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         <title>U.S., China vow closer ties to lead global recovery</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China laid out a shared vision on Tuesday of how to lead the global economy out of recession but had little to show diplomatically from two days of talks on topics from climate change to North Korea.
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At the conclusion of the first round of what will be an annual "Strategic and Economic Dialogue," the countries agreed to take steps to rebalance the global economy and maintain stimulus spending until economic recovery is secured.
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They...]]></description>
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         <title>Canada green power stocks fall on surprise ruling</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS – The EU's top transport official put airlines, airports and national transport authorities on notice Tuesday that he wants them to do more to address the "very serious" problem of airline passengers' lost luggage.
An initial survey of the problem conducted by the European Commission suggests new Europe-wide rules might be necessary to solve a long-standing frustration of air passengers everywhere — the millions of bags that are lost in transit, EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>EU to look at lost luggage problem</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS – The EU's top transport official put airlines, airports and national transport authorities on notice Tuesday that he wants them to do more to address the "very serious" problem of airline passengers' lost luggage.
An initial survey of the problem conducted by the European Commission suggests new Europe-wide rules might be necessary to solve a long-standing frustration of air passengers everywhere — the millions of bags that are lost in transit, EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>SA cheap for expats</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Tokyo has replaced Moscow as the world's most expensive city for expatriates, and Beijing has moved into the top 10, according to a global survey released Tuesday by consultants Mercer.
Asian and European cities again dominated the top ranks of the world's costliest cities for foreigners, but currency swings including a stronger dollar have reshuffled the global rankings, the firm said.
Cities in the United States, China and the Middle East surged from last year. New York jumped from 22nd to...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Expats Helping Refugees Around The World</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Many of us hear on the news, and read in the newspapers stories about refugees from different countries. Who for example didn't hear about the horrible conditions of refugees from Darphor and Somali? 

Some of us take a moment to think about their situation, others might donate some money, or participate in a rally. But there are also those unique individuals who actually devote their life to helping refugees around the world. 

One of them is Iris (not a real name). We met her through a friend...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title> Expats seek home help in hard times</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Emigrating to Spain might help you escape the snow, wind and rain, but not the recession.
So the UK Government has despatched a minister to the Costas and is setting up advice surgeries in areas when Brits Abroad congregate.
The aim is to help struggling expats caught out by the tumbling Spanish economy, tumbling property prices and the tumbling pound.
"The value of sterling compounded by the situation in the Spanish economy means that people are feeling the pinch," Foreign Office Minister and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Tourism discounts given to expats</title>
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Shanghai expats will be able to get an English version of Hangzhou discount tourism coupons from today.
Altogether 10,000 Hangzhou coupon books, worth 2 million yuan (US$285,700), will be distributed in Shanghai, officials said yesterday.
The coupons can be redeemed at participating scenic spots, hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues in Hangzhou and surrounding counties which including Tonglu, Fuyang and Lin'an.
People can get the coupon book, which contains 20 10-yuan coupons, by...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Preparing for an Overseas Move</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[By Karin Gallagher 
Leave your old car at home and buy locally. You’ll save money and time for three reasons: First, importing your car may require you to make some adjustments. Second, shipping the car costs a minimum of $600 each way and takes six or more weeks. Third, if your car is not a common make or model, parts will be expensive or unavailable. If you’re overseas longer than a year, consider selling your car instead of storing it.
Store most things, buy the rest.To start with, shipping...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Planning Extended Travel Abroad </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[How to Prepare to Leave Home for Six to Twelve Months or More
 By Diana L. Reid
You’re off to travel the world for six months, a year, or maybe more. Perhaps you are on voluntary sabbatical, the victim of a recent job layoff, enjoying a gap year, working or volunteering overseas, retired, or simply following a dream. To get started all you need to do is conduct a bit of destination research, look at some guidebooks, phone a travel agent, book a flight, and buy some bug spray and some...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Your Social Life Abroad</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[By Caroline A. Polt
You might think          that living in Saudi Arabia would cramp an American's chance of having          a social life, and that a move to England would open the door to many          social opportunities. Actually, the opposite is true in my experience.
In Saudi Arabia,          where about one-third of all residents are from other parts of the world,          expatriates live on enclosed compounds isolated from the local community.          As a result, they reach out to...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Moving Overseas .. Mistakes to Avoid</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Getting caught up in the excitement and romance of moving to a new country is easy, but if you are expecting a smooth transition to an idyllic new life you might be disappointed. Relocation is hard work, and there are plenty of potential complications to trip you up along the way. The good news is some of them can be avoided. Here are some of the biggest mistakes people make when moving overseas, and how to avoid them.

