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By Avelina Wardwell

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Ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               ｅｌｉｔｅｓ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｗｉｓｈ               ａ               ｍａｓｓｉｖｅ               ｂｒａｉｎ               ｄｒａｉｎ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ               ｆｌｅｅｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ａｖｏｉｄ               21ｓｔ               ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ               ｉｎｄｅｎｔｕｒｅｄ               ｓｅｒｖｉｔｕｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｄｅｂｔ               ｒｅｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               (ｓｉｎｃｅ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ａｂｒｏａｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｓｌａｃｋｅｎｓ).

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｙｅａｒｓ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ               ｉｎｔｒａ-ｅｌｉｔｅ               ｉｎｆｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ               ｍａｓｓｉｖｅ               ｄｅｂｔ               ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ               ｆｏｒ               20%               ｏｆ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｆａｎｃｙ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ａｓ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅ               ｃｌａｓｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ａｌｓｏ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｓｉｌｖｅｒ               ｌｉｎｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｍａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｃｙ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｍａｓｓ               ａｍｏｕｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｅｃｉｏｕｓ               ｍｅｔａｌｓ               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｐａｙ               ｏｆｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｄｅｂｔｓ.

Ｌｅｔｓ               ｄｏ               ａ               ｃｏｓｔ-ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔ               ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ               ｌｏａｎ               ｒｅｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ               ａｎｄ               ｓｅｅ               ｉｆ               ａｎｙ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｇａｉｎｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｄｅｖａｌｕａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｌｌａｒ.

Ｌｅｔｓ               ｓａｙ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｃｏｕｐｌｅ               ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ.

Ｌｅｔｓ               ｓａｙ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｐｐｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｃｑｕｉｒｅｄ               10,000               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｓｔｕｄｅｎｔ               ｌｏａｎ               ｄｅｂｔ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ａｉｄ/Ｓｔａｆｆｏｒｄ.

Ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｂｓｉｄｉｚｅｄ               ｏｒ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｕｎｓｕｂｓｉｄｉｚｅｄ               ｆｉｘｅｄ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｒａｔｅ               ｉｓ               ｉｍｍａｔｅｒｉａｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｃｅｎａｒｉｏ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｆｉｘｅｄ               ｒａｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｌｏａｎ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｐａｙ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａ               ｄｅｃａｄｅ               ｏｒ               ｓｏ.

Ｌｅｔｓ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｃｋｅｄ               ｒａｔｅ               ｏｆ               5%.

Ｗｈａｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｏｎｅ               ｄｏ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ｗｈｅｒｅ:               1)               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｄｅｂｔ               ｂｕｒｄｅｎ               ｉｓ               2.5               ａｓ               ｈｅａｖｙ               ａｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               Ｇｒｅａｔ               Ｄｅｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ               2)               3               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               5               ｏｌｄｅｓｔ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｐｉｌｌａｒｓ               (ｌｉｋｅ               Ｍｅｒｒｉｌｌ               Ｌｙｎｃｈ)               ｈａｖｅ               ｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ               ａｎｄ               3)               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｈａｒｐｌｙ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｂｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｇｒａｄｕａｌｌｙ               ｅｓｃａｌａｔｉｎｇ               ｒｅｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｉｎｇ               ｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ?
               Ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               2               ｂｉｇ               ｏｐｔｉｏｎｓ:
               Ｏｐｔｉｏｎ               Ａ:
               Ｐａｙ               ａ               ｍｉｎｉｍｕｍ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｍｏｎｔｈ               ($106               ｆｏｒ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｒｅｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｏｒ               $70               ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅｄ)               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｒｅｐａｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｈｏｌｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇ               ｒａｐｉｄｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｃｈｕｎｋｓ.

Ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｍｉｎｉｍｕｍ               ｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               10               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               $2,730               ｉｎ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｏｒ               $3,250               ｉｎ               ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅｄ,               ｏｎｅ               ｔｈｕｓ               ｓａｖｅｓ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ               ｒａｐｉｄ               ｒｅｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｓ               ｌｏｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄｓ               ｏｆ               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｏｎｅ'ｓ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｅｄ               ｅｌｓｅｗｈｅｒｅ.
               Ｏｐｔｉｏｎ               Ｂ:
               Ｐｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏａｎ               ｒｅｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ａｕｔｏｍａｔｉｃ               ｂｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｔｒｅａｔ               ｉｔ               ｌｉｋｅ               ａ               ｕｔｉｌｉｔｙ               ｆｏｒ               10               ｙｅａｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｐａｙ               $12,730               ｆｏｒ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｒｅｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｏｒ               $13,250               ｆｏｒ               ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅｄ.
               Ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ?
               Ｆｏｒ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ｌｅｔｓ               ｔａｋｅ               "ｎｏｒｍａｌ"               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｉｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｒａｔｅｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｄ               $10,000               ｉｎ               1999               ａｎｄ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｔｔｒｅｓｓ               ｆｏｒ               10               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｙｏｕ'ｄ               ｌｏｓｅ               25%               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｖａｌｕｅ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               2007.

Ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｐｌａｙ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ｉｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｃａｌｃｕｌａｔｏｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｅｅ.

Ｉｎ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗｏｒｄｓ,               ｓａｍｅ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｓｔ               $10,000               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｉｎ               1999               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｃｏｓｔ               $12,500               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｉｎ               2007.

Ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ａｓｓｕｍｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｆｆｌｉｃｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｄｅｆｌａｔｉｏｎａｒｙ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｂｒｅａｋｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｓ               ｉｎ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ               ａｓ               ｏｃｃｕｒｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ               ｈａｒｄｗａｒｅ.

Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｅｌｙ               ｄｏｅｓｎ'ｔ               ｆｉｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ               ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               1970ｓ-1990ｓ               ｔｒａｎｓｉｔｉｏｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｍ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｍ.

Ｄｅｍａｎｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ               ｉｎ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｑｕａｎｔｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ,               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ｃａｒｅ,               ｔｒａｎｓｐｏｒｔ,               ｓａｆｅｔｙ               ｎｅｔｓ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｍｅｔ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｃｈｉｔｅｃｔｕｒａｌ               ｄｅｓｉｇｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ-ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ.

Ｉｎ               2006               ｔｏ               2007               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ａｖｅｒａｇｅ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｕｉｔｉｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｈａｓ               ｒｉｓｅｎ               5.6%,               ｗｈｅｒｅａｓ               10               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｔｏｄａｙ               ｂｕｙｓ               ｅｘｐｏｎｅｎｔｉａｌｌｙ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐｕｔｉｎｇ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               10               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ａ               ｄｅｃａｄｅ               ａｇｏ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｌｌ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｔａｆｆｏｒｄ               ｌｏａｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａ               10               ｙｅａｒ               ｍｏｎｔｈｌｙ               ｍｉｎｉｍｕｍ               ｒｅｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ａｓ               ｐａｙｉｎｇ               ｉｔ               ｏｕｔ               ａｌｌ               ａｔ               ｏｎｃｅ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓｔｒｏｎｇ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｌｌａｒ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｌｏｓｅ               15%               ｏｆ               ｉｔｓ               ｖａｌｕｅ               ｏｒ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               2009.

Ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｏｆ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ               ｉｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎａｒｙ               ｔｒｅｎｄｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ               ｗｈｏ               ｏｗｎｓ               ｄｅｂｔ               ａｓ               ｌｏｎｇ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｎ               ｒｅｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｗｈａｔｓｏｅｖｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｔｈａｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｏ               ｂａｎｋｓ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ａｉｄ               ｏｒｇａｎｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓｏｌｉｄ               ｃｈａｎｃｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅａｒ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ               ＵＳ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｒｅｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｐａｙｍｅｎｔｓ               ｏｎ               ｍａｎｙ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｍｏｒｔｇａｇｅｓ/ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｌｏａｎｓ               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｍａｋｅ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒ               ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏａｎｓ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ.
               Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ａｓｓｉｓｔｅｄ               ｄｅｂｔ               ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ｓｔｒａｔｅｇｉｃ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｅｓｅｒｖｅ               ｓｏｃｉａｌ               ｓｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｆａｌｌ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               20%               ｏｆ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｒｅ               ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔｌｙ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅａｌｔｈｙ               ｔｏ               ｃａｌｌ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               "ｍｉｄｄｌｅ               ｃｌａｓｓ"               (ｂｕｔ               ｎｏｔ               ｗｅａｌｔｈｙ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               2%               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｅｄ               ｏｌｉｇａｒｃｈ               ｃｌａｓｓ               )               ｐｏｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｇｈｅｓｔ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｏｆ               ｅｍｉｇｒａｔｉｏｎ,               ｍａｓｓ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌ               ｏｕｔｆｌｏｗ,               ａｎｄ               ｂｒａｉｎ               ｄｒａｉｎ               ｔｏ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ.

Ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｕｎｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｅｄ               ｈｏｍｅｏｗｎｅｒｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｌｏｓｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｓａｖｉｎｇｓ               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｈｅｌｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒｈｏｏｄｓ               ａｒｅ               ａ               ｈｕｇｅ               ｔｈｒｅａｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ.

Ｉｔ'ｄ               ｍａｋｅ               ｐｏｓｔ-ｄｅｆａｕｌｔ               ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｙ               ｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ               ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ               Ｇｅｒｍａｎ               ｓｔｙｌｅ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｍ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ.

Ｏｂａｍａ               ａｄｍｉｎｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｇｒａｄｕａｌｌｙ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌｉｚｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｅ               ｓｅｃｔｏｒ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｅ               ｏｌｉｇａｒｃｈｓ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｈｅ               ｉｓ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｃｏｌｌａｂｏｒａｔｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｍａｓｓ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｄｅｂｔ               ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｃｏｍｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｄｏｌｌａｒ               ｄｅｆａｕｌｔ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｏｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌ               ｏｕｔｆｌｏｗｓ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｂｙ               ｔｏｐ               1%               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ａｖｏｉｄｅｄ               ｂｕｔ               ｓｏｃｉａｌ               ｓｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｏｍｅｏｗｎｅｒｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｐｒｅｓｅｒｖｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ               ｒｅｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ.

Ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ               ｍｉｃｒｏ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｃｒｏ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ-ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               ａｒｃｈｉｔｅｃｔｕｒｅ               ＵＳ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｙ               2020,               ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄｓ               ｏｆ               ｇａｔｅｄ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｉｅｓ,               ｓｕｂｕｒｂｓ,               ｔｏｗｎｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｃｉｔｉｅｓ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ａｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｎｉｇｈｔ.

Ｐｒｏｐｅｒ               ｈａｎｄｌｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｄｅｂｔ               ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｇｒａｄｕａｌ               ａｓ               ｂｒａｉｎ               ｄｒａｉｎ               ｔｏ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｄｉｒｅｃｔｅｄ               ａ               ｂｉｔ               ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ＵＳ               ｃｉｔｉｅｓ.
               Ｂｅｓｔ               ｗａｙ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｎｇ               ｏｎｅ'ｓ               ｃａｓｈ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｎｏｗ               ｉｓ               ｂｕｙｉｎｇ               ａｓ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ               ｐｒｅｃｉｏｕｓ               ｍｅｔａｌ               ａｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ.

Ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｉｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｄｅｃａｄｅ               10               ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｎｏｗ               ｂｕｙｓ               25%               ｌｅｓｓ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ａｎ               ｏｕｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｇｏｌｄ               ｂｕｙｓ               ａ               ｂｉｔ               ｍｏｒｅ.

Ａｓ               ａ               ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｔｉｃａｌ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ               ｌｅｔｓ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               ｈｉｇｈ               ａｎｎｕａｌ               ｉｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｒａｔｅ               (ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｉｔ               ｏｃｃｕｒｓ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ａ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               ｃｒｉｓｉｓ)               ｒａｎｇｅ               ｏｆ               20-40%               ｏｖｅｒ               3               ｙｅａｒｓ.

Ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               ａｃｑｕｉｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｍｏｄｅｌ               ｂｉｃｙｃｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｒｂａｎ               ｔｒａｎｓｐｏｒｔ,ｇｏｅｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               200               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｉｎ               2009               ｔｏ               $345-$548               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｉｎ               2011,               ｔｈｅｎ               ａｎ               ｏｕｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｇｏｌｄ               ｗｉｌｌ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｏｎｅ               ｂｕｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｉｋｅ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｐｒｏｆｉｔ.

Ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ               ｗｅ               ｓｅｅ               ｈｏｗ               ａｎ               ｏｕｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｇｏｌｄ               ａｌｓｏ               ａｌｌｏｗｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               2-3               ｂｉｋｅｓ               ｓｉｍｕｌｔａｎｅｏｕｓｌｙ               ｓｏ               ｅｘｔｒａ               ｂｉｋｅｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｂｕｌｋ               ｆｏｏｄ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｏｂｊｅｃｔｓ.

Ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ＴＤ               ｂａｎｋ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｉｎｇ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｉｎｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｃａｓｈ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｆｅｅｓ.

Ｉｆ               ｌａｒｇｅ               ｐｌａｙｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｕｎｄｅｒｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｃｏｐｐｅｒ               ｈｏａｒｄｉｎｇ               (ｔｏ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｆｏｒ               Ｅｕｒｏｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ               ｓｔａｔｕｓ               ａｓ               ａ               "ｂａｎｋ"),               ｔｈｅｎ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｐｌａｙｅｒｓ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｇｅｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｔ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｓｕｃｋｅｒ'ｓ               ｒａｌｌｉｅｓ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｇｏｌｄ/ｍｅｔａｌｓ               ｐｒｉｃｅ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｒｅａｃｈ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔ               ｓｕｐｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｇｏｌｄ               ａｄｖｏｃａｔｅｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               Ｒｏｎ               Ｐａｕｌ               (               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ               ａｓ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｒａｉｄｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｂｅｒｔｙ               ｄｏｌｌａｒ               ｍａｋｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｐｒｅｃｉｏｕｓ               ｍｅｔａｌ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ               )               ｄｅｍｏｎｓｔｒａｔｅｓ               ａ               ｃｏｕｐｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｃａｄｅｓ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｍａｓｓ               ｏｌｉｇａｒｃｈｉｃ               ｌｏｏｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｅｘｐｌｏｉｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｂｏｔｔｌｅｎｅｃｋｓ               ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｐｏｓｔ-ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｔ               ｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ｍｅａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ａｃｃｅｌｅｒａｔｅ               ｉｎ               2008.

Ｉｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｓｈｏｗｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｌｉｇａｒｃｈｓ               ａｒｅ               ｓｐｌｉｔ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｔｅｄ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｆａｃｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｓｍｏｐｏｌｉｔａｎ               ｍｏｂｉｌｅ               ｏｎｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｏｎｅｓ               (ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｉｎｆｒａｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ｒｏｏｔｅｄ/ｒｅｌｉａｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｂｏｒｄｅｒｓ)               ｈｏｐｅ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｌｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｎｄ               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｅｎｒｉｃｈｍｅｎｔ               ａｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｏｎｅｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｏｎｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｅｍｉｇｒａｔｅ               ｔｏ               Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ,               ｐｌａｎ               ｏｎ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅ               ｏｆ               ＵＳ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ｂｙ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ               ｔｉｍｉｎｇ               ｍａｓｓ               ｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ.

Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｉｎ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｆａｃｔｉｏｎ'ｓ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｂｕｌｋ               ｍｅｔａｌ               ｂｕｙｓ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｊｏｉｎ               ｆｏｒｃｅｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｅｄｓ               ｉｎ               ｄｒａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｆａｃｔｉｏｎ'ｓ               ｗｅａｌｔｈ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｂｕｒｓｔｓ.
               ＵＳ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ               ｐｅａｋ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｌｏｎｇ               ａｇｏ               ｂｕｔ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｍ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｔｈｅ               ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ＧＤＰ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ａｎｄ               ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｃｕｓ               ｏｎ               ｓｔｏｃｋ               ｍａｘｉｍｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｆｉｎｅ               ｔｕｎｉｎｇ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｍ               ｔｏ               ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ'ｓ               ｑｕａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｈａｓ               ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｉｎｆｒａｓｔｒｕｃｔｕｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｑｕａｌｉｔａｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌｌｙ               ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅ               ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ.

ＣＩＡ               ａｎａｌｙｓｔｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｈｏｗｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ               ｄｏｅｓｎ'ｔ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｉｌｙ               ｍｅａｎ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒ               ａｌｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｏｃｉａｌ               ｓｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ.

Ｏｌｉｇａｒｃｈｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｏｒｒｏｗ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｃｈｉｎａ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｏｓｐｅｒｉｔｙ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｆｕｌｌ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｃａｎ               ｂｏｒｒｏｗ,               ｎｏｔ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｉｌｙ               ｒｅｐａｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｂｅ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｏｆｆ.

Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ               ｌｅａｄｅｒｓｈｉｐ               ｋｎｅｗ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｂｕｔ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｃａｒｅ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｉｔ               ａｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｒａｐｉｄｌｙ               ｅｘｐａｎｄ               ｒｅａｌ               ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙ.

Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｈａｓ               ｄｏｎｅ               ｗｈａｔ               Ｌｅｎｉｎ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ,               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌｉｓｔｓ               ｓｅｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｐｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ               ｃａｎ               ｈａｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ.
               Ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｄｏｌｌａｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｂｅ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｔａｎｇｉｂｌｅｓ               (ｌｉｋｅ               ｐｒｅｃｉｏｕｓ               ｍｅｔａｌｓ)               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ               ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ               ｏｆ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｐａｙｍｅｎｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｍａｃｒｏ               ｐａｒａｓｉｔｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅｍｅｎ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ａ               ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ               ｃｒｅｄｉｔ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｈｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ               ｂｙ               ＵＳ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｓｏｏｎ.

Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｒｅａｌｉｚｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｏｏ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               ｐａｒａｄｉｇｍ               ｓｈｉｆｔ.

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Ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｗｏ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｎ               ｉｎｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ａｎｄ               ｆｕｎ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ               -               ａ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｏｆ               ａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｇｕｉｄｅｂｏｏｋ               ｌｉｋｅ               "Ｌｏｎｅｌｙ               Ｐｌａｎｅｔ."               Ｌａｓｔ               ｙｅａｒ               Ｒｉｔａ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｓｐｅｎｔ               20               ｄａｙｓ               ｅｘｐｌｏｒｉｎｇ               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ,               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ,               ａｎｄ               Ｈｕｎｇａｒｙ               ｏｎ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｎ               $1400               ｅａｃｈ               (ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ;               ａｉｒ               ｆａｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔ               ｆｌｙｅｒ               ｍｉｌｅｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｃｒｅｄｉｔ               ｃａｒｄ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅｓ).

Ｗｅ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅｄ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ               ｏｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｏｗｎ;               ｕｓｅｄ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｔｒａｎｓｐｏｒｔａｔｉｏｎ;               ａｎｄ               ａｔｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ.

Ｗｈｙ               ｄｉｄ               ｗｅ               ｓｅｌｅｃｔ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ?

Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｗｅ               ｈａｄｎ'ｔ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｔｈｅｒｅ.

Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｙｅｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｅｕｒｏ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｕｓ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｐａｒｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ.

Ａｎｄ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ               ａｎｄ,               ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ,               ｍｏｒｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ.

