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Looking for a profitable excuse to go to Belize?

April 29, 2010 Las Vegas, NV If you’ve ever been looking for an excuse to go to Belize, now you have one. Mr. Joel Nagel, one of the world’s leading asset protection lawyers and international banking experts, is hosting an Emergency Asset Protection Forum in Ambergris Caye, Belize from May 18 – May

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A sign that gold may about to be unleashed

April 28, 2010 St. Michaels, MD, USA Since I arrived from Santo Domingo on Monday evening, I’ve been enjoying some peace and quiet in this quaint, quiet, wealthy little town on the Maryland shoreline. St. Michaels is where Porter Stansberry is holding his annual ‘idea conference,’ which he sponsors each year around this

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Getting scammed on a second passport

April 27, 2010 St. Michaels, Maryland, USA Yesterday I told you about the official way to go about obtaining residency and citizenship in the Dominican Republic– essentially, it takes about four years from start to finish until you receive your passport, though you may be expedited for investing $200,000 in the local economy.

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Acquiring Citizenship in the Dominican Republic

April 26, 2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic For most people, there are really only three reasons for going to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: The first is to transit to some other, ‘nice’, part of the country. The second is for sex tourism, which is in incalculable abundance here for both men and women.

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Selling snake oil in the Valley of Longevity

April 22, 2010 Vilcabamba, Ecuador There must be something in the water down here.  They call this place the “Valley of Longevity” because it’s not uncommon for people to live well past the century mark… and it’s true. Driving around the town last night and this morning, I couldn’t help but notice so

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Pricing in Ecuador

April 21, 2010 Cuenca, Ecuador Last night I ate at one of the fanciest restaurants in Cuenca.  Everything except for the Chilean wine was locally grown and absolutely delicious, right down to the banana flan for dessert. The total bill for my beautiful companion and I rang in at $40.02, including 3 courses

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Six reasons to consider Ecuador

April 20, 2010 Cuenca, Ecuador Ecuador is not one of those places on everyone’s radar. In fact, when I recently announced that I would be returning to Ecuador, I received a handful of subscriber emails like this one: “Why are you wasting your time in that communist money pit? [SB: strange choice of

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An alternative to prison…

April 15, 2010 Medellin, Colombia Each year, the junior class at West Point must take a compulsory class in International Relations. Cadets call it “Sosh,” and the major milestone of the class is a mini thesis that ties together current events and irrelevant IR theories. If memory serves, the deadline is right around

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Property and security in Medellin

April 14, 2010 Medellin, Colombia In yesterday’s letter, I told you why Medellin, Colombia might just be the greatest city in the world for some people. Well, today I had to send my assistant flowers because she got bombarded with so many subscriber emails questioning my sanity– “You must be kidding! Medellin is

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This place may be your Shangri-La

April 13, 2010 Medellin, Colombia Just about anyone who has been to Medellin, Colombia in the past 5 years will tell you that the city is about as perfect as it gets. I’m one of them. Travel there yourself and you’ll find that it’s no understatement. Medellin is one of Colombia’s largest cities,

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If you’re squeamish, stop watching after 7 minutes

April 12, 2010 Medellin, Colombia As tectonic plates slowly drift over millions of years, an occasional fissure opens up in the earth’s surface.  We call them volcanoes, and they provide a means for the earth to release some of the intense pressure that builds up over time. Volcanic eruptions are typically harmless… the

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What emerging markets have in common with puberty

April 8, 2010 Panama City, Panama Do you remember that really awkward phase we all went through as adolescents? Growth spurts, voice changes, menstruation, and yes, pimples– in the end, while we all came out of it more mature and grown up, there was a difficult and sometimes painful transition period in which

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