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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.

Articles by this author


Iceland’s Secret Inhabitants


Stripping Off for $2.83 in Steamy Iceland


Spooked in Scotland–supernatural shenanigans in black-hearted Edinburgh


Crusaders, Lovers, and Witches–the Secret Gardens of Cahors


Get Paid to Travel the World


France’s “Lost Valley”–Where Homes Start at $78,000


10 Tips to Find a Dream Home in France


Vilcabamba, Ecuador–Stunning Views, Shrieking Italians, and Magic Cacti


Cheap Ecuador – Travel Well on $43.72 a Day


Travel Writer: A Day in the Life


Is This the World’s Best White-sand Beach?


Island Escapes–Asia’s 7,000 Tropical Hideaways


Boracay: A Slice of Paradise in the Philippines


My Most Expensive Meal in Delicious Malaysia: $8


Asia’s Top Retirement Haven–Snake Temples and Golden Beaches


A Day Out in Paradise: $10.38


From Ireland to Mexico—the five best places in the world to be a travel writer


A Movie-maker’s Dream City


Maratea: One of My Favorite Places in Italy (You’ve Never Heard of It)


Brussels: Gothic churches and pieds-à-terre for less than $100,000—the stylish Belgian city chosen by Parisian commuters


In the Bordeaux pink


Made in Turkey—import-export opportunities that can triple your money back home


The Most Profitable Turkish Delights


Turkey: Wine, but not as we know it…


Buy your dream Italian home from $60,000 in oh-so-affordable Calitri


How I Found Brad Pitt’s Boot Maker


Make 57% Profits With Turkish Import-Export Delights


Not quite Europe, but close: Uruguay for less than $50,000


Italy’s Other Amalfi—at a Fraction of the Cost


Where to Find an Affordable Slice of Italy’s Most Dramatic Coast


Secret Passages, Donkey Feasts, and Homes for $15,500


Export Profits From Colombia—and They’re Legal


Earn $4,000 for Writing a Simple Letter


Become a Published Travel Writer in Less Than 3 Months


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


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