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March 19, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand My time here in Thailand is finally coming to an end, at least for now. On Monday morning, after I stop by the US embassy to pick up my renewed passport, I’ll be headed to Hong Kong. I should briefly mention something about passports. Starting in 2007, the
March 18, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand Something interest happened this week in Thailand that I think says a lot about the country and its people. For the last several months… well, years, actually… a large group of organized protesters has stepped up its calls for the current government of Thailand to step down. The
March 17, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand In response to your feedback on last week’s missive about New Zealand, I’ve once again asked my friend Mark, who is living there locally now, to pen a few words about the country’s immigration policies in response to your questions: First off, thanks to all of Simon’s readers
March 16, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand Several months ago, I told you about a strategy for building substantial wealth and planting an important flag with your Individual Retirement Account. There are a few trillion dollars worth of retirement savings trapped in the United States, the vast majority of which is eeking out inadequate returns
March 15, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand I was laying in bed sick recently watching Conan the Barbarian… yes I admit it. Some people eat chicken soup, I drown myself in cheesy Hollywood violence. If you haven’t see it, you’re not missing much of a plot– Arnold Schwarzenegger at his physical prime wields a big
March 12, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand Greetings once again from the land of smiles. First of all, I really appreciate all the responses after yesterday’s letter in which I announced that I will be speaking at the upcoming Casey Research Crisis and Opportunity Summit. I’m really looking forward to meeting with so many of
March 11, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand Today I want to make an important announcement in the hopes that you will join me in a few weeks time. If you’ve been following this missive for any period of time, you know that I spend a lot of time all over the world, but only very
March 10, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand Yesterday I apparently declared a premature end to major combat operations against the virus that has invaded my body. Maybe it was just the celebratory Mexican food I ate last night to commemorate the end of my 4-day sickness, but I now seem to be experiencing my own
March 9, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand First of all, thanks for all the well-wishes for my speedy recovery. I’m feeling much better today, no doubt due to this exotic root that my ladies have been giving me. I haven’t asked what it is yet, but rest assured I will be traveling with it from
March 8, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand I managed to pick up some nasty bug that has knocked me into next Tuesday… But while I feel completely miserable at the moment, this little bacterial bout has given me the opportunity to experience, first-hand, the joys of the Thai medical system. First, doctors make house calls.
March 5, 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Greetings from Malaysia, where I’m spending an extended weekend before heading briefly to Singapore on business. I’ll tell you more about the country next week… but if you’re interested in Asia, it should definitely be on your radar. Before turning to this week’s questions, I wanted to
March 4, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand It wasn’t too long ago that there was a concrete dividing line down the center of Europe with large scale nukes pointed at both ends. It wasn’t long before that when two sides were battling it out in Normandy, or in the trenches before that. Throughout the last
March 3, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand One of reasons that a lot of people are hesitant about making a move overseas is because they’re concerned about being isolated. The world can be a cruel place, especially to newbies. Sure there are the nomads out there who want to be left alone with their little
Thanks to completely draconian US-led regulation, opening a bank account anywhere is about as fun as a barium enema. Opening a foreign bank account can be an even greater nightmare. Most of the time, a foreign bank will want you standing there, in person, to open an account, as well as to provide
March 1, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand There’s something not right with the world. Yes, I’m dismayed by this weekend’s earthquake in Chile (I really adore the country), and am quite disgusted by the US government’s extension of the PATRIOT Act. Fortunately, I know the Chileans will pull through just fine, and the US government
