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April 2, 2010 Panama City, Panama It’s been a great week so far in Panama. Each time I come back to this country I become even more sure in my conviction that Panama has a bright future. For the next few days, though, I am going to set aside market forecasts and expatriation
March 26, 2010 Vancouver, BC I’m headed to Panama shortly where I look forward to meeting up with my friends and colleagues in the Atlas 400 group. We’re going to an exclusive deep-sea fishing resort for a few days, and afterwards I plan on taking up some unfinished business in Panama. One of
March 22, 2010 Hong Kong, SAR If you have been considering planting a flag somewhere in Asia, I think you should really consider Malaysia. I briefly discussed the country in Friday’s Q&A updates, but I wanted to dedicate a full letter on the subject because I really think the country is worthy of
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 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 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
So much for BMW’s run-flat tires. Believe it or not, I’m actually sitting on the side of the A3 motorway in central Germany, about halfway between Frankfurt and Munich, waiting for the tow-truck to arrive. Apparently you’re supposed to be able to drive on these tires even when they’re flat… and with such
I’m sitting in a comfortable, overstuffed leather chair this morning typing away at this letter while a team of local women give me a traditional Thai foot massage. 30 minutes in the chair will set me back about $4, and I can’t think of a better way to part with my money.
Long ago, physical commodities were used as a mediums of exchange… gold and silver were quite popular because they were scarce, divisible, durable, and hard to replicate. If you had a few extra ounces laying around and wanted to store it securely, you would seek out the people who dealt with precious metals
