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global opportunism is more urgent than ever in a time of global, increasing centralization and state control. Decentralizing various aspects of our lives into many countries reduces our economic oppression and increases the accessibility and quality of services. Liberalizing technologies like Bitcoin Lightning and other anonymous cryptocurrencies protect us from snooping and unwanted transaction intervention.
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But I consider neither liberalizing technologies nor global services most important.
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The strong community of our Paraguayan clients and friends has emerged over the past few years and has brought tremendous know-how to the Liberation Travel project. Thanks to our Signal groups of global opportunists, digital nomads and active Paraguayan residents, we share many valuable experiences.
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Since this information was getting too much and it would be a great shame if it got lost, I started a monthly newsletter, Liberation Travel Hacks, intending to publish it regularly every month.
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Liberation Travel Hacks is an extract of the most helpful information in our groups over the last month, including other interesting, relevant information that has come to me from other social channels and groups.
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Due to the public nature of this monthly newsletter, I will anonymize any sensitive information.
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I would appreciate further dissemination and feedback if you enjoy this monthly newsletter.
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Similarly, if you think something should not be missing from a future month-letter, please feel free to let me know.
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I wish you a pleasant reading.
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Slovakia
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Not only has the total tax burden in Slovakia on cryptos not decreased, but on the contrary it is increasing by another 1% - up to a nice round 40%, as health levies are increasing from 14% to 15%. The President has already signed the consolidation package and the budget, so it is definitely in effect as of next year. I don't think anyone will realistically pay the new taxes and crypto levies, especially since hardly anyone has paid them so far. There will just be a lot of new people breaking the law that the state will be able to kick in as soon as it has the chance.
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Czech Republic
If you want to get rid of your permanent residence in the Czech Republic and minimize your center of life interests / permanent residency, consider owning both movable and immovable property by using the legal entity of an association ("spolek").
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Latin America
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Brazil is the closest to a dystopia of all Latin America. You can buy almost nothing in Brazil without a CPF tax ID, not even data SIM cards for tourists (there are a few exceptions at the airport). Maybe that's why you should use a CPF generator.
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In Argentina, they have abolished the artificial state exchange rate of pesos, so the official exchange rate is closer to the real market "bluedollar" exchange rate (at the time of writing, the official state exchange rate is one dollar at 810 pesos, MEP/bluedollar at about 1000 pesos). This means that the prices of all hotels and accommodations have doubled (in pesos) overnight. I expect prices to stabilize to market values over the next few weeks.
In Argentina, the best way to pay with crypto at the moment is through the Mexican exchange's Bitso.com app (it is possible to do KYC on a Paraguayan cedula), which is integrated with Argentina's ubiquitous Mercardo Pago system. Fiat transfers in Argentina can be done normally by credit card (MEP exchange rate is used), or the Remitly app allows connection to Mercado Pago. If your Argentinian hotel accepts foreign cards, ask for the price excluding VAT and pay by card - it's the most convenient. Cash is still most convenient to withdraw in Argentina via Western Union.
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Bolivia has become a full member of Mercosur, so it should be possible to visit on a Paraguayan cedula already. To do this you need to arrive from another Mercosur country, as entry from outside Mercosur is always by passport only (with the exception of Paraguay).
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Georgia
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The summarized terms and conditions of SOLO accounts can be found here.
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If you're physically going to Georgia and want to open one in person, feel free to use the following referral link to get your first month of account maintenance for free (and the next two months are free if you pay for account maintenance a year in advance).
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Bank of Georgia has started requiring some customers to confirm their tax residency (if you don't already have it in Paraguay, we'll be happy to arrange it for you).
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Paraguay
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Limited accounts (up to $1,000 per month) can be opened remotely in Paraguay. You need a Paraguayan cedula and a Paraguayan IP address to do this (you can use SurfShark VPN).
