Author: The JetSetter Team
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5 Things to Do in Philadelphia this Independence Day
Philadelphia is pretty much ground zero for everything patriotic in America, not by virtue of being so much more intensely in tune with an incredible sense of nationalism, but, more to the point, it’s where many of the Founding Fathers were hanging out when this nation was going through birthing pains. So, have you been…
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Author Robert Landori Returns with Mayhem on the Danube
Back on Jetsetter Show #26, host Jason Hartman interviewed mild-mannered accountant turned international thriller novelist Robert Landori about money-laundering, offshore banking, and his latest (then) book Havana Harvest. Feeling much better after starting to take two every morning before breakfast. ! Many rogue pharmacies are happy to bypass a doctor’s prescription in order to win…
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American Expatriates Should Go Here…
Analysis paralysis is a real thing, and American citizens who finally make the decision to expatriate often find themselves fretting day and night about where they should go. After all, the world is a pretty big place, with lots of choices. While the decision comes down in large part to personal preference, there are other…
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Move to Hawaii – Or Not
At some point in their life everybody wants to move to Hawaii, right? That might be a little bit of a stretch, because some people do prefer the snowy ski runs down a Colorado mountainside, but there’s no doubt that Hawaii is an eternally popular dream destination for lots of people. To mainlanders contemplating a…
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It's Not So Easy to Renounce US Citizenship
Say you’re Alex Baldwin in the year 2000, and to your utter dismay, George W. Bush has just won a tightly contested presidential election. It’s time to follow through on your alleged threat to leave the United States in advance of the new regime. Our duty here at the Jetsetter Show isn’t to rehash the…
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Travel in Luxury With a Day Pass to the Admiral's Club
It turns out that the swanky luxury of American Airlines Admiral’s Club doesn’t have to be a long-term relationship achieved by a huge outlay of cash or flying approximately three trillion miles a year. In fact, for a moderate rate ($50 per day as of this writing), you can make full use of the Club…
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7 Things to Know When Expatriating to India
? Canadian drugs are only shipped from our affiliated Canadian dispensary. Take the right taxi when you arrive. Look for the pre-paid taxi stand. Do not let anyone approach you and offer you a taxi. They are definitely overcharging by a high amount (up to 300 percent!). The difference is often between one with A/C…
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5 Sneaky Ways to Learn a New Language
Perhaps the most difficult part of becoming an expatriate is learning to speak the language of your new country. The general rule of thumb is that the best time to learn a new language is early in life. Past the age of, say, six, it becomes exponentially harder to wrap our gray matter around non-native…
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5 Best Adventure Travel Trips on Earth
Obviously, there is no definitive source we can refer to which objectively points out which five trips on earth represent the absolute best bang for your buck in adventure travel. Having said that, you could do worse than pick a spot or two from the following list in the next year and make it a…
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Does Expatriation Allow You to Escape 401k Taxes?
In short, you cannot avoid paying 401k taxes by uprooting yourself at retirement and fleeing to a different country. While we like where your head is at in seeking to minimize what is already an excruciating tax burden, blatantly crossing Uncle Sam is not the way to go. There are many great reasons to consider…