The Original Portable Lifestylers

Before the Internet, even before telephones, Portable Lifestylers existed - those lucky folks who could live anywhere while making a living and made a point of living in many places. The original Portable Lifestylers were writers & artists, especially celebrated ones like Hemingway (Cuba, Key West, Paris), Gauguin (Tahiti, the Caribbean, Europe) and Nelly Bly (worldwide) who had the financial means to trot the Globe.

These days, anyone can be a Portable Lifestyler, including YOU. It's so much more available - even to those with modest means - thanks to innovations like the Internet, cell phones & more flexible job situations like work-at-home or remote work stations.

All it takes is a few minor life adjustments and you can be following the trails blazed by the likes of Ernest Hemingway.

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Plan to Go Portable this Summer!

Many of our followers (maybe even YOU?) are planning a mini-Portable Lifestyle this summer. The minute school is out or their vacation begins, they are off and running with trips planned plus equipment in place to work virtually during the warm months. It is a great place to start, and we did our first trial runs with a few extended trips to Europe. When we saw how smoothly it went, we began making plans to live this life full-time.

If you're ready to begin, at least plan a long weekend this summer in which you stay in touch with work or report in virtually and go somewhere special.

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The International Layover (part 2)

Last month we discussed some of the visitation rules practiced by many countries such as duration of visa stays and requiring proof of a planned exit. This month we would like to reveal some of the ways that we have saved time, money, and hassle while skipping across the Globe from country to country.

TIMING IS EVERYTHING:

1. Many people do not travel much for the first few years after they have had a new baby. However, airline policy allows infants to travel for free until they reach the age of two. It's true that they will not get their own seats (unless the flight is not full) and generally must be buckled in on your lap. But some airlines actually provide secure bassinets allowing both you and your baby complete comfort during long international flights. At no extra cost!

2. Since the length of visas and visa renewals vary significantly from country to country, it is important to plan your stays accordingly. We've lucked out a number of times when we took trips away from our then home-base by working around the dates stamped in our passports. When we were in Thailand, Kathryn scheduled her 2-week trip to teach in the US to begin just before our Thai visa expired thus saving her the hassle of a visa run. Earlier this year we took a 5-day trip to Hong Kong from the Philippines right before our visa renewal date and saved a bundle!

3. You can also save money or add additional locales to an already awesome trip by utilizing airline layovers. We did this when we were planning a flight to Costa Rica that just happened to pass through Panama City along the way. We booked our flight to include a week-long layover in Panama and visited two Central American countries for the price of one. And when we left the Philippines at the beginning of this month, we were able to get a short-term entry stamp onto China (and out of the airport) for next to nothing during the 8 hours we had between flights.

There are many other ways to maximize your adventure. You just need to spend some time familiarizing yourself with the visitation rules for each of your chosen destinations. We've had a ball planning our trips and it just keeps getting better and better!

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