Ｉ               ｌｉｋｅｄ               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ               ｂｅｓｔ               -               ｌｅａｓｔ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ,               ｆｅｗｅｓｔ               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ               ｓｐｅａｋｅｒｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ.

Ｒｉｔａ               ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ               -               ｍｏｒｅ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ,               ｅａｓｉｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ,               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｃａｓｔｌｅｓ.

Ｗｅ               ｔｒａｖｅｌｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｉｒｐｌａｎｅ,               ｔｒａｉｎ,               ｂｕｓ,               ｍｉｎｉｂｕｓ,               ｔａｘｉ,               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｖｅｈｉｃｌｅ,               ｔｒｏｌｌｅｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｒａｍ.

Ｂｕｔ               ｍｏｓｔｌｙ               ｗｅ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ.
               Ｗｅ               ｈａｄ               ｒｅｓｅｒｖａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｎｉｇｈｔｓ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｃｈａｒｅｓｔ,               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ.

Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ,               ｗｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ｏｎ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ａｎｄ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｐｕｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｃｈｅｃｋｉｎｇ               "Ｌｏｎｅｌｙ               Ｐｌａｎｅｔ"               -               ｔｗｏ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｎｉｇｈｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｅａｃｈ               ｐｌａｃｅ.

Ｉｔ               ｗｏｒｋｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｗｅｌｌ.

Ｍａｎｙ               ｒｅｓｔａｕｒａｎｔｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ               ｍｅｎｕｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅｓ               (ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ               ｅｖｅｎ               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ)               ｓｏ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｌｅｃｔ               ｗｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｗａｎｔ.

Ｂｕｙｉｎｇ               ａ               ｔｉｃｋｅｔ               ａｔ               ａ               ｂｕｓ               ｏｒ               ｔｒａｉｎ               ｓｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｏｎｌｙ               ａ               ｍｉｎｏｒ               ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅ.

Ｆｉｒｓｔ               Ｉ               ｗｒｉｔｅ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               Ｉ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｏｗ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ａｇｅｎｔ;               ｔｈｅ               ａｇｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｗｒｉｔｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｕｒｅ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｍｙ               ｐａｐｅｒ.

Ｉ               ｃｉｒｃｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｓｉｒｅｄ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｕｒｅ               ｔｉｍｅ;               ｔｈｅ               ａｇｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｐｕｔｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｒｅ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｃａｌｃｕｌａｔｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｏｗｓ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｍｅ.

Ｉ               ｐａｙ,               ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ               ａ               ｔｉｃｋｅｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｓｉｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｉｆ               ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｎ               ａｓｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｓｅａｔ               ｏｒ               ｎｏｔ.

Ｗｅ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｅｎｄｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｗｅ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ,               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｔｏ               Ｒｉｔａ'ｓ               ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ.

Ｗｅ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｌｉｇｈｔ.

Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｓｕｉｔｃａｓｅ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｔｕｒｎｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｂａｃｋｐａｃｋ.

Ｒｉｔａ               ｈａｓ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｓｕｉｔｃａｓｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｗｈｅｅｌｓ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｐｕｌｌｓ;               Ｉ               ｓｌｉｎｇ               ｉｔ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｍｙ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ.
               Ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｇｕｉｄｅｂｏｏｋ               ｉｓ               ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｏｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｏｗｎ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｇｕｉｄｅ               ｉｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ａｉｒｐｏｒｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｏｗｎ,               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｉｔｙ,               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｙ               (ｈｉｇｈ               ｅｎｄ,               ｍｉｄ               ｒａｎｇｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ),               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｄｅｃｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ａｆｆｏｒｄａｂｌｅ               ｆｏｏｄ,               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｏｗ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｉｔ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｃｏｓｔ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｇｕｉｄｅ               ｉｓ               ｆｕｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ               ｔｉｐｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ               ｕｓｅｆｕｌ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ｗｏｒｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｈｒａｓｅｓ.

"Ｌｏｎｅｌｙ               Ｐｌａｎｅｔ"               ｈａｓ               ａｎ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｂｏｏｋ               ｆｏｒ               ｅａｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ               (ｗｉｔｈ               Ｍｏｌｄｏｖａ               ａｄｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ               ｂｏｏｋ).

Ｏｕｒ               ｂｏｏｋｓ               ｇａｖｅ               ｕｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｃｅ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｒｉｖｅ.
               Ｂｕｃｈａｒｅｓｔ               ｗａｓ               ｏｕｒ               ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ               ｐｏｉｎｔ.

Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｄａｙｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａｎ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌ,               ｗｅ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｉｎ               ｔｏ               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ.

Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａｎ               ｏｖｅｒｎｉｇｈｔｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               Ｖｅｌｉｋｏ               Ｔａｒｎｏｖａ               (ｍｅｄｉｅｖａｌ               ｃａｐｉｔａｌ),               Ｂａｌｃｈｅｋ               (Ｂｌａｃｋ               Ｓｅａ               ｒｅｓｏｒｔ),               ａｎｄ               Ｒｕｓｅ               (ｂｏｒｄｅｒ               ｔｏｗｎ).

