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Browse the Blog to find a selection of articles dating all the way back to 2009 (including quite a few about Panama).

Here’s the One Thing You Must Do to Kickstart a Creative Streak

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Vincent Van Gogh painted about 2100 pieces of art in his career -- most of them during an incredible creative streak. I learned this when I had the pleasure of attending the Immersive Van Gogh Experience in Orlando. I knew about Van Gogh, of course. Sunflowers, windmills, starry nights, and cutting off ears. . . but one thing I didn’t know was how intensely time limited his painting career was. According to Wikipedia: In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, including around …

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How to Enjoy More Freedom as a Freelance Writer

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Guest Post by Christopher Haymon If you have a knack for wordsmithing, a career as a freelance writer -- either full time or as a side hustle -- can be a profitable way to earn a living. It’s a great fit if you’re in journalism school or a recent post-grad and looking for work. Freelancing can help you pay the bills, explore your own creativity, and develop a diverse portfolio that accurately showcases your skills. And, of course, writing is the most portable of work-from-anywhere …

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Need Travel Documents? Make it Easy on Yourself…

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Thanks to COVID and its many variants, travel today is even more complicated than it used to be. Fortunately there's a simple way to uncomplicate it. Here's the challenge: In addition to getting yourself from point A to point B, arranging accommodation, passports, and visas, you also need to be aware of quickly changing COVID-related travel restrictions, which vary widely from one country (or even one state of the United States) to another. It’s a lot to keep track of. And then, of …

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Use FlexClip to Create High Quality Videos for Your Website and Social Media

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Guest Post With the rise of smartphones today, recording high quality videos is a fairly simple task. Publishing them on your favorite social networks is even simpler, since you only have to select the option to upload. In a matter of minutes, they will already be online for millions of Internet users to enjoy. However, creating professional videos means having the right tools to do so, and in the vast majority of cases, professional video creation and editing software tends to be very …

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Is Your Photo Collection Giving You Nightmares? Here’s How to Get it Under Control

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When my husband and I were getting ready to move to Panama ten years ago, dealing with family photos was far and away my most difficult downsizing task. How could I organize my out-of-control photo collection? We had photos in frames, in albums, in boxes, and in envelopes from developer. And somehow, I had to organize them in such a way that we could move overseas without losing any treasured family memories. At the end of December, I was fascinated to talk with professional photo …

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How One Dissatisfied Gen-Xer Achieved Location Independence in Asia

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Lou Blaser went from one extreme -- a road warrior flying all over the country all the time -- to another -- a corporate office. Today she's found the location independence she really wanted. Here's how she managed the transition. I was a "road warrior" back when I was in management consulting. That's the term we used for someone regularly heading to the airport on Monday mornings to catch the first flight out to whichever city their client happened to be located. Personal life was …

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