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Opening a bank account remotely works in Paraguayan banks:
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ITAU (has the lowest fees for transactions received from abroad)
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If you don't want to have any limits and open a USD account at the same time, you need to declare your income in Paraguay to the bank (tax return from SET for the last 3-6 months).
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PedidosYa is the best food delivery app not only in Paraguay, but in all of Latin America. A purely Paraguayan food delivery app is Monchis.
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For our Paraguayan residents, we can remotely provide a Paraguayan mobile number in Claro based on a scan of the cedula (we will physically visit the Claro office for them and request a new number/SIM card, which we can then deliver anywhere). The client is then also able to obtain the QR code of the eSIM card via Paraguayan Claro's online Chat and activate it remotely.
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If you want a great swim in Asunción, it's possible to buy a monthly pass at the national pool for 200k PYG (but a check-up and a doctor's confirmation that you're healthy is required beforehand).
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If you want to rent a car in Asunción, Thrifty is probably the cheapest.
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Dubai
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The cheapest and probably the best data eSIM in Dubai is the Nomad eSIM.
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PokeFi still has the cheapest global data coverage (currently $2.5/GB).
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Global health insurance
Of note is CrowdHealth's interesting community Bitcoin friendly health insurance, unfortunately currently only for US customers.
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Travel Hacks
Hyperinflationary online hack
You can benefit from hyperinflation in different countries without even visiting the countries in question. For example, by purchasing online services (such as Adobe and many others) from that country, you can save up to 70% on the price compared to buying the services in the EU. Suitable hyperinflationary countries are Turkey and Argentina (you can easily get the exit IP addresses of these countries via ProtonVPN or SurfShark VPN). Some services require the use of a payment card issued in that country (in the case of Argentina, you can easily make a deal with a local Argentinian for crypto, who will pay for the service with their Argentinian payment card via https://www.kriptonmarket.com/ ). If you are the lucky owner of a Georgian SOLO bank account, you can also take advantage of a number of better prices for global online services (for example, I pay €4.52 for Spotify Duo with my Georgian card, in Slovakia the price is €9, so twice as much).
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How to ensure maximum anonymity when accessing the Internet on mobile
Best backpack for nomads
The best phone for nomads
For Christmas, I delighted myself with - if not the best, then the safest phone of 2023 - Google Pixel Fold. In the EU you can probably buy only the version with 256 GB of RAM. If you want the 512 GB version, you have to order the phone from the US or UK. Pixel Fold can be preflashed with the most secure GrapheneOS distribution, which works stably on it. If you use Molly's Signal client, you'll be able to link your Fold with your Signal client on your other phone and use that at the same time. The latest version of GrapheneOS now also supports Android auto (which you'll appreciate when you're driving). The only thing I know of that doesn't work there is NFC payments. Otherwise, apparently everything works there already.
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Bitcoin Vault 3 Safe
The new Bitcoin Trezor 3 Safe finally includes a secure hardware element, making it probably the most secure hardware wallet on the market. It also supports Monero. It's cheap because it doesn't have a touchscreen - I definitely recommend upgrading. If you haven't already sorted out decentralized backup via a shared shamir scheme, it's high time to implement that along with initiating a new Bitcoin Vault 3 that supports it. For example, you can use the Keep Metal Shamir Backup vault.
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Interesting podcasts and discussions
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If you are interested in various economic topics, explained in the most layman's terms, I recommend the YouTube channel VisualEconomik.
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Interesting book and documentary about the (I believe conspiratorial) plan of central bankers to subjugate humanity by seizing all securities, bank deposits and debt-financed assets.
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My interview for MoneroTalk on offshore and Liberation.Travel
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The new film Jones Plantation touches on a very important and sensitive topic at the moment - freedom and its illusion in the current democratic system. Its author, Larken Rose, will show you through this film that you are truly free....(in choosing a slaveholder)..
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I recommend watching Whitney Webb, an investigative journalist who often turns conspiracy theories into truth. And see her recent interview with Natalie Bruni on why there are strong tendencies to mislead the CBDC and conversely make anonymity impossible, for