I've also been to both but my most recent trips have been for business so my perspective will be different. The biggest difference will be...
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I am not really in the French Southern Territories of course (Tokyo instead). But that is a highly recommended travel destination.Recent activity
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called New Caledonia or Vanuatu in the Australasia & Pacific - Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea Branch
3 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Exchanging UAE Dirham in Tokyo in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
I can help you. Contact me.
8 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Cheapest (liveable) Land? in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
It amazes me to no end that certain types of people continue to mistake this forum for a free consultancy. They come here with a query...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Cheapest (liveable) Land? in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
I completely agree with #11....
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Changing Swiss francs to dollars in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
Yes definitely do the exchange in Switzerland not in the States....
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Changing Money in Argentina in the Americas - South America Branch
Just wanted to add that the black market rate for USD has been going down. Whereas 4.8 pesos was possible in late Nov., it had gone down...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Retiring with a Toddler - Where to Live? in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
You don't mention your single most important limiting criteria which is where you are actually able to live. Where you are able to obtain...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Living overseas for a long time, stay or go? in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
No one has addressed the issue of your struggling finances in Morocco. The reason is simple economics. Morocco is a relatively poor...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Getting to Guarulhos Airport in the Americas - South America Branch
Let me report back. I left at 7:25 by taxi based on my previous experience of getting in and out of Sao Paulo for this business trip every...
2 months ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Getting to Guarulhos Airport in the Americas - South America Branch
I will be taking a 10:40 AM international flight from GRU on Monday. I figure I should be there around 8:40. I wouldn't mind just taking...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called My friend and I are wanting to do TESOL in Asia... in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
#5,...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called E-3 Visa for USA in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
An E-3 does require an LCA. See here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-3_visa#Description). So this would be essentially an Australian...
3 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Employed in the US - while living in Europe in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
I live in Japan so I have some first hand experience with this....
3 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Employed in the US - while living in Europe in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
Whether the income the OP cites is a realistic wage in the EU or not is a subjective question. But don't forget that the sum also has to...
3 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Live & travel abroad + pay bills?! in the The Long Haul - Living & Working Abroad Branch
Your goals may be much more difficult than you think. I have read US newspaper articles about how competitive the non profit sector has...
3 months ago
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