Ｂａｃｋ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｔｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｔｒａｎｓｙｌｖａｎｉａｎ               Ａｌｐｓ.

Ｒｏｍａｎｉａｎ               ｃｉｔｉｅｓ               ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               Ｓｉｎａｉａ               (ｃａｓｔｌｅ),               Ｓｉｇｈｉｓｏａｒａ               (ｗａｌｌｅｄ               ｃｉｔａｄｅｌ),               ａｎｄ               Ｃｌｕｊ-Ｎａｐｏｃａ               (ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ               ｔｏｗｎ).

Ｈｕｎｇａｒｙ               ｗａｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｉｎ               Ｋｅｃｓｋｅｍｅｔ               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｄａｐｅｓｔ,               ｏｕｒ               ｃｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｕｒｅ.

Ｉｎ               Ｂｕｄａｐｅｓｔ               ｗｅ               ｓｔａｙｅｄ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ               ｈｏｔｅｌ               ｏｎ               Ｍａｒｇａｒｅｔ               Ｉｓｌａｎｄ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               Ｂｕｄａ               ａｎｄ               Ｐｅｓｔ;               ｆｒｅｓｈｌｙ               ｂａｋｅｄ               ｂｒｅａｄ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ.
               Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａｎ               ａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｒｔ.

Ｗｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｈｏｗ               ｍａｎｙ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               "ｓｔｕｆｆｅｄ"               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ａｉｒｐｏｒｔ               ｔｏ               ｃｉｔｙ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               Ｂｕｃｈａｒｅｓｔ!

Ｂｏｔｈ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｐｕｓｈｅｄ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ,               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ｔｈｅ               "ｔｉｃｋｅｔ               ｍａｎ"               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ｍｙ               ｐｒｏｘｉｍｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｃｋｅｔ               ｖａｌｉｄａｔｉｏｎ               ｍａｃｈｉｎｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               Ｃａｒｐａｔｉ               Ｈｏｔｅｌ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ               ｕｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｎｉｃｅ               ｒｏｏｍ,               ｌｉｋｅ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ.

Ｗｅ               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｗｉｔｈ               ＴＶ,               ａ               ｂａｔｈｒｏｏｍ,               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｂｅｄｒｏｏｍ.

Ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｆｒｅｓｈ               ｂｒｅａｄ,               ｃｈｅｅｓｅｓ,               ｍｅａｔｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｇｏｏｄ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅａｎ               ｃｏｆｆｅｅ.

Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｄｅｌｉｃｉｏｕｓ!
               Ｗｅ               ｈａｄ               ａｌｍｏｓｔ               ｎｏ               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａｎ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｕｐｏｎ               ａｒｒｉｖａｌ               ｓｏ               ｏｕｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｈｏｔｅｌ               ｉｎ               Ｖｅｌｉｋｏ               Ｔａｒｎｏｖａ,               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ               ｋｅｐｔ               ｏｕｒ               ｐａｓｓｐｏｒｔｓ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｗｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ.

Ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｐｅｒｍｉｔｔｅｄ               ｏｎｅ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｔｉｎｙ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｓｐｅｃｔａｃｕｌａｒ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｏｆ               ｃｌｉｆｆ-ｈｕｇｇｉｎｇ               ｈｏｍｅｓ.

Ｅａｒｌｙ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ｗｅ               ｈｉｋｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｕｒｉｓｔ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄｌｙ               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ-ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ               ｓｔａｆｆ               ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ               ｕｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ               ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｈｉｄｄｅｎ               ｂｅｈｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｉｎ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｏｗｎ.

Ｔｈｅ               Ｈｏｓｔｅｌ               Ｐａｓｈｏｖ,               ａｔ               $37,               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒｉｐ'ｓ               ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅ               ｈｏｔｅｌ.

Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｑｕｉｅｔ,               ａｉｒ-ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｅｄ,               ａｎｄ               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌ               ｋｉｔｃｈｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｔｉｏ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｌａｎｄｌａｄｙ               ｗａｓ               ｓｏ               ｓｗｅｅｔ               -               ｓｈｅ               ｇａｖｅ               ｕｓ               ｒｉｐｅ               ｔｏｍａｔｏｅｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｑｕａｉｎｔ               ｔｏｗｎ               ｗａｓ               ｃｒｉｓｓｃｒｏｓｓｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｏｌｄ,               ｎａｒｒｏｗ               ｃｏｂｂｌｅｓｔｏｎｅ               ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ.

Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｅｘｃｅｐｔｉｏｎａｌｌｙ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄｌｙ,               ｂｕｔ               ｆｅｗ               ｓｐｏｋｅ               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ.

Ｃａｔｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｅｖｅｒｙｗｈｅｒｅ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ               (ｓｔｒａｙ               ｄｏｇｓ               ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｅｄ               Ｂｕｃｈａｒｅｓｔ).

Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｌａｃｋ               Ｓｅａ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ,               ａ               ｔａｘｉ               ｄｒｉｖｅｒ               ｕｐｏｎ               ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｉｎｇ               ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｓａｉｄ,               "Ｗｅ'ｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               1940'ｓ,               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｂｅｅｎ?"
               Ｏｕｒ               ｂｉｇｇｅｓｔ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｏｎｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ.

Ｔｒａｉｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｂｕｓｅｓ               ｓｅｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｅａｒｌｙ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ               ｈｏｕｒｓ.

Ｗｅ               ｏｐｔｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｉｎｉｂｕｓｅｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｌｅｆｔ               ａｔ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ               ｔｉｍｅｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｕｎｉｑｕｅ               ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｓ.

Ｒｅｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ,               ｏｕｒ               ｍｉｎｉｂｕｓ               ｄｒｉｖｅｒ               (ｗｈｏ               ｗｅ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               Ｖｌａｄ,               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｌ               ｎａｍｅ               ｏｆ               Ｃｏｕｎｔ               Ｄｒａｃｕｌａ)               ｇｏｔ               ｔｉｒｅｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｆｆｉｃ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｃｈａｒｅｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｕｓ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｏｆｆ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｏｗｎ.

Ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｉａｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｉｔｙ               ｓｏ               ｗｅ               ｗａｌｋｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅａｒｂｙ               ｍｅｔｒｏ               ｓｔｏｐ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒｇｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｉｎ               ｓｔａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｒ               ｂｕｓ               ｍａｔｅｓ               ｗａｓ               Ｔｕｒｋｉｓｈ,               ｔｒａｖｅｌｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｇｅｒｍａｎｙ.

Ｗｅ               ｃａｎ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｈｏｐｅ               ｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｗａｙ.
               Ａｓ               ｗｅ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｉｎ               ｕｐｏｎ               ａｒｒｉｖａｌ               ｉｎ               Ｓｉｇｈｉｓｏａｒａ,               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ,               ａ               ｐｏｌｉｔｅ               ｍｉｄｄｌｅ-ａｇｅｄ               ｌａｄｙ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ｉｆ               ｗｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｙ               ａｔ               ｈｅｒ               "ｎｉｃｅ               ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｂａｔｈｒｏｏｍ,"               ｐｌｕｓ               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｃａｒ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｕｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｌｌ               ｔｏｐ               ｏｌｄ               ｃｉｔｙ.

Ｉ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｔｒａｉｎｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｅｓｔｉｍｏｎｉａｌｓ               ｓｏ               ｗｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｗｅ'ｄ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｌｏｏｋ.

Ｗｅ               ｌｉｋｅｄ               ｗｈａｔ               ｗｅ               ｓａｗ               ａｎｄ               ｓｐｅｎｔ               ｔｗｏ               ｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ               ｎｉｇｈｔｓ               ａｔ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉｎａ'ｓ               Ｇｕｅｓｔｈｏｕｓｅ.

Ａ               ｈｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔ               ｗａｓ               ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉｎａ'ｓ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｃｏｏｋ               ｅｇｇｐｌａｎｔ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａ               ｍａｋｅｓｈｉｆｔ               ｂａｃｋｙａｒｄ               ｇｒｉｌｌ;               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｃｉｐｅ:               ｃｏｏｋ               ｗｈｏｌｅ               ｅｇｇｐｌａｎｔｓ               ｆｏｒ               2               ｈｏｕｒｓ,               ｍａｓｈ,               ａｄｄ               ｐａｐｒｉｋａ,               ｏｎｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏｍａｔｏｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｏｉｌ.

Ｃａｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｘｔｕｒｅ;               ｓｐｒｅａｄ               ｉｔ               ｏｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｂｒｅａｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｎｔｅｒｔｉｍｅ.

"Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｄｅｌｉｃｉｏｕｓ!"               Ｗｅ               ｈｉｒｅｄ               Ｐａｕｌ,               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉｎａ'ｓ               ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ,               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｕｓ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｔｏｕｒ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ａｕｔｏ               ｔｏ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒｉｎｇ               ｖｉｌｌａｇｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｈｏｔｏｇｒａｐｈ               "ｍｅｎ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ."               Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｏｌｄ               ｖｉｌｌａｇｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｂｕｉｌｔ               ｉｎ               ｍｅｄｉｅｖａｌ               ｔｉｍｅｓ,               12ｔｈ               ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ,               ｂｙ               Ｓａｘｏｎ               Ｇｅｒｍａｎｓ,               ｍｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｗｈｏｍ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｓｔｓ               ｔｏｏｋ               ｏｖｅｒ.

