Dan Prescher reports from Cotacachi, Ecuador with your weekly wrap-up of International Living postcards for the week ending April 30.

Ronan McMahon reports from the Emerald Isle, where he says that just over a week ago Ireland had its first ever fire sale auction. You could have picked-up a three bedroom home in the midland town of Mullingar for as little as 30,000 euro–close to a 90% discount on peak prices. Ronan expects the economic meltdown of the Celtic Tiger to shake out lots more of these deals in the next few years… find out how you can take advantage of them in his postcard.

On April 27, I write in to wax nostalgic about how much things have changed for expats in the past 10 years. When my wife Suzan and I moved to Quito back in 2001, we were overjoyed to be able to use the new MSN Messenger loaded on our gigantic old laptops to send and receive text messages to the folks back in the States. Everything has changed since then, of course…but keeping up with it all can be a challenge…and I have just the thing to help you with just about every aspect of moving and living abroad. I’ll tell you all about it in my postcard.

International Living postcard editor Len Galvin says that we talk about a pretty straightforward idea here at International Living – you can live better for less overseas, enjoy a warmer climate, prettier beaches, and even have more money in your pocket. And you can make it happen now… is 2011 the year you make your move? Len has something that can help you in almost every way…if you’re serious about improving your quality of life, and doing it right now…this year…you should read Len’s April 28 postcard.

International Living Latin America Editor Suzan Haskins met a woman at our recent Live & Invest in Panama conference who said “I don’t want to give up my U.S. citizenship when we move overseas.” Suzan reminded her that she didn’t have to give up her citizenship to enjoy the benefits of moving abroad. Suzan says that residency and citizenship are not the same things, but it’s one of the most common causes of confusion she’s found among people thinking about moving abroad. Suzan clears up the confusion and explains all in her postcard.

On April 30, Suzan is back with a word of warning…you can’t divorce the tax man. If you’re a U.S. citizen you’ll never be able to walk away from U.S. taxes or the dollar completely, even if you move overseas. Likewise if you’re a Canadian or citizen of another country, it’s hard to totally divorce yourself from your national currency and its tax implications…but there are plenty of ways you can make that relationship better all around. Suzan explains in her postcard.

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