When you Fly into Jakarta and hop off the plane you will first go down a clove cigarette smelling hallway, the visa on arrival booths will be on your right and left (they sort of look like money exchange booths). Try to get off the airplane as fast as possible otherwise you could end up waiting in line for a wile.
You will first pay the visa fee then slide down to the next teller for the actual visa, the visa itself is a sticker that will take up an entire page in your passport. People tend to cut line and shove a bit so stand your ground but keep your cool.
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Travel medical insurance is what you’ll need if you’ll be traveling around a lot. If you are going to become an expatriate and live overseas permanently, then you’ll need some type of permanent insurance.
In many countries, you’ll be able to receive medical services for just a little money, but you will still want to have an option to see the physician of your choice. If you are going into a developing country where the medical science might not be that great, then a medical insurance plan will airlift you to a better hospital in the event of an emergency.
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*Note: After looking over this article I realized that this is more like a low budget example, not a medium budget
Last week a Friend of mine in the states asked me how much it would cost for her to live in Jakarta, Indonesia. Not an exotic lifestyle eating at the Ritz Carlton and drinking Crystal nor the starving expat life ether – more like the “average Joe or Jane” expat lifestyle.
My lifestyle is a bit on the “not average” expat scale now so I asked a British friend of mine whose lifestyle better represents the average independent expat to break down his monthly expenses. He is an English teacher for a private school here in Jakarta and also makes some money with a website and freelance photography.
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I have heard this “buy gems overseas cheap and sell them for a profit back home” Expat/ New Rich/ Nomad Lifestyle idea a hundred times from a dozen different types of Expats – and no matter their education, job or nationality they all have one thing in common… Not a single one knows even a tiny thing about gems or the international gem industry.
Yet somehow they think that they are more clever or knowledgeable about gems than a local gem dealer that has been working in the business for over 30 years.
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pack up, leave everything behind and start your life fresh in a foreign country. Would you like to say goodbye rat race, while at the same time living life on your own terms?
People chose to leave their homeland for a variety of reasons; economic, political, social and religious reasons are a few of the most common. There’s a great big world out there – a world most people only hear about on CNN or see on National Geographic – and it’s a shame not to check out as much of it as possible. Nowadays, with the advent of the internet and globalization, you can make a living from just about anywhere, while at the same time traveling and living how you choose.
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Mekong Whisky looks a little like pee but fortunately it doesn’t taste like it looks, tastes more like cheep whisky with a twist (of what I don’t want to know). But even if whiskey isn’t your booze of choice you still have to try some because getting drunk on Mekong whisky is a part of visiting Thailand that you just can’t skip.
Don’t pay attention to anyone that tells you that the manufacture puts formaldehyde in it, it isn’t true. Try with Indonesian Red Bull and ice; don’t worry about eating the ice because the formaldehyde in the whisky should kill any bacteria.
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You decided to sell everything you own – or almost everything – and move to the Land of Smiles. Traveling light, you toss all your clothes into a duffle bag, cram your suitcase with books, DVD’s, photos, and other personal belongs. You carefully slide your laptop into your backpack and then add your camera and the rest of your gear.
One suitcase, one duffle bag, and a backpack - you have simplified your life in to three bags.-This is the trade-off for moving abroad – for the life you’ve chosen. What you cannot sell, you give away, what you cannot give away, you trash. It’s either this or pay to ship everything by container. As much as you would like to do this, it is not worth the money or the hassle. Anything that has any legitimate sentimental value you bring with you, and when your feet hit Thai soil after the long flight, you are ready to embark upon your new life.
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The Intercontinental City Stars Cairo is a hotel situated in the Cairo City Stars complex, which consists of two hotels, an office tower, and the City Centre shopping center. With almost 800 rooms and suites, five restaurants, casino, health club, business center, wireless network and ballroom with the capacity to seat over 2,000 people, it is the largest and most advanced Intercontinental hotel in the world. Located in Heliopolis, it is not as convenient to downtown as the Intercontinental Semiramis, but is still within easy reach of all the major attractions as long as one plans for the horrific Cairo traffic.
I arrived in Cairo in the early afternoon and made the brief journey from Cairo International Airport to the Intercontinental. For security reasons, all cars must stop before winding their way up to the lobby area, but it is typically only a brief stop just to allow a dog to sniff the trunk and around the vehicle.
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