Global Real Estate – Less Risky Than Home?

Over the years as I’ve written about moving abroad, readers have often told me they worry about buying into global real estate markets. Some see it as more risky than buying property where they live now. There are some valid fears behind that, which I’ll go over in a minute, but if done right you have high upside and not much downside, mitigating your risk. To do it right, you take your time, keep your eyes and ears open, and make sure you’re not investing all your life savings in one investment. At worst you keep your expenses down and

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14 Places to Go on a Montana Road Trip

If you’re longing for open spaces, beautiful scenery, and easy distancing, put a Montana road trip on your list. Since Americans are being shunned around the world after bungling the virus response and flying on some airlines is especially risky, road trip travel is the most popular kind here this year. It’s one of the best ways to travel safely and you can control your environment much of the time. I spent a few weeks road-tripping around Montana last September in a rental car with my wife, hitting a lot of highlights of the state. This was an ideal time

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Travel Dreaming From Kenya to Rapa Nui

Kick back wherever you are sheltering and travel with us from Kenya to Rapa Nui, from Italy to the waters of Scandinavia.  Back in March and April, we stopped publishing new material from Perceptive Travel, instead doing a Salute to the Guides issue and one called You Weren’t Going to Go There Anyway. Those were collections of previous articles from the archives.  Last month we kicked back into gear again though, with a new round of the best travel stories you can find online, especially in these days of big media budget cuts and layoffs. We just put out a

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Flying on Delta Airlines During a Pandemic is About as Safe as You Can Expect

Flying on Delta Airlines this week gave me some faith that you can actually get somewhere far in relative safety during this crisis.  When I got on a plane for the first time since the current pandemic swept the world, it was a disaster. It was almost a pleasant surprise that we didn’t come down with the virus after two terrible flights on American Airlines. The disregard for customer safety was so blatant that I got the feeling the AA executives are secretly trying to sabotage the company so they could go into bankruptcy (despite the $5.8 billion government bailout). 

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