You can avoid unwanted scrutiny while accomplishing your offshore financial goals in relative peace. But to do that you must plan carefully.

Many expats save big money on their overseas phone bills by using a broadband phone. Like PC dialers, which we discussed in this column last month, broadband phones use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. But otherwise, they’re a different animal.

This month in International Living, we shine the spotlight on Ecuador, Argentina and Chile

It’s the new buzz in travel—tourists not just visiting places to relax, unwind, play golf, explore new cultures or cuisines, but to have medical check-ups, a new hip, or a simple bit of liposuction. It’s called medical tourism and is burgeoning throughout Eastern Europe and South Africa…but most of all in South East Asia. Time was, when the whole purpose of a vacation was to return feeling fitter and healthier and looking better—now that feeling is no longer left to chance or the right resort, the perfect beach and a classic course. It is to do with what procedures and operations and expert physicians can be experienced along the way. It also has to do with cost and comfort.