Steenie Harvey

International’s Living’s Roving Euro Editor, Steenie Harvey also frequently travels throughout Asia. She has researched and written a number of IL’s European Owner's Manuals as well as the Import/Export Kit and the Work Overseas Kit. Other publishing credits include three books for Avalon Travel Publishing as well as numerous articles for U.S., British, Irish, Australian, and German publications. Along with travel and real estate, her writing interests also include European history and folklore. In addition, Steenie also teaches at travel writers workshops organized by the American Writers and Artists Institute. Born in Britain of English and Latvian parents, Steenie made the move to Ireland’s County Roscommon some 17 years ago. She has first-hand experience of life as an expat: how to rent and buy property, pass the Irish driving test, cope with a new tax system--and put a daughter through convent school.

Inca Sites, Indian Markets, Scarlet Tanagers, And Homes For $25,000—The Best Of Argentina’s Colonial Northwest

Inca Sites, Indian Markets, Scarlet Tanagers, And Homes For $25,000—The Best Of Argentina’s Colonial Northwest

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Everybody at International Living loves Argentina. We jump at any chance to let you know about its European-style exuberance...its flea markets…vineyard tours…tango-dancing…and other great travel experiences. Last April, I got the chance to explore the Inca sites, colonial towns, and highland villages of Argentina’s northwest. What I found didn’t disappoint me—and I don’t think it will disappoint you either.

Up-Country Adventures In Isaan…The Thailand Most Tourists Never Discover

Up-Country Adventures In Isaan…The Thailand Most Tourists Never Discover

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Phu Phrabat’s cave paintings and bizarre rock formations have been around since prehistoric times. We pass slow-moving water buffalo...electric green patches of newly planted rice fields...dusty villages where dogs sleep away the bright morning hours in the middle of the road. Spicy cooking aromas hang in the sultry air. The driver stops at a sidewalk omelet stall to ask directions. Fast food for 26 cents, anyone?

A Toehold In Italy For $15,000: Everybody Can Afford La Dolce Vita in Calabria

A Toehold In Italy For $15,000: Everybody Can Afford La Dolce Vita in Calabria

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On both its Tyrrhenian and Ionian coasts, Calabria's medieval villages rush helter-skelter down hillsides, their houses strung with bright scarlet peppers drying in the sunshine. Tiny jewel-green lizards scurry everywhere. And the air is perfumed with basil, oregano, rosemary, and other sweet-smelling herbs.