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Tim Staermose here. Simon asked me to fill in today as he’s presently en route to New York City. I’m sure at this point, he’s probably trying to remember all the countries that he’s been to since his last trip to the US six months ago– it’s required that you list all of
Reporting from Merida, Mexico I’m leaving Mexico. No, it’s not because I’ve been robbed, beaten, or kidnapped by the drug cartels. And it’s not because some corrupt policias tried to shake me down, because I contracted swine flu, or that beheaded bodies were left in the street outside of my hotel. Honestly, I’m
March 7, 2011 Progreso, Mexico I’ve seen a lot of bizarre things in my travels. ‘Toro Piscine‘ in France comes to mind. A host of unmentionables in Southeast Asia. ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ style rituals at a Spanish monastery sponsored by a government in exile. Buzkashi (polo with a dead animal). This past Friday
March 4, 2011 Merida, Mexico While Mexican President Felipe Calderon debates strategy over transnational crime and narcotrafficking with Barack Obama in Washington, waves of North American college students are beginning to descend upon the Yucatan peninsula for Spring Break ’11. They must have missed the memo from their home governments warning them that
March 3, 2011 Cancun, Mexico We talk a lot about self-reliance in our daily conversations, as well as in our premium service. It’s an incredibly important concept– our civilization is based on an array of complex systems upon which just about everyone depends, yet only a few men control. Our money system, for
March 2, 2011 Tulum, Mexico Albert Einstein is frequently credited with saying, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” It’s true. People do some really dumb things, often to their own detriment. We engage in reckless activities, participate in dangerous sports, remain in
March 1, 2011 Tulum, Mexico Last night my partner and I held our monthly subscribers-only teleconference for premium members, and one of the hot topics was the ambiguous nature of laws. Everywhere in the world, laws are riddled with errors, discrepancies, omissions, and double think. Often these ambiguities are intentional– a result of
February 28, 2011 Tulum, Mexico There’s major shift occurring right now in financial markets. Sure, the food and freedom riots that are spreading across the globe are a major indicator that civil unrest follows very closely behind resource shortages and economic turmoil… but there’s something else that I’ve noticed recently– it’s a sea
February 25, 2011 Tulum, Mexico I woke up this morning to the sound of waves crashing on the beach in Tulum and the sun slowly rising over the Atlantic. There’s hardly a soul for miles… and the weather is perfect. Matt, Tim, and I are staying out here for the next several days
February 24, 2011 It saddens me this morning to inform you that two of our readers and Sovereign Confidential members, Mr. Scott Adam, 70, and his wife Jean were among the victims in this week’s pirate incident in the Arabian Sea. Jean was a retired dentist with an interest in biology, Scott had
February 23, 2011 Panama City, Panama A couple of nights ago, several friends within our Atlas 400 group were invited to dinner aboard another member’s yacht who happened to be docked in Panama. At 165 feet, it was one of the largest I had ever seen, and our friend had clearly spent a
February 22, 2011 Panama City, Panama This weekend’s Sovereign Man Offshore Workshop is over, and I am simultaneously exhausted and exhilarated. After months of planning, weeks of preparation, and days of speaking with very little sleep, the event truly took its toll on me… but it was well worth it. Attendees came from
February 17, 2011 Panama City, Panama Recent headlines below: “World Bank: Global food prices are rising to dangerous levels” “Sysco declares force majeure, raises grocery prices” “The J. M. Smucker Company Announces Coffee Price Increases” “Kraft warns on price increases” “Kellogg says it will raise prices” “Sara Lee to raise prices again on
February 16, 2011 Panama City, Panama My business partner is just plain unlucky. The last time he came to Panama was about a year ago– we were both attending an exclusive Atlas 400 deep sea fishing trip at a remote lodge in Panama’s Darien province. I flew in from Thailand last year, Matt
February 15, 2011 Panama City, Panama One of the things that always intrigued me about Panama is how quickly this place moves… it was among the first things that I noticed when I first started coming here almost 10-years ago– there’s always something major happening. Landing at Tocumen airport last night, right off