Ｗｅ               ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ               ｔｏｗｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｃｈｕｒｃｈ-ｌｉｋｅ               ｍｏｎａｓｔｅｒｙ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｎｄ               ｂｙ               ｈａｎｄ               ｔｏｏｌｓ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｔａｋｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｖｅｇｅｔａｂｌｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｈａｙ               ｂｙ               ｄｏｎｋｅｙ               ｏｒ               ｈｏｒｓｅ               ｃａｒｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｌｌ               ｉｎ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｍａｒｋｅｔｓ               ｏｎ               Ｓａｔｕｒｄａｙｓ.
               Ｂｅｓｔ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ:               ｂｕｙｉｎｇ               ａ               ｔｈｒｅｅ-ｄａｙ               ｐａｓｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｕｄａｐｅｓｔ               ｔｒａｎｓｐｏｒｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ;               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｂｕｓｅｓ,               ｔｒａｉｎｓ,               ｔｒａｍｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｒｏｌｌｅｙｓ.

Ｂｅｓｔ               ｒｅｓｔａｕｒａｎｔ:               "Ｐｏｃｏ               Ｌｏｃｏ"               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｄａｐｅｓｔ;               Ｉ               ｈａｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｕｌａｓｈ.

Ｂｅｓｔ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｒｙ:               Ｃｙｒｉｌｌｉｃ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ,               ｓｏ               ｗｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｂｕｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｏａｒｄ.

Ｂｅｓｔ               ｗａｌｌｅｄ               ｃｉｔｙ:               Ｓｉｇｈｉｓｏａｒａ,               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ.

Ｂｅｓｔ               Ｅｕｒｏｐｅａｎ               ｓｐａ:               Ｓｚｅｃｈｅｎｙｉ               ｂａｔｈｓ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｄａｐｅｓｔ,               ｉｎｄｏｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｏｕｔｄｏｏｒ               ｐｏｏｌｓ.

Ｂｅｓｔ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｓｃｅｎｅ:               Ｄａｎｕｂｅ               Ｒｉｖｅｒ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｄａｐｅｓｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｐａｒｌｉａｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               Ｃａｓｔｌｅ               Ｈｉｌｌ               ｂａｔｈｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｓｏｆｔ               ｌｉｇｈｔ.

Ｂｅｓｔ               ｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ:               Ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ａｂｒｏａｄ,               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎｅｒ.

Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ,               ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｉｎ               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ               ａｎｄ               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ.

Ｒｉｔａ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ.

ｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ,               ＭｃＣａｉｎ               ｏｒ               Ｏｂａｍａ?

Ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｐｌｉｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ               -               Ｏｂａｍａ               ｃａｍｅ               ｏｕｔ               ａｈｅａｄ               ｓｉｘ               ｖｏｔｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｗｏ.
               Ｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｍｙ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｒｅｐｏｒｔ:               21               ｄａｙｓ               ａｔ               $132               ｐｅｒ               ｄａｙ               ｔｏｔａｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ               (Ｒｏｍａｎｉａ               $150               ｐｅｒ               ｄａｙ;               Ｂｕｌｇａｒｉａ               $79;               Ｈｕｎｇａｒｙ               $168;               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｄａｙｓ               ｏｎ               ａｉｒｐｌａｎｅｓ               ａｔ               ｍｉｎｉｍａｌ               ｃｏｓｔ).

Ｉ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅｄ               $500               ｗｏｒｔｈ               ｏｆ               Ｒｏｍａｎｉａｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｈｕｎｇａｒｉａｎ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｃｙ               ｐｒｉｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｕｒｅ;               ｗｅ               ｕｓｅｄ               Ｒｉｔａ'ｓ               1%               ｔｒａｎｓａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｆｅｅ               ｃｒｅｄｉｔ               ｃａｒｄ               ｏｎ               ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ;               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅｄ               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｃｙ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｗｅ               ｒａｎ               ｓｈｏｒｔ.

Ｗｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｖｅｌｅｒ'ｓ               ｃｈｅｃｋｓ               ｈｅｌｄ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｓｅｒｖｅ.

Ｌｅｓｓｏｎ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｓｍａｌｌｅｒ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｌｏｃａｌ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｃｙ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕ.Ｓ               (ｂａｄ               ｒａｔｅ),               ｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｒｅｄｉｔ               ｃａｒｄ               ｍｏｒｅ               (ｇｏｏｄ               ｒａｔｅ),               ａｎｄ               ｔａｋｅ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ＵＳ               ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ               (ａｌｓｏ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｒａｔｅ).

Ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｒａｔｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｍｍｅｒ               ｏｆ               2009               ａｒｅ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｆａｖｏｒａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｔｈａｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｙｅａｒ.

Ｆｏｒ               $1               ｌａｓｔ               ｙｅａｒ,               ｗｅ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅｄ               150               ｆｏｒｉｎｔ               (Ｈｕｎｇａｒｉａｎ               ｍｏｎｅｙ).

Ｔｏｄａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｄｏｌｌａｒ               ｂｕｙｓ               207               ｆｏｒｉｎｔ.
               Ａｌｌ               ｉｎ               ａｌｌ,               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｅ.

Ｗｅ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ               ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｗｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               ｃｏｆｆｅｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ｂｏｏｋ.

Ａｎｄ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｏｎｃｅ-ｉｎ-ａ-ｌｉｆｅｔｉｍｅ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｕｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｕｃｈ.

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