Foreign Travel?

[gsganzer]

The country that bought the plant was Iraq and it was 2 years before the Gulf War…

Kind of feeling that way with this job I'm currently on in Taiwan. I suspect that someday I'll reflect on this job as "I remember Taiwan before it was...". It's especially concerning with all the discord we have with our current Washington leadership and the prospective leaders.

The world doesn't seem to be in a very good state at the moment.

I'm not an overly religious guy, but I do give thanks and praise at our family dinners, when I'm home. One of the things I always ask for is "World peace and to help our world leaders to make wise decisions". It seems to be a more fitting request each coming day.

 

[ultrarunner]

Kind of feeling that way with this job I'm currently on in Taiwan. I suspect that someday I'll reflect on this job as "I remember Taiwan before it was...". It's especially concerning with all the discord we have with our current Washington leadership and the prospective leaders.

The world doesn't seem to be in a very good state at the moment.

I'm not an overly religious guy, but I do give thanks and praise at our family dinners, when I'm home. One of the things I always ask for is "World peace and to help our world leaders to make wise decisions". It seems to be a more fitting request each coming day.

I work with premier Ortho Docs tied to Taiwan in that they are the oldest son each and family has considerable holdings.

Both have been going back and forth liquidating property including beach front with approved resort plans… property in the family going back to Great Grandparent in one case.

They see no future there and their families are with doctors or politicians…

 

[tradosaurus]

I went to the Philippines for business many many times. All was fine. Had local company folks as escorts.

The last 5 years I was required to take along a Corporate security person for safety.

Manila should be just fine.

I always had a trusted driver. I don’t suggest driving yourself.

We were 100% prohibited to go Sulu or Mindanao.

Have fun.

I live in St. Louis. I’ve lived here almost my entire life. Never had a problem. But - if you google STL you would think it’s a war zone.

I also went to Mexico City often. We had an armored car and many guards. The local Mexicans laughed at us and asked what we drove in STL and how many guards. Then showed us articles saying STL was the most dangerous city in the USA.

It’s all relative.

Most large cities are dangerous if you venture into the wrong area populated by one demographic. I advised my daughter when she moved to Chicago for work that just venturing a few blocks in one direction can put your life in peril.

 

[Vashophy]

While it's often a bit of a hunt, there are some strategies you can use to find great deals. One thing to try is booking well in advance or keeping an eye out for flash sales. Many airlines also have promotions or discounts that aren't always advertised widely, so it’s worth checking out newsletters or following them on social media.

Finding cheap travel business class tickets can definitely make a big difference in travel comfort and cost.

 

[gsganzer]

I work with premier Ortho Docs tied to Taiwan in that they are the oldest son each and family has considerable holdings.

Both have been going back and forth liquidating property including beach front with approved resort plans… property in the family going back to Great Grandparent in one case.

They see no future there and their families are with doctors or politicians…

I think Xi Jinping told his military leaders to be ready by 2027 to intervene in Taiwan. It's coming and I don't think there's a thing the US and allies can do about it. I also don't think we plan to. I think that's been part of the CHIPS act, part of a behind the scenes deal, to let the US get on our feet with chip production before they make a move. Otherwise, we'd be forced to intervene in the name of national security. The Chinese will then just flood the market with chips anyway, to bankrupt the US makers/government that invested all that money. The Chinese play the long game, while our politicians play 2-year election cycles.

I've been very impressed with Taiwan. No crime, clean, smart, diligent and respectful people.

 

[2manyrocks]

South China Morning Post newspaper actually does a good job of journalism. 4th week of January 2020, they reported on Taiwan's plan to deal with covid which included issuing N95 masks to their population. Despite having a population density greater than NYC, they never shut down their economy and didn't spend themselves into insolvency with stimulus.

 

[2manyrocks]

The Taiwanese were accustomed to wearing masks pre-covid. Part of that had to do with them being hit hard with the SAARs epidemic around 2001-2004. The concern for them in 2020 wasn't being asked to wear N95s, but that they could only produce something like two N95s per week per resident. And it seemed like China stepped up their saber rattling at the same time.

 

[1Mech]

Reason why I wouldn’t want to live in another country. Almost all countries bought into the covid scam and still do.

The U.S. also bought into the scam, only a few didn't unfortunately. Hopefully, we are more aware now and would not go along without proof of a real danger!