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adminee posted New Expat Tip Tool on the Venezuela forum on May 14, 2013:

We wanted to send out a note to introduce our new Expat Tip Tool. It helps you offer advice and grab tips from other expatriates about international jobs, moving overseas, retiring overseas and more. Use it to keep track of your expat insights and save tips from others living abroad all in one place! http://www.expatexchange.com/expattips Or, click on "Expat Tips" on the top of any page of Expat Exchange! Also, if you would like to add a photo to your profile, you can do that now, too. Click on "My Profile" - "Photo" and upload a photo today!

sandrroy posted The day after the Election on the Venezuela forum:

http://devilsexcrement.com/2013/04/15/venezuela-tense-as-electoral-board-rushes-maduro-proclamation/

2013venezuela posted Residence on the Venezuela forum:

Hi all I'm hoping to relocate to venezuela from the uk, buying a property soon after moving. I'm fine for the money etc, but might have a problem providing the police certificate. Anybody have any idea if this is a dead-end, or will there be a way around it in terms of getting resident status? Thanks :)

nickspm posted What will become of Chávez’s gold hoard? on the Venezuela forum:

Chávez started to repatriate Venezuela's gold from U.S., European, and Canadian banks in August 2011. http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/03/13/what-will-become-of-chavezs-gold-hoard/

adminee posted Holiday Celebrations in Venezuela on the Venezuela forum:

If you know of any local Christmas or New Years events that would welcome other expats, please post details here. If anyone is missing family and friends and looking for things to do over the coming week, why not plan a local get together -- meet fellow Expat Exchange members at a pub or restaurant (be sure to tell us what town or city you live in). Post a get together inquiry here.

adminee posted Christmas Photos From Venezuela on the Venezuela forum:

We're collecting Christmas and Hanukkah photos from around the world. They will be displayed in our newsletters and on our site. Photos of your city or town's holiday decorations, holiday celebrations, Christmas markets, religious displays and more. E-mail your favorite holiday photos (larger resolution preferred) to connect@expatexchange.com. Please tell us about the photo and where it was taken. If you would like to submit a report about celebrating Christmas and Holidays in Venezuela, go to: http://www.expatexchange.com/rptvisitor.cfm?rid=91&anonymous=yes Thank you! Betsy Burlingame ExpatExchange.com

Expat Report Review of Colegio Internacional de Caracas (CIC) in Caracas, Venezuela was published

How would you describe the facilities at this school? What extra-curricular activities are available?

CIC has a huge campus with lots of space and playgrounds. There is an amaizing Hockey Field that is also use to play soccer. CIC has a wide number of extra-currcular activities that include music, theater, sports, math club, poetry club, etc. (Continue)

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The Most Sought After Document in South America by Charles R. Barrett

Article Summary: Charles Barrett offers some helpful tips to ensure that you minimize risk associated with a lost or stolen passport. (Continue)

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A reader replied most recently with:

IIf this is true do you know someone that will give me $1000 for mine and then I'll just go to the embassy and get another for a hundred or two. This is a hysterical article...

penathey replied recently with:

Excellent strategy, similar to my own when I was a constant traveler a few years back. I kept my "robbery money" in my purse and the rest of my valuable stuff was in a zippered pouch hidden in my clothes, with any really big amount riding beneath the insoles of my shoes. I would leave my passport in the entry/exit city with a reliable hotel or travel agent. Never ever did I admit to being American, I was always Belgian or Dutch (few robbers know much about their of those countries or what a phoney accent might sound like). When I met fellow tourists, I rarely was anything but an innocuous Canadian. These strategies got me through some truly harrowing situations. This was a few decades back, when--I am pretty sure-- things were far more lawless than today.

sharlie62001 posted 3 month immersion april-juin(with children) on the Venezuela forum:

In April-July 2012, I started a Cultural Immersion Educative Project for my children . Their local Canadian public school was enchanted that their students could participate in another educative system. We spent 3 months in Peru learning Spanish and Peruvian culture. They attended a public school in Tacna, Peru *NEUSTROS HEROS DE LA GEURRA DEL PACIFICO*where they were fully immersed in a Spanish Catholic atmosphere. Would you encourage us to do a 3 month stint in Venezuala?How are the schools and saftey issus there?2 bedromm furnished apts run about how much? and what city would you suggest?

sandrroy posted The Good Guy Lost on the Venezuela forum:

Chavez 54%, Capriles 45%