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A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of\u00a0A Better Life for Half the Price<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The World\u2019s Cheapest Destinations<\/em>. See\u00a0past editions here,<\/a>\u00a0where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Best Tablet Bargain on Sale<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve raved before about the Kindle Fire tablet, the best electronics bargain on the planet, and this week some versions are on the sale rack for Black Friday. The 10-inch version is going for $80 and the 8-inch one (better for reading Kindle books) is going for $60. See all the options, including ones for kids, at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Airport Near Siem Reap, Cambodia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting to Angkor Wat in Cambodia has never been half the fun and the one airline that flew there (from Thailand) had a complete monopoly on the route. Now a new larger airport is open, though it\u2019s 35 miles from the ruins and town. This article in Radio Free Asia<\/a> is much less chipper than most announcements, noting the trend of China building projects like this to spread their influence and the fact that visitor numbers have not recovered post-pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shakira Gets a Tax Fine From Spain<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Spanish government just got 7.5 million euros richer<\/a> thanks to a plea deal fine with Colombian pop star Shakira, who ponied up the cash (in addition to back taxes) to avoid going to jail for tax evasion. There\u2019s a lesson in here for anyone looking at digital nomad visas in a country like Spain or Brazil where after 183 days, you\u2019re on the hook for major taxes, even on foreign income. She maintains she never spent that long there and was touring, but she owned a family house so it was going to be tough to win the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Reasons to Visit South America Now<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you\u2019ve probably heard, the wacky candidate who wielded a chainsaw at rallies won the presidential election<\/a> in Argentina. Get the popcorn ready for what\u2019s to follow, but one promise he made was to dollarize the economy, so the bargain prices for travelers who arrive with dollars or euros now may not last if he manages to push it through their congress. Also, Brazil is reinstating a reciprocal visa fee<\/a> in early January that\u2019s going to mean a hefty increase in the vacation budget for Australians, Canadians, and Americans. The latter will owe $160 per person<\/em> before leaving the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Correction<\/strong> – I was a little too excited about the current state of that bullet train that just opened on Java, Indonesia. It\u2019s only going 1\/3 of the way to Yogyakarta at this point, so you\u2019ll need to change to a regular slow train for the rest of the journey. Thanks to the readers who caught the mistake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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