marbella, Spain via Japan and Central America, shows you in a precise but humorous way on how to hit the reset button and make yourself comfortable in different situations and hemispheres. This practical guide gives you tons of information combined with brave tales, sometimes disturbing and sometimes hilarious. Over 40 chapters of inside information from a huge range of topics makes this book the number one resource for any would-be expat and global adventurer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherClaude Acero
    Release dateAug 19, 2017
    ISBN9781370630080
    Expat Intelligence: Relax & Make Yourself at Home Abroad Hilarious Curiosities, Etiquette and Serious Resources for Long-Term Travel in Europe, Asia and South America
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    Claude Acero

    Claude Acero is a so-called 'expat'; his extensive experience in different hemispheres, especially in Latin America and Asia, extends far back to the end of the 90's; Claude is an author of many expat guide books; with actionable advice, he guides expatriates, entrepreneurs and perpetual travelers with ideas and strategies they can easily implement into their own lives to watch their own adventure unfold!

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      Expat Intelligence - Claude Acero

      Expat Intelligence: Relax & Make Yourself at Home Abroad

      Hilarious Curiosities, Etiquette and Serious Resources for Long-Term Travel in Europe, Asia and South America

      Claude Acero

      @ copyright 2016 by Claude Acero – All rights reserved

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      purchased for your enjoyment only, then please return to your favorite retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Disclaimer: The author of this ebook is not liable for the actions of any reader of this book; all the information is of the author's personal opinion.

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      Contents

      Foreword & About Me


      What is an Expat & for Whom is This Book?

      Excitement Rising –

      Making the move, playing it cool & a word about packing

      The truth behind successful relocation

      Warning # 1 Funny foreign foods

      Warning # 2 Relocation costs

      Securing your old and new home

      Attention smugglers! Clever hiding places while traveling

      Airport & hassles

      Taxis & intentional rip offs

      Driving overseas & driving in third world countries

      Living overseas & Interacting with the home front

      Medical issues when living abroad - What you need to take with you

      Booze! – the ups & downs when living abroad with the booze onboard

      Hilarious toilet adventures abroad


      Green living abroad


      Problems of relocation & expat objectives

      Key considerations when choosing your area

      A European affair


      Crossing borders - If necessary undetected!

      Finding friends & relationship networks

      Get yourself a new partner today!

      Exact hotspots - The where & how

      A word of caution when choosing your area

      Spirituality and faith when living abroad

      Find a suitable rental apartment abroad & at home – North America & Europe

      Shit on your face on a shoestring – What’s realistic when living on a budget

      Making money abroad

      Personal experiences from expat all over the world

      Moving from North America to Europe

      Some say you shouldn't consider Europe except Spain

      Mundane reasons to consider when moving to Europe

      Southeast Asia - Is Thailand still Best? Thailand –

      A popular expat country in a nutshell

      Staying long-term in Southeast Asia


      Moving to Latin America


      Central American Countries in a nutshell

      Costa Rica for expats in a nutshell -

      Panama for Expats in a nutshell

      Nicaragua for expats in a nutshell

      A word about Mexico

      International medical insurance providers

      Finding a rental apartment fast

      Free resource directory: Apartments to rent in 25 countries

      Resources: Bilingual private schools in Asia, Europe and Latin America

      Foreword & About Me

      My name is Claude Acero and I would like to extend a warm welcome to the reader of this book. My extensive experience in Latin America, Europe and Asia goes way back to the end of the 90's; I have lived in Japan, Panama, Nicaragua and Spain on many occasions, and I am still involved in a few business ventures in Central America.

      However, this expat guide is not an objective travel or retirement guide like so many currently on the market, the following pages contain interesting and hopefully entertaining information from the

      world of people who made it or broke it in their new existence abroad, nevertheless this book provides many

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