http://spanish.about.com http://german.about.com http://french.about.com 68. The dollar figures in this chapter are all from a period immediately following President Bush’s reelection in 2004, which correlated to the worst dollar exchange rates of the last 20 years. 69. I refer, of course, to the amazing bike-riding opportunities and famous pastries. 70. Coined by Joel Stein of the LA Times. 71. By all means, go ahead and take a post-office celebratory trip and go nuts for a few weeks. I know I did. Rock on. Ibiza and glow sticks here I come. Have some absinthe and drink lots of water. Following that, sit down and plan an introspective mini-retirement. 72. Muses are low maintenance but often expensive in one or both of two tactical areas: manufacturing and advertising. Shop for providers of both that are willing to accept credit cards as payment, and negotiate this up front if necessary by saying, “Rather than trying to negotiate you down on pricing, I just ask that you accept payment by credit card. If you can do that, we’ll choose you over Competitor X.” This is yet another example of a “firm offer,” and not a question, that puts you in a stronger negotiating position. For a detailed explanation of how I multiply points for travel using concepts like “piggybacking” and “recycling,” search for both terms on www.fourhourblog.com. 73. To see a video of how I pack to travel the world with less than 10 pounds, click on “travel” at www.fourhourblog.com. 74. Founder of www.nileproject.com. 75. http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/opts/SC/indexSC. html. 76. Brazilian shantytowns. See the movie City of God (Cidade de Deus) to get a taste of how fun these are. 77. This is a serious step and should not be taken with those you do not trust. In this case, it helps because your accountant can then sign tax documents or checks in your name instead of consuming hours and days of your time with faxes, scanners, and expensive international FedEx’ing of documents. 78. There are also serv