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Living Abroad in Belize (Living Abroad) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lan Sluder
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 295690
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 367
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 1566919193
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.282045
EAN: 9781566919197
ASIN: 1566919193
Publication Date: August 31, 2005
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Product Description
Imagine living in Belize. Author Lan Sluder left his life as a newspaper editor to make a home there, and shows readers how to make their own dreams take shape. With Lan's expertise, future expats will get the information they need on visas, money, jobs, housing, health, language, culture, and history. Whether it's a thatched cabana in Placencia, a jungle hideaway in the Cayo District, or a retreat in lively Ambergris Caye, there's a place that matches their budget, needs, and dreams. With Living Abroad in Belize, it's easy to make the dream become a reality.
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 The One Star Reviews Are Utterly Bogus February 21, 2006
C. Trew (Arlington, VA USA)
24 out of 31 found this review helpful
I own land and a house in Belize and have been involved in Belize related business for many, many years. I also have many friends all over the country, including a close friend and business partner.
I am totally disappointed in the unfounded attacks I am reading here. It is no surprise several just offer a sentence or two and are not even "reviews" by any sense of the imagination. I have no doubt it is some sort of (co-ordinated?) personal animosity towards the author. I am not going to waste time reviewing the "reviews," I think most astute readers can see them for what they are - hateful trash.
This work is absolutely useful in relating information to anyone interested in moving to Belize or even doing business there on a regular basis. I can say this from many years of personal experience in Belize.
Lan covers large and small issues and provides very keen insight in business, cultural, and sociological areas. For instance, individuals meeting business partners or friends may be confused as to the relatively weak handshake compared to what most North Americans are used to. But that is just the Belize way. The book is filled with this kind of very helpful information that foreigners would never know.
Anyone that has used one of Lan's books or website knows that he is a serious student and friend of Belize. This book is another reflection of that.
 A sham! November 22, 2005
TomR
18 out of 31 found this review helpful
This book purports to be written by someone who left their regular life to move to Belize and start a new one. However by the authors own admission, he does not live in Belize, has no plans to live in Belize, and only visits there occasionally.
Yet, he is going to give advise on what the experience is like and how to do it?
This is a joke!
Not what I expected. January 8, 2006
KennethS
18 out of 27 found this review helpful
I've always been intrigued by people who move to other countries. They usually have a great story to tell. I'm looking to make the same move and one country being considered is Belize.
I made my first exploratory trip there last month and thought "Living Abroad In Belize" would be perfect to bring along. I was wrong. There are many problems with this book, not the least one being credibility.
The first thing I noticed was how "dry" a read it was. While most stories of moving to a new country have a certain excitement, this was like reading an encyclopedia. I soon found out why. One evening I ran into a group of expats at a local pub. They were quite happy to give me their advise on life in Belize, however when I mentioned this book as part of my research, they broke out in laughter. They explained that the writer is a well known "wannabe expat", who portrays himself as living in Belize, but is just a annual tourist. That explained a lot of what I found stale about this book.
The advise I did receive was my focus was on the wrong things. Instead of trying to learn the nuts and bolts of Belize in a two week trip staying in nice hotels, I should stay for at least a month in an apartment or Bed and Breakfast, so I could start to experience the reality of life in a new country, the positive and negative. I was to hear that same refrain throughout my visit. I'm following their advise and returning to Belize next month for 6 weeks.
As for "Living Abroad In Belize", don't waste your time or money. Its a flight of fantasy.
Note: one book that was recommended is "Don't Stop The Carnival" by Herman Wouk. At first I thought they were joking (the book was written in 1965), but after reading it, I think I'm starting to understand why.
'Living Abroad in Belize' by a perpetual tourist January 16, 2006
Ellen G. Bergmann (New York)
18 out of 25 found this review helpful
I got this book as a Christmas gift from a friend since she knew I was going to Belize for a holiday. I am ready to retire so I am looking for a nice location and from what I had read on the Internet Belize looked like a nice choice. Once I started reading 'Living Abroad In Belize' I started checking out the author on the Internet. As others have written in their reviews, this Mr. Sluder has never relocated to Belize. He does not own property in Belize, he only visits the country on vacations. Then he returns and writes countless responses in forums about everything under the sun. If you are planning to move to Belize, I would not suggest buying this book. I would suggest visiting the country and meeting people that actually live there instead of taking the word of some guy that is actually nothing more than a perpetual tourist.
Bizarre is an understatement May 1, 2006
JerryR (Barstow, CA)
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
After reading some of the following reviews, let me first state the following. I am not a part of any coordinated conspiracy against the author, nor do I know the author. I do not live in Belize, have no business interests there, and have only visited once. (in 2003 for a training seminar.)
With that being said, this book does not get a good rating. There is no ulterior motive against the author, but this book is not worth the money paid. I was at first disappointed when it became evident that "Living Abroad in Belize" had nothing to do with the title or even description. However as I read on, my opinion changed to this is one of the truly strange books I've ever encountered.
When I began reading, it was "Deja Vu all over again" The introduction was too familiar as were many of the articles. When I got to the story about a couple building a luxury resort in the jungle and all the problems they faced, I finally remembered where. They were from a book I read several years ago called "Belize Adapter Kit" by the same author, Lan Sluder. (I had purchased it in preparation for my 2003 visit.)
Basically "Living Abroad in Belize" is "Belize Adapter Kit" with a new title. The question is why? "Living Abroad" is advertised as "Author Lan Sluder left his life as a newspaper editor to make a home there". Clearly he did not. There is no story about a move, only many of the same listing of facts about Belize and people he says he met as in the previous "Adaptor Kit". So why have a new book saying you did "make a home there"? The original "Belize Adapter Kit" had useful information for someone thinking of moving to the country or living there for a short while. "Living Abroad" has nothing about what's its like to actually move, it's a simple guide book.
I'm left with several questions:
a]Why publish this under such a grossly misleading title? Is this a vanity book? Is the author actually trying to convince other people or himself that he is a Belize resident?
b] Can I get my money back?
c] What has Mr Sluder done to anger so many people? As one can ascertain from other reviews, there does seem to be a lot of "animosity" toward him. Thats quite an accomplishment by itself.
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