"When it comes to buying a home in a foreign country it is surprising that currency is often given very little consideration. It isn't as important as the location or price of the property, but it will certainly be important if you are trying to stick to a budget." Martin Steencamp of Foreign Currency Exchange explains how to make sure that currency movements don't give you a nasty shock when buying property overseas.
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Monthly Archives: March 2006
Pic of the Week – 27 March 2006
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by Alan Hearnshaw © 2006
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Alan adds:
“Sydney Sue recently posted on the forum about the first signs of Autumn showing in Australia. In this hemisphere, we’re getting the first signs of Spring.
“As usual, I was out with the camera last weekend and really got a sense that northern Georgia (I’ve just moved here) is going to be a wonderfully colourful place
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In this issue This week: Snakes Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This weekThose of you who’ve been receiving these newsletters for the last eighteen months may remember that we had a close encounter with a snake shortly after we moved to our beach hut in Thailand. We’ve seen precious little of snakes ever since. Perhaps all the more surprisingly as they’re one of the most cosmopolitan groups of animals in the
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Pic of the Week – 20 March 2006
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by Kay McMahon © 1990
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Kay adds:
“Buzkashi (which translates as ‘goat-grabbing’) is not for the faint-hearted. It’s reckoned to be the sport from which polo originated, but I don’t think you’d find Prince Charles riding round swinging a goat carcass before retiring for tea and cucumber sandwiches on the verandah.
“It was quite an effort to get this photo – partly because
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British Expat Newsletter:
29 March 2006
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In this issue This week: Calling Africa! Noise Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This weekCalling Africa! – Most of the feedback and contributions we receive come from regions other than Africa. Of course, we’re delighted to hear from our readers wherever they are. But it would be especially great to hear more from our readers on the African continent so we can make the newsletter more relevant to you too. Why not drop
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