World Expats Blog September Archive

Search for the Ultimate Thailand Explorers

09/24/09 14:27

Do you enjoy travelling to faraway places and exploring what that place has to offer? Are you a daredevil who is always ready for some great adventure?

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Back to NY in Red SoHo

Of course, once in a while, when you are in a faraway city like Hong Kong, you will get to miss the life you've lived back in the West. If you formerly lived in a big city like New York, adjustments may not be that much because Hong Kong is a big global city, too, that is worth the talk that everyone is making about it, albeit in a probably more conservative way.

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Apply For Residency Or Renew A Tourist Visa At Uruguay?

Uruguay attracts lots of tourists and most of the time they tend to stay. And there are talks and debates on whether to go for the 90 days renewal of the tourist visa or to go for residency application.

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Bargaining in Thailand

Savvy shoppers are most likely aware about bargaining, the art of negotiation to come up at an optimal price with the sellers of goods. In Thailand, you will find that bargaining is a highly regarded art, practiced in almost every commercial center, except in those closed department stores whose goods are offered in fixed prices.

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A Colonia Valdense Way of Living: Starting Up

Retirement and buying a new properties demands critical decision making.

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Cats Musical in Hong Kong

If you are into musicals, you most probably have heard of the name of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Perhaps, you just didn't hear his name. You probably love him and his works as well!

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North of Hong Kong

Well, let's move a little far away from Hong Kong and have a look at Shenzhen, a city situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The city has been successful in transforming itself from a fishing village five decades ago to a one of China's most successful special economic zones following China's economic liberalization in the last few decades.

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Haunt Kong in Ocean Park Halloween Bash 2009

In just a little over a month, we will be celebrating (if you can call it that) Halloween once again. It's one of those times when kids usually get out dressed in a vampire costume, werewolf outfit, or any other scary-looking Halloween attire. It's one of those times when these same children get a lot of sweets after a long day of trick-or-treating. I think that if they only had a choice, they would rather have Halloween as a daily event.

But who ever said that Halloween is just for kids? Hong Kong's Ocean Park will make sure that this is a Halloween to be remembered by the entire family.

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Thailand's Top Universities

University education in Thailand is arguably one of the best that the Southeast Asian region can provide, probably only behind the universities located in mighty Singapore and Malaysia. Aside from the universities in the mentioned countries, Thailand has some of the top-ranking universities based on international rankings, such as the Times Higher Education Supplement.

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Krabi

One can always go and frolic in Phuket, if just to satisfy the need for some sand, sun, and sea. Indeed, Phuket has become the regular tourist's choice when it comes to travelling to this region of the world. However, if you want to have a truly memorable Thai experience, there are a lot more choices out there, with Krabi as one of them.

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