Travelers: How And Why To Protect Your Assets Against Inflation

You might be wondering why I'm writing a blog post on how to protect your assets against inflation? A couple of months ago I wrote a blog post about Why American Men Should Be Worried About Inflation And The Dollar. This is the follow up post and I think it's a very important one for certain guys who want to keep traveling in the future.

This particular blog post is directed towards American and English men. Both currencies and economies are in trouble and both the Pound Sterling and the Dollar will experience massive inflation in the short, medium, and long term.

For all of you who live in these two countries, inflation means a loss of your purchasing power which means many things get more expensive, including travel costs. As your purchasing power decreases against other currencies you're once might dollar or pound will no longer go such a long way in foreign countries.

So the bad news is that your currencies are going down the toilet, but you don't have to let your assets and savings be eroded away through inflation. One of the best investment options available to you right now is to invest abroad in countries which have better fundamental economies. You want to base your current investment strategy on owning real assets such as commodities, utilities, real estate (in certain places), precious metals, etc. You also want to own these stocks, bonds, and assets in countries that own a lot of commodities, as well as countries that have sounder economic policies then the United States and UK. Some of these countries include Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China to name a few.

If you listen to economists that predicted this current recession: Guys like Peter Schiff, and Jim Rogers, you know that the world is heading for inflationary times. Some countries like the United States are headed there in much worse shape and will get hit much harder. However, by investing in commodities and real assets abroad you guard yourself against inflation and you position yourself to prosper from inflation.

If you have your money safely stashed away in foreign currencies, stocks and bonds. You will at least preserve the current purchasing power of your savings and assets, and you may very well increase it. This means that you'll be in a very good position to keep the same standard of living, and keep traveling, while many of your other country men will unfortunately be wiped out through inflation.

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How To Dress When Traveling Through Latin America

Throughout my book The Global Dating Revolution, I give a lot of tips and advice for those of you that will take the leap into International Dating and actually travel abroad to see what the women are like in other countries.

On Page 250 of The Global Dating Revolution I give the following tips on dressing while your traveling through Latin America. I feel most of these will be applicable to Eastern Europe and South East Asia as well:

Don’t dress like a tourist, with shorts, loud Hawaiian shirt and camera around your neck. Dress casual or business casual with a nice pair of khakis, jeans and either a nice button down shirt or nice t-shirt. Dress for your body type. If you're very thin, you might want to wear more then one layer, and don't wear clothes that are too loose fitting. By the same token if you're a husky guy, no horizontal stripped shirts and nothing that's too tight:

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Why Time Can Be Your Biggest Allie With Foreign Women

When your traveling abroad and you get to a new country or city it takes a little while to adapt to your surroundings. Some people adapt in a week, but others take longer. It also takes time to build up a social circle, make new friends and learn your way around. For all of these reasons I always recommend at least three weeks in one location.

One perfect example is getting to know the night life. Usually when you get to a new city you won't know what the best hang outs, bars, and clubs are. Most cities have places that are THE places to go on certain nights. Even if you ask the locals, taxis, or people you meet on the streets, the reality is that this information is usually hit or miss. Some people will send you the places THEY like, but they may not necessarily be the best places to meet single foreign women.

This is where persistence and time comes in. Make a note of where you go on what night, and how good the environment is. Ask the people that work there what the best nights are, ask the people inside the bar the same thing, and make a note. As time goes on you'll be able to find the best spots on each night, and you'll be able to find the best weekend hang outs. If you're lucky you'll find these spots in the first week, but sometimes it takes up to three or four weeks on constantly going out to start to find the really good places to meet single women.

Don't move around too much. Stay in one place, get to know it, make friends, and be persistent. Sometimes things don't start getting REALLY good until the last week. Although I recommend at least a three week stay in one place, if you can swing more then three weeks, then by all means do so.

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Ten Ways To Avoid Stomach Problems And Diarrhea When Traveling

When you're traveling abroad if your not careful you could end up with stomach problems, travelers diarrhea, a stomach virus or worse. In order to avoid these common problem it's important to know where to eat, what to eat, and what to drink. Here are the best tips you'll find so you can keep your stomach safe and enjoy your trip without running into stomach problems:

#1. Eat at places that have a lot of clientele. Always eat at the busiest restaurant or place you can find. A busy restaurant is a good sign of good food and satisfied clients. The fact that other people are eating there in great numbers says something great about the food, and service. But there's more to this approach then just this. A busy restaurant also means that the food is fresh. Busy places are making money, and they don't need to save yesterday's unsold food for tomorrows clients, as some of the emptier places may do. Always eat at the busiest locale, and if the place is empty definitely avoid it.

