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.
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
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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