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Uncommon Knowledge
Date: 06/03/2006"I've often been frustrated in my reporting by what to do with the really super opportunities that I find. Occasionally, we can get these into a Postcard quickly, but often not quickly enough.
Read OnA Profitable New World, Part II
Date: 09/23/2006Yesterday, my husband, IL's Chief Real Estate Scout, Lief Simon, gave you his top four picks for where to think about putting your real estate dollars today if you're looking for big capital return.
Read OnUrge for Going
Date: 09/30/2006The leaves are falling from the trees that line the walkways of the Tuileries, and, each day, on my way home from the office, I kick and crunch them beneath my feet, enjoying summer's last few sunny evenings…and wondering about potential wanderings.
Read OnAfraid You'll Fail (or, Worse, Succeed)?
Date: 10/03/2006I can think of two reasons not to take the leap and pursue your dreams of paradise abroad:
Read OnWho Needs a Second Passport?
Date: 10/04/2006The English political philosopher Edmund Burke (1729-97) observed in another time: "Early and provident fear is the mother of safety."
Read OnFree Report: Learning Spanish--the Basics
Date: 10/12/2006You've heard it before…and if you've traveled much internationally, you know it to be true. If you at least try to speak the local language, you will be treated with much more respect than someone who doesn't make the effort.
Read OnThe Road to Ithaca
Date: 10/14/2006
Always keep Ithaca in your mind.
To arrive there is your ultimate goal.
But do not hurry the voyage at all.
It is better to let it last for many years;
And to anchor at the island when you are old,
Rich with all you have gained on the way,
Not expecting that Ithaca will offer you riches.
Ithaca has given you the beautiful voyage.
Without her you would never have set out on the road.
She has nothing more to give you.