#2. Make sure your food is cooked properly. Get everything well done. You might like your steak rare, but why take the chance? Make sure you get all your meats cooked well. Try avoiding uncooked foods. Extra caution should be taken with shellfish and some sea foods.

#3. Wash your hands. Make sure you wash your hands every time before you eat. It might be a good idea for you to carry around a small pocket size hand sanitizer and keep it in your pocket.

#4. Don't eat already peeled fruits and vegetables. This one is self explanatory.

#5. Drink bottled water, and don't drink tap water. In some countries you can drink the tap water, but make sure you boil it before you drink it.

#6. Watch out for the ice. Ice is usually made from the tap water so if you want a cold drink put your drink on ice, but don't put ice in your drink.

#7. Don't eat at street vendors and food carts. I generally advise not to eat at vendors who stand out in the middle of the streets. Sometimes you might be starving after a night out and you might want to try some shish kabobs from a local vendor, I've done this myself, but I make sure I don't do it often, and that I get my food very well done. Also remember tip #1. If you're going to eat at one of these street vendors, eat the busiest one.

#8. If it tastes funny, don't eat it. When your traveling food will taste different, but sometimes there's something your taste buds tell you about the food. When in doubt listen to your gut. If it tastes too funny, trust your gut and don't eat it. If you want to be nice about it, just tell the staff to wrap it up to go, and dump the food when you leave.

#9. Boost your immune system. Make sure your helping your immune system by taking a multi-vitamin, vitamin E, vitamin C, and Zinc. Regular exercise and adequate sleep also helps boost your immune system.

#10. Avoid eating when drunk. If you've had a lot to drink try to avoid eating. When you're drunk sometimes you might not care where you eat, or what you eat, you'll probably also forget tips 1-9 and you might not even be able to tell if the food is good or not. This is a sure fire way to stumble your way into some food that can get you sick.

What Happens If You Get A Foreign Woman Pregnant?

I stumbled onto a question on yahoo answers from someone who may have gotten a foreign woman pregnant and now wants to know what could possibly be consequences immigration wise and with child support.

The question got me thinking about a few important aspects of traveling abroad that need to addressed. Here goes:

#1. American men, and men from other similar countries like Canada, Australia, and the UK have astounding reputations with foreign women. Women look up to us as the cream of the crop when it comes to men. We're seen in general as highly educated, considerate, and ambitious among other things. Foreign women look at us much in the same way many of us look at foreign women as the best this world has to offer. Let's not ruin our excellent reputation by acting without discretion or integrity when we travel abroad.

#2. Let's not give the feminist movement anymore excuses to put barriers in our way to meeting foreign women. There are people in this world who would love nothing more then to ban 100% all your interaction with foreign women. Acting irresponsibly while traveling abroad, especially in your interactions with foreign women will only add fuel to the fire, and give these people more amo to put up more barriers. The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act is just one small example of the draconian measures that could be placed on your freedom to take part in international dating and meeting foreign women.

#3. Don't take it out on these sweet foreign women. I know some of us might have a bit of resentment or bitterness towards women in general because I know a lot of us have gone through some tough times with our local women. Nasty divorces, custody battles, child support, bad breakups, alimony, cheating girlfriends, I know, I know. When you travel abroad make sure you don't take it out on the foreign ladies because they seriously don't deserve it.

#4. Use protection. I shouldn't have to say this but some guys might need to hear it. It's not worth the risk of STDs or getting a girl pregnant. It's just the responsible thing to do.

#5. If a condom breaks or you get a foreign girl pregnant somehow I would hope that you do the responsible thing. If there is one bright side to a situation like this, it's that fathering a child abroad would probably be much much cheaper then fathering a child in the U.S. or Canada, etc.

#6. When in doubt, act with Integrity. Foreign women are the sweetest most feminine creatures on this planet, they deserve to be treated with honesty, kindness, and respect. Let's give them the best we have to offer. If any women deserve this treatment it's definitely them!

I personally don't know whether the guy asking the question just had a bad "break" with a condom or what, but for those of you wondering what the consequences might be, I did a bit of research and came up with this answer:

If you have a child support assessment or court order or child maintenance order from an overseas country that has an agreement with your country of residence (I'm assuming it's the U.S.), the overseas authority can request the U.S. Child Support Agency to collect the child support from you. Now I'm not a lawyer, so I would suggest getting professional legal advice to get the definitive answer.