    Going Somewhere on Vacation and Assuming That It Will Be  the Same When...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Planning for a Career Break with a Sabbatical</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[By Susan Griffith
We all fantasize about taking extended time off from work. But acting on this impulse is a daunting prospect. The practical implications for our careers, families, and daily responsibilities must be carefully worked through. While younger people tend to have fewer commitments, individuals in their 40s and 50s will be more likely to have the financial and professional security to allow a smoother return to professional life following a gap.
A career break involves a number of...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title> Before Moving to Europe</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[An Experienced Traveler's Checklist
by Caroline Bisson
1. Sort out your finances
How much do you need? Research the living costs of your host country and check with the embassy (www.embassy.org/embassies) to see how much cash you need to have in your account upon entering the country.
Anyone helping out? If you will be receiving funds from other parties (parents, sponsors), gather letters confirming the amounts, delivery dates, and the terms of your agreement.
Any contracts lined up? Bring...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title> How to Move Abroad </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[It had long been my dream to live on a tropical island, and what was to have been a year in the Fiji Islands turned into five years. When I returned, I was repeatedly asked how I did it. How was I able to give up everything and move to a place I barely knew? Seniors especially were interested in retiring on a tropical island. So, I drew up my 10 steps on how to move abroad, wherever you wish to go.
1. Is this something you really want or can do? Talk is cheap. Can you really give up your...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Moving Abroad What It Takes to Do It on Your Own?</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[By Dan Flynn
What does it take to successfully move abroad? From our experience, four things: desire, determination, language, and luck. 
Desire: How deep is your desire? Ours began with our European ancestral roots and early introduction to other languages. A subscription to Transitions Abroad over several years increased                     that desire, beckoning us to experience first-hand other countries, cultures, and languages.
All four of my grandparents were born in Western Europe in...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:14:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Could You Live Abroad?</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[ By John P. Seely
Living abroad is not for everyone. Some find out the hard way that living away from family and friends and the comfortable familiarity of home is so painful that it sours their entire stay. Others thrive on the new challenges, thrill to the novelty, gain enormous satisfaction from overcoming each new problem successfully, and are rewarded with a sense of achievement and personal growth.
Before you make a decision, determine your motives for wanting to go. Consider what you...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>How to Be Your Own Boss Abroad</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[by Douglas E. Morris
If your dreams of finding a job overseas, complete with work permit, have been dashed on the jagged shores of reality, don’t despair, just develop a little entrepreneurial flair. Change your focus, alter your perspective, and look into being your own boss in another country. You’d be surprised at how many expats are making a living as entrepreneurs. Besides, I bet you’d rather run your own show and make your own hours anyway. Now’s your chance.
It may seem daunting to start...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Retirement Overseas</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[ by Volker Poelzl
Over the past few months I have received several e-mails from readers asking me about retirement overseas. One reader recently asked me:

“We are curious about any options we might have to retire somewhere else, including outside of America. Do you know of any countries where we might be able to retire without citizenship?”

In fact, there are many countries, where you can retire without first obtaining citizenship. Many countries around the world have opened their doors to...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Finding a Home Abroad </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Do Your Homework and Get Local Help
By Volker Poelzl 
Living Abroad Editor 
Once you have figured out where you are going abroad, the next step is equally important and challenging: finding a place to live. If you don’t plan to hire a relocation company, you will need to plan ahead and do your research.
If you are moving overseas for a year or longer, it is a good idea to visit the country ahead of time to familiarize yourself with the local culture and get a feel for the city or town where you...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Parents and Study Abroad </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[By Linda Bartnik
I began my position as study abroad coordinator somewhat unprepared for the demands of the job, but I leapt into it with gusto. One of my first projects was organizing a study abroad fair for all our exchange and consortial programs. I thought this was a wonderful and unique idea at the time. From that first fair, our exchange applications grew tenfold and I was faced with what I now call predeparture orientations (then they were just called “What do I do now?”).
One applicant...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Cultural Immersion</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Achieving The Elusive Perspective Shift
By Karen Rodriguez
Some programs define cultural immersion as simply “being there,” asserting that physically studying in another country is an immersion in itself and that knowledge of another culture and language will follow naturally. While such programs range widely in design and learning outcomes, many educators feel that such an assumption can be limiting.
The elusive perspective shift that comes from a deeper, more critical cultural immersion...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>But What About Quality in International Education?</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[By Barbara Burn
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) is a household acronym with academic bureaucrats who set goals and try to define cost-effective approaches for our colleges and universities. Traditional approaches to quality control are being swept aside, extended, or reinvigorated as U.S. higher education is pushed towards ever higher levels of accomplishment and assessment. Unfortunately, this trend does not include international education and student and faculty exchanges. The now...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Debunking Reasons Against Studying Abroad</title>
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By Brian Harley

Where can I go to get to other places?" paraphrases a question that I once received from a student. The allure of education abroad, through study and travel (not necessarily in that order), surpassed my passé mantra of academic rigor, cultural entry points, and provisions for safety and security. Travel persuasion was not necessary. I could already imagine her standing before a world map, filling it with pushpins.
Other students need more assurance. The academic and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title> Which Housing Arrangement is Best</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Choosing Your Accommodations Wisely
 By Jessica Brown
Housing arrangements may be the single most important factor in students’ enjoyment of their study abroad experience. Many programs allow students to choose whether they would like to live with a host family, in a university dormitory, or in a rented apartment. Each type of accommodation offers advantages and disadvantages, and determining which living situation will work best for you requires careful consideration of your personality, your...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Honors Programs and Study Abroad</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[How the Two Can Be Integrated
 By Dr. Anna Marie Roos
When I worked as a director of an honors program for an American state university a number of my honors students voiced their desire to study abroad, but then they seemed reluctant to make the commitment to international study. Some of the objections were typical of all students:
&#160;“It will cost too much” (until I pointed out that costs are often comparable to university study in the United States).
&#160;“I’ll get homesick.” (Yes, and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title> Why Study Abroad? </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What’s your dream? Touring castles in Scotland? Walking on the Great Wall of China? Working to improve the lives of women in rural Uganda? If you’re thinking of studying abroad, there’s no end to the places you can go, things you can see, and subjects you can study. At many top schools, such as Duke, Tufts, or Brown, over a third of the junior class take the opportunity to complete part of their education outside of the United States. Even if your school doesn’t have an extensive study abroad...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Lead Nature Trips Abroad</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/lead-nature-trips-abroad/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Summer wilderness programs for teenagers are expanding both domestically and abroad, and tour companies are eager to hire responsible, enthusiastic trip leaders and instructors.
Eligibility requirements vary by program, but most require experience working with teenagers and certification in First Aid, CPR, and Wilderness First Responder. Programs involving marine expeditions often mandate SCUBA or sailing experience, while opportunities abroad frequently require language skills and experience...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Waking Up at Work Abroad</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/waking-up-at-work-abroad/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Many of us have deep desires to travel, some from childhood, others through reading, television, or word of mouth. Some of us satisfy these desires through small, tasty portions, a yearly vacation here, and a longer, single trip there. Others pack their life into a backpack and head off into the unknown, planning a long-term feast. The problem is, unless you’re a millionaire, the world as a whole can prove to be very expensive if you’re traveling without working. No matter how cheap the...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>The Gap Year</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/the-gap-year/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[The expression "gap year," so familiar to British students, is not used in North America because no tradition has developed in the U.S. or Canada of high school graduates taking a year off before proceeding to college. But European traditions have a habit of crossing the Atlantic. Tony Wheeler, publisher of the Lonely Planet guidebook series, wrote recently that "even in America, a blank year or two on your CV, once looked upon as a sure sign of unreliability and lack of application, is now...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Use the Internet to Earn a Living While Traveling</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/use-the-internet-to-earn-a-living-while-traveling/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[My office is no longer at end of an overcrowded commuter train journey. Over the last eight months it has been where I have chosen: a café by the beach on a tropical island, a mountain retreat, or an airplane at 30,000 feet. This time I won’t be returning home with less in the bank because I have managed to find the perfect balance between travel and maintaining an income.
I have been traveling and working around Southeast Asia and Australasia on income from my websites. While on the road I...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>How to Create Jobs Abroad to Finance Your Travels</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/how-to-create-jobs-abroad-to-finance-your-travels/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Many people dream of a life working abroad, with scarcely a care in the world besides finding an Internet connection. Visions are conjured of lounging on exotic beaches with a frozen drink with a pink umbrella in it in one hand, and a laptop in the other.
That life is not as hard to achieve as it might seem at first blush. For the past two years, I have traveled the world as a freelancer, needing nothing more than an Internet connection to pave the way. I do not fuss with work visas and the...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Freelance Jobs Can Be Your Ticket to Living Overseas</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/freelance-jobs-can-be-your-ticket-to-living-overseas/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[If you do freelance work part- or full-time, you may already have what it takes to support yourself overseas indefinitely. When I began doing freelance Web development in 2001 it was with the hope that I could live abroad. My friends and family were skeptical, particularly because I had started after the first dot-com crash, but after two and a half years in Southeast Asia, I have proven it can be done.
Be Realistic
The most important thing when determining if this opportunity will work for you...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Reasons to Work Abroad After Graduation</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[What do you do when you’ve graduated from college, have no notion of what to do next, and feel wholly unprepared for life after your diploma?
Many of my friends spent time in Australia traveling, surfing, and partying with an international assortment of like-minded youth. While this sounded fun, I had something a bit more interesting in mind—to get a job in Australia and carve out a temporary life in a faraway land.
I found that as a working “local” people saw me differently from a tourist or...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Why So Many Americans Are Seeking Work Abroad  </title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/why-so-many-americans-are-seeking-work-abroad-/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Satisfying the wanderlust that takes hold during your college career may be the most obvious attraction of working overseas, but it is by no means the only one. As an English teacher in the rice paddies of northern Japan, I was more than just another foreign tourist; I was part of the community. During late-night talks over green tea with my closest friends, a Zen Buddhist priest and his wife, I learned about the Japanese and their country. I was included in the daily rituals because I was a...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Europe Wants You</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[For non-European citizens, working in Europe has the reputation of being difficult. If you are not a European Union passport holder, goes the stereotype, local regulations shut you out of the market, so you shouldn’t even think about it. 
 That may have been true in the past, but not any more. 
 Many European governments have begun to change laws, and are beginning to encourage immigration for non-EU citizens with university degrees and skills that are in demand. There are several reasons, but...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>The Benefits of Becoming a Local</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/the-benefits-of-becoming-a-local/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[When most people start thinking about working abroad, they generally fall into one of two camps. Those in the first camp plan on securing a solid job before they go. These people intend to spend anywhere from a summer to several years in a foreign place, with a relatively set idea of how they will spend their workdays.
The other camp is made up of floaters, those trying to pick up travel funds that will allow the journey to continue. If it were possible, these people would love nothing better...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Making the Most of a Volunteer Vacation</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/making-the-most-of-a-volunteer-vacation/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[Last year, on a bit of a whim and without much planning, we decided to take a quick volunteer trip to Ireland. We had a good time on the Emerald Isle, no doubt about it. But we also had a lingering sense that, with a little more effort, our trip could have been just that much more rewarding, both for us and the people we encountered. By giving thought to where you’re going, what you’ll be doing, the kinds of interactions you want to have, and what results you want to achieve, your own volunteer...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Paris for Free</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The prospect of staying in Paris—or any other expensive city—for little or no cost is certainly enticing. However, even some of us experienced independent travelers may be a bit hesitant if we don't know what to expect. Follow a few useful tips and you'll find the whole process much easier.
Servas (www.servas.org), Global Freeloaders (www.globalfreeloaders.com), and the Hospitality Club (www.hospitalityclub.org) are three homestay programs recently mentioned in Transitions Abroad. It just so...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Europe's Online Travel Deals</title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/europes-online-travel-deals/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[As any Web-savvy traveler knows, the Internet is packed with travel deals. It can make good financial sense to go online to research and book hotels and flights, the two biggest expenses of your trip. But, as with anything, there are potential pitfalls too.
 Hotel-Hunting Online
Recently, while updating my guidebooks, I heard a recurring frustration from hoteliers. A bigger portion of their business has been coming from multi-hotel Web sites, which charge hoteliers a substantial fee.
Expedia is...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>It's Home Leave Time Again! </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[It's that time of year again! Home Leave Time. Maybe because it is so hot right now in Vancouver where I live that I'm thinking it's summer already, but I do know this is the time of year when many expats start making their way 'home', wherever that may be in the world.

To amuse and inform readers, I thought I would re-post two stories I have written to help you through the process, mostly by making you laugh! The first one (the more serious one if I can be serious!) is A Home Leave Diary in...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title> Business and Economy in Africa </title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/business-and-economy-in-africa-/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[ADB - African Development Bank Group, www.afdb.org, is a multinational development bank dedicated to promoting Africa's socioeconomic development.
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), www.agoa.gov, is U.S. legislation enacted in 2000, which grants 37 African countries special trade and economic benefits with the U.S.
The Economist is a British weekly newsmagazine reporting on the global economy, politics etc., with a section of Africa.
Financial Times reports on world business, finance...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title>Turning off the noise in my life </title>
         <link>http://www.expayoo.com/news/first-blog/</link>
         <description><![CDATA[I'm shutting down my computer until July 3rd. Since I don't own a cell phone, I don't have one to one off! I'm going to travel with my husband on the first business trip of his I have ever gone on in 28 years of marriage (which as someone pointed out to me, makes her feel optimistic that something new can still happen after all those years of marriage!:-)

I've decided to plot a new revolution. Going to call it a "Return to Common Sense Revolution" which has nothing to do with politics and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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