VisaJourney.com

If you are looking for information and a supportive community concerning visa applications for family members and potential family members, you would do well to take a look at VisaJourney.com. It offers forums (where helpful members will answer your questions) as well as an FAQ and informative articles.

 

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Gondola Ride In Venice

Yes, if you go to Italy, you must go to Venice. The gondolas are what it's all about!

Long distance can be cheap!

Long distance can be cheap. No, not the usual through-the-phone-company service. Long distance can be as close as your Internet connection.

VOIP, or Voice Over Internet Protocal, technology is such that the calls are quite good and quite cheap. One company, Vonage, charges about $25 a month for unlimited calls. The nice thing about it is that you can be assigned a phone number in any U.S. area code you like.

So, if you are planning on having your own company while working abroad, business folks won't even need to know that you are not in the U.S. They dial a number for Fresno, California, and it gets them you in your overseas abode. How cool is that?

The Sistine Chapel

And inside the Sistine Chapel is where you decide to live in Italy (or was it sitting outside at a cafe people-watching?).

OneBag.com teaches you how to pack

If you are like us, you end up taking to much stuff with you when you travel. Can you imagine how much junk you would end up with if you decided to make the expat move? Way too much.

While you would certainly need more for a longer journey than for a short trip, packing well can greatly reduce the number of suitcases required. OneBag.com

gives very detailed information on how to pack a suitcase for maximum effectiveness. It is worth reading the entire website. Yes, being an expatriate is certainly different than being a short-time visitor, but fewer things to carry is always a good thing.

Rick Steves on Europe

While Rick Steves, he of public television fame, is primarily about going on unique vacations to Europe, he focuses on cost and variety as well. It is well worth taking a look at his website.

Of particular interest to those considering living in Europe are these pages:

Plan Your Trip

Travel Store

Grafitti Wall

Living in Europe 101

This blog has been created to be a listing of resources and links to help people interested in moving to and living in Europe.

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