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Flag of the Dominican Republic

Don’t bring Wigan with you! – Part One

“Do not base a decision to relocate to the Dominican Republic on a two-week holiday at an all-inclusive resort here. Real life is very different. Well, of course, it must be, silly woman, what sort of advice is this? I can hear the seeds of scepticism slowly bursting into bud in your cerebral cortex. But… it happens!” Author Ginnie Bedggood, a long-term resident of the DR, warns prospective migrants to take off their rose-tinted specs before committing themselves.

Finding property on the Internet

“Today almost everyone looks for property and homes on the Internet. Estate agents and developers know this, so that means that a lot of information is available. As a result, it can be hard to find exactly what you are looking for among all the ads, pop-up windows and millions of search results. The other pitfall is gauging the reliability of information you find on the web.” Russ Martin has some sound advice for would-be housebuyers.

Moai - Easter Island's mysterious statues of heads

Easter Island: a hiking guide

“Ask me which Pacific island has the most to offer hikers and I’ll probably answer Easter Island. Here, on an island 11km (seven miles) wide and 23km (14 miles) long, you’ll find nearly a thousand ancient Polynesian statues strewn along a powerfully beautiful coastline or littering the slopes of an extinct volcano.” David Stanley pulls on his boots and straps on his daypack…

Sunset photographed somewhere near Montreal, Canada

Canadian sunset

Pic of the Week – 9 January 2006 submitted by Cowboy Builder © 2006 All images are digitally watermarked – please don’t infringe copyright! Cowboy Builder…