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The World\u2019s Coolest Streets?<\/strong>
TimeOut surveyed 20,000 city dwellers to find\u00a0the coolest streets in the world<\/a>. I had just spent the day walking along one of them (in Medellin) when I saw this, but it turns out I\u2019ve only explored a fraction of the rest in my travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Theft-proof Travel Bags<\/strong>
My wife has walked the streets and ridden public transportation in dozens of countries over the course of decades without ever being robbed. This is the result of one part luck, one part street smarts, and one part gear smarts. On that last point, her \u201cpurse\u201d of choice is a small bag from Pacsafe that is very hard to get into and has a slash-proof shoulder strap. The company also makes backpacks and luggage with loads of security features and most are available\u00a0on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Getting Your Finances in Order<\/strong>
This\u00a0article from Schwab<\/a>\u00a0is a good basic summary of what you need to be thinking about financially before moving abroad if you\u2019re American. The tax section is especially worth heeding to avoid paying the governments in two places. (Also, as mentioned in an earlier edition, if you have an account with Schwab you can get a fee-free ATM debit card that even rebates the local charges. I have a similar one from Fidelity.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n


5 Hours by Train<\/strong>
This strangely specific map website will show you what\u2019s within a 5-hour train ride from different cities in Europe. You can go quite far from Paris or Milan, but the best traveler choice might be Vienna: from there you can reach Budapest, Prague, Bratislava, Munich, and bits of Poland and Slovenia. See\u00a0Chronotrains.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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