It's called the "Battuss Enterprise" :


http://www.sealine.com/imgs/f44-flybridge-yacht.jpg

You do realize with the visa thing that you don't have to go back to your home country? So if you're in a country that requires a three month visa. All you have to do is go to a neighboring country for a few days and then return. That's how I'm going to do it when I move to Ghana. I'll just hit Nigeria for a few days and re-apply for my visa there. Or you can always file for a visa extention within the country that you're visiting.

:thumbsup

Or if you like to avoid the attention...

Do like BradM does :

http://www.sealine.com/imgs/s24-sports-cruiser.jpg

It will take a little longer, but if you don't mind your image...

andf I thought you're moving to Barcelona :1orglaugh

:Graucho

In you live only 3 months a year in a country you usually dont have to pay tax.
So my plan is to live in the Netherlands for 3 months. 3 months in Belgium (one hour by train to my hometown) 3 months in Brazil and each year 3 months in a "surprisecountry".
This is what I intend to do starting in 2005.

I love Rio. The cost of living is low. The girls are beautiful. The visa stuff is easy. You can stay one day under 6 months and it is good for 5 years.

Do not walk the beach at night or in the rain. I bring my digital camera everywhere. If I am drunk or uncomfortable I get a taxi. It is sort of like living in the inner city of a major city in the US.

Google for "perpetual traveller" or "perpetual tourist".

Good luck !

Found some very interesting results with that.
Thank you!
:thumbsup

*bookmarking this thread*

You're welcome. :thumbsup

"1 hour to Belgium"

Do you live in the south of Holland ?

I will be in Rotterdam next month for business.

Try something like south brazil. Heard it was one of the best place in Brazil (not Rio).

You should talk to Nastyrat from nastyrat.com. Hes a nice guy too and live in Curitiba:
http://www.dismantle.org/curitiba.htm

If you want his ICQ, then I can send it to you.

Good luck with your plans :glugglug

Buenos Aires?

http://businesscenter.ccbill.com/visa-regions.html
I would say Gibraltar or Cyprus.

Yeah - a condom!

Here is more..

http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC39/Meadows.htm

:thumbsup

This scheme won't help you avoid taxes.

I was in Curitiba two years ago.
Nice, clean but very boring...:(

With this scheme you need proof that you actually were where you said you were. Hotel bills will do the trick.

Problem is, you must be able to explain how you were able to PAY the hotel bills.

= = =

If you're an American citizen, forget it, you'll have to pay wherever you reside.

If you leave the U.S., you can live somewhere else and they'll leave the first 70k, above you have to pay.

It takes 10 years before you're not obliged to pay anymore.

= = =

my solution is a disclaimer for my site.

the price is $30 per month if the dollah drops I will bill you extra! :glugglug

Yes I do...You hit the spot. Rotterdam :Graucho
Hit me up on icq after december 3 and I will either show you around or drink beer with you. (or both)
:glugglug

50 !


Tenerife :

http://www28.brinkster.com/jimvdberg5/Tenerife.jpg


Ibiza :

http://www.a-vela.com/img/fo-baleares-ibiza-playaB.jpg


Madeira :

http://www.photoatlas.com/photo/p-madeira-3.jpg

Webby is another GFY member living in Costa Rica

This has been an excellent thread :thumbsup

Check out Honduras!
I can help with the Visa stuff plus I have an awesome Restaurant and Bar here so you will eat and drink well:)

Sit outside under the stars and do your work totally WIFI free of charge at my place:thumbsup

I'm on the mainland, there is a lot of information about the Bay Islands but the mainland has a lot to offer and the cost of living is even cheaper.
Live like a nice life for $1500 a month, includes maids etc:Graucho

P.S. Budget a few bucks for your visits to my place:1orglaugh

Yep... It's like living in Canada....

Just too boring....

I was , and might still be :) I posted on a spanish webmaster board for some good links on bareclona housing and stuff, but then someone started talking about Uruguay and how it is much cheaper there , and you still have lots of the perks you have in Barcelona .....


I am still doubting between Barcelona and Montevideo , I am moving to some spanish speaking country soon , but just not 100% certain wich one it will be :glugglug

Want a good place with warm weather, all kinds of territories, broadband and wireless access, safe, modern, etc?
Make it to Argentina - South America - My husband is american and we both live down here. Dollar is 1-3. Buenos Aires is a european like city
Ask me any questions if ya like.
Nikad

http://www.bue.gov.ar/home/

check it out

Nik

I plan to move next week:
First I am going to :glugglug
Next, I'll jump in the vroom-vroom and mow down a bunch of nuns. That ought to get me prime real estate in hell.

great thread :glugglug

i plan moving to some sunny country by the end of 2005

Anyone interested in becoming a Panama-resident & -citizen?

Combine that with around 8% interest on basically a SAVINGS account, interest paid
monthly..? ("Certificate of Deposit", minimum $100,000 & 1-year term)

Then check this out:
p-wos.com

I know I sound like I'm spamming but I'm not.. just dropping some helpful stuff for
people looking to do what I will later... To live with no need for work :glugglug

Taking this route is one good step to allow both Yourself & Your money to "flow free" :Graucho

I can't recommend Panama, for different reasons.

You mean the living-part right? I guess it's far from excellent..

How about assets/banks, bad also? I'm thinking that part looks pretty ok.

I would look at Gibraltar . Climate is nice, people speak english, small taxes and if you get homesick it's quite close to home.

Why not Australia or New Zealand?

You won't find anywhere much hotter than Australia, and in New Zealand $1 USD = $1.40 NZD

:Graucho :Graucho :Graucho

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We are in Mexico 6 months out of the year, and the exchange is about 11.35 right now. Cost of living is pretty good. But gas is about the same as in Cali.

hate to say it, but like most of latin america, costa rica is a slum.

and blame the natives.

can't pick up after themselves.

in comparison, southeast asia is much cleaner.

for folks being poor, bangkok is one of the cleanest big cities in the world.

and san jose, costa rica, is a pigsty.

Since you are Dutch why not look at the Netherlands Antillies?

i´m an uruguayan, from Montevideo, Uruguay.

i think´s nice, secure and (+ or -) cheap. (with 2000 ? / usd u can live really really fine).

now where are entering in the summer and u have Punta del Este if want some fiesta.

u got sea (technically is a river but..) and the beatiful "rambla".

next Buenos Aires (big BIG city) at less than 1 hour in airplane, 2 in ship or 5 in car (if you feel yoursel fast and furious ;)).

i was in Europe (Madrid, Barcelona, Roma, Amsterdam) and think is wonderful, still love my little Montevideo.

Montevideo:
http://www.conaprole.com.uy/Graficos...videoaerea.jpg

La Rambla:
http://www.stonek.com/montevideo/rambla_96.jpg
http://www.uruguayinfo.com/uruguay/MvPocitosSkyline.jpg
http://usuarios.lycos.es/elgalleguay...%20kibon05.jpg
http://www.stonek.com/montevideo/pocitos14.jpg

Punta del Este:
http://www.vivapunta.com/imagenes/fo...tadefrente.jpg

that´s it!