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Spotlight on…Bratislava
Plugging Into the International Living Switchboard
Charming History and Killer Cobblestones
Rescue an Old Colonial in the Most Historic Part of Montevideo
Uruguay: Capital Living for $69,000
Uruguay Uncensored
The Best Buy in Italy Right Now
Yes, You Can Retire in the Next 12 Months
An Italy You Can Afford
Seaside living for less than $117,000: Abruzzo and Molise, Italy’s affordable Adriatic
New Rentals in Old Europe
Hedonism in Central Europe
Invest in a Piece of Italian History…From $31,000
High Rental Returns on Your Italian Sea-view Apartment
Luxurious Riverside Living on Europe’s Famous Waterway
Short-term Rental Opportunities in Eastern Europe
Discover a New Europe: Opera $17, Two-course Lunch $5…
How to Profit From African Beads
The Biggest Kick I Get
An Italian Vineyard of Your Own for Less Than $100,000
History Lessons
Cash in on Your Travels: Steenie's Insider Secrets
Property Bargains in Italy’s New Hotspot
Money-saving Tips When in Rome
Buy a Home for $27,000 in a Secret Pocket of Italy
Rescue an Italian Property in Confetti Town
For Sale: An Italian Palace…and a $53,000 Village House
The recession strategy that can’t fail
Oodles of Property Bargains in This Corner of Italy
Would You Like a Townhouse in “Affordable Italy” for $26,000?
Valentine's Day Gifts for Cheapskates
Double Your Money in 3 Years in Eastern Europe
Spain in crisis—buy on the costas for $36,000
Americans don’t like Europe? Codswallop!
From the Publisher
IL’s Import/Export Super Pack
Six Places Your Dollar Still Goes a Long Way
Steenie’s 10 Best-value Destinations for 2008
It’s Never Too Late to Retire
Affordable Andalucia
Warts and All: Earn a Living as a Travel Writer
Get a Big Discount on a Piece of Spanish Coast
Meet Me in Hell
A Surfer's Studio on the Silver Coast for Less Than $100,000
Make 600% Profit From $2 Trinkets
How to Live in a Greek Beach Village
Steenie Gets Boiled Alive
Panto time in Britain
December sun worship in pagan Ireland
The best Christkindlmarkt in Vienna
Naples-falling for Italy's raffish old rogue
Europe's next big bargain holiday destination--"You can't spend money here no matter how hard you try"
A toehold in Italy for $15,000: Calabria-where everybody can afford la dolce vita
Up-country adventures in Isaan--the Thailand most tourists never discover
Lunch for $6.50 and homes for less than $85,000: Portugal's green and affordable north
Lanterns for $2.60…silk shirts for $5…and other irresistible buys for the would-be exporter in northern Thailand (bring an empty suitcase)
Koh Samui and Pattaya: Heaven (and Hell) in the Gulf of Thailand
Moorish hill-top castles and romantic whitewashed villages in Spain's Andalusian province
It's all very Russian on the Chinese island of Hainan
Elephants, dragons, rice fields, pagodas, karaoke, and edible puppies-going it alone in China's Guangxi province
"Wait and see" in futuristic Shanghai-China's fast-paced and most cosmopolitan city
China's Caribbean
Trabouling in Lyon
In search of the perfect beach on the coast of the Andaman Sea
In search of the perfect beach on the coast of the Andaman Sea
Medieval magic meets mud treatments, casinos, and WiFi in the Land of the Singing Revolution
Malaysia's Silicon Valley
"Re-virginification," poisonous fruit, and other secrets of Malaysia's steamy capital
Malaysia's Penang Island: Snakes, shop-houses, and sea-view properties for less than $80,000
Beached in Goa--where Asia and Europe meet, and expat hideaways cost from $14,000
Fabulous cuisine and wine…and five other reasons why you should visit the Rhône-Alpes
Temples, wildlife reserves, and eco-friendly resorts-India is exotic and exciting…but also filthy and tiresome
Chocolate-box villages, sacred sites, and boiled crow-the lure and lore of Lithuania
Splendor and squalor…boredom and bliss-the highs and lows of Panama
Villainous taxi drivers, 175-miles of Adriatic coastline, and enticingly-priced property-Montenegro is still a little rough around the edges
Rocking chairs, poetry, and business opportunities in Central America's most misunderstood country
A dragon's flight over Hanoi and Ha Long Bay
Miss Saigon? Not if you can help it…
Living the Thai Life
Le Marche
Steenie Harvey
International’s Living’s Roving Euro Editor, Steenie Harvey also frequently travels throughout Asia. She has researched and written a number of IL’s European Owner's Manuals as well as the Import/Export Kit and the Work Overseas Kit. Other publishing credits include three books for Avalon Travel Publishing as well as numerous articles for U.S., British, Irish, Australian, and German publications. Along with travel and real estate, her writing interests also include European history and folklore. In addition, Steenie also teaches at travel writers workshops organized by the American Writers and Artists Institute. Born in Britain of English and Latvian parents, Steenie made the move to Ireland’s County Roscommon some 17 years ago. She has first-hand experience of life as an expat: how to rent and buy property, pass the Irish driving test, cope with a new tax system--and put a daughter through convent school.