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11 Hotels and hostels that accept Bitcoin

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“It’s summer time (well, at least in the northern hemisphere) and people want to travel, Bitcoiners included. So we decided to gather information about some hotels and hostels where your Bitcoin wallet will serve as a moneybag. After a long day’s journey, here’s a list places where you can relax for a few virtual coins.”

http://bitcoinexaminer.org/11-hotels-and-hostels-that-accept-bitcoin/

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Petting & Walking With Cheetahs in Africa at Mukuni Big 5 Safaris

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Petting & Walking With Cheetahs in Africa at Mukuni Big 5 Safaris

“When I first arrived in Zambia and a visit to the Devil’s Pool was unavailable, I immediately wanted to find out about interacting with cheetahs. The well mannered management at JollyBoys Backpackers Lodge in Zambia prompted a visit to the Mukuni Big 5 Safari Park.  It wasn’t just walking with a cheetah they offer.  It was also walking with lions and elephants as well.  The company is on a mission to actively support the dying cheetah population. They have announced a captive breeding program to ensure that the population of cheetahs in the wild continues to grow.  After raising the cubs they are released into the wild.”

http://wanderingtrader.com/travel-blog/zambia-travel-blog/petting-walking-cheetahs-in-africa/

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How many U.S. immigrant-citizens renounce their prior citizenships?

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“What’s the rate of compliance with these single-citizenship laws? Not very high; perhaps half at most, judging from Japanese and South Korean data. In a minority of cases, failure to report your new citizenship to the government of your country of origin may indeed represent an attempt to game the system. However, in most cases, it’s simply due to benign neglect: you are no longer under the jurisdiction of the ‘old country’, and have no future intention of exercising any rights there, so you don’t bother with the rules of their system. And of course, civilised countries do not presume guilt in such cases, nor impose life-altering fines on emigrants for failure to comply with obscure paperwork.”

http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/2013/09/01/how-many-immigrants-renounce-their-prior-citizenships-after-naturalising-in-the-u-s/

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Finally, a reasonable newspaper article on why people renounce citizenship

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“‘Wages in the United States are low and many hard working people struggle to afford life’s basic necessities. Other burning issues include a degrading public health system, a half-dead retail sector and an arguably chaotic political environment … Americans who have relatives and friends outside of the United States are choosing to renounce their U.S. citizenship and relocate to countries with better economies.’ Oh wait, I seem to have inadvertently misquoted the article. We at the Isaac Brock Society deeply regret this editing error. It’s actually talking about the reasons why citizens of Botswana renounce.”

http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/2013/09/01/finally-a-reasonable-newspaper-article-on-why-people-renounce-citizenship/

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10 Small or remote places that have embraced Bitcoin

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“World travelers may occasionally find themselves in a beautiful but also small and remote location and go through the difficult experience of having to deal with foreign currency. But what if there was a business around the corner that accepted Bitcoin? That would completely change the way you live your adventures. Well, in some cases this can happen, as there are actually remote places that know and have embraced cyptocurrency. In other cases, Bitcoin is a reality, but is still waiting to be accepted.”

http://bitcoinexaminer.org/10-small-or-remote-places-that-have-embraced-bitcoin/

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Understanding & How To Avoid Bank Fees While Traveling

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Understanding & How To Avoid Bank Fees While Traveling

“It is important to understand & learn how to avoid bank fees while traveling. Avoiding credit card fees, currency exchange fees, and foreign transaction fees while traveling overseas is important in order to save money for more trips and adventures. In this travel tips post we are going to cover the main fees charged by banking and credit card institutions.  The fees can be broken down into three types; ATM withdrawal fees, foreign conversion fees (which can also be tied into credit card fees), and exchange rate fees. Its quite easy to avoid paying bank fees while traveling once we understand the structure of how banks charge customers for service.”

http://wanderingtrader.com/travel-tips/how-to-avoiding-bank-fees-while-traveling/

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The negative value of US citizenship

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“It’s much easier to travel the world on a US passport than it is on a passport from, say, Syria, or Bangladesh — but, that said, there are countries which really don’t like admitting Americans, and if you already have a passport from Canada, or the EU, then you’re going to find it just as easy to travel as you would if you had one from the US.  A green card holder can leave the US at any time, give up her green card, and thenceforth never have to pay a cent in US taxes, or even file a US tax return, ever again. This is an option which would be valued extremely highly by many Americans. By becoming a US citizen you essentially give up that option, as the likes of Eduardo Saverin have learned to their cost.”

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/08/26/the-negative-value-of-us-citizenship/

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Expedia – Vacation Deprivation Key Statistics

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“Americans earn fewer vacation days than people in most countries, but still leave 2 days unused on average.  Know someone who could use a break?”

http://www.expedia.com/p/info-other/vacation_deprivation.htm

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Global Cities of the Super-Rich

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“The report also ranks the global cities that matter the most to these high-net-worth individuals, based on four categories: economic activity, political power, quality of life, and knowledge and influence. Overall, New York and London top this list as well, followed by Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Washington, D.C., Toronto, and Zurich. This list is similar to my own ranking of the world’s most economically powerful cities. The cities are also ranked on each category individually, and the table below (from the report) charts the leaders in each of the four categories.”

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/03/global-cities-super-rich/4951/

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Who Hides Money Outside The Country?

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“Marvin Van Horn and his wife live in New Zealand, where they have a checking account and retirement savings. They weren’t intentionally hiding anything from the IRS. But he heard a story on the radio about offshore tax cheats — and realized that the rules might apply to him. So he decided to go through the IRS’s voluntary disclosure program. He learned he would have to pay back taxes for six years, which came to about $20,000. That seemed fair, he said. But then there was the penalty: $172,000. Somewhere between five and seven million U.S. citizens live abroad. Fewer than 1 million of them declare offshore accounts, as required by law.”

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/05/14/183969195/who-hides-money-outside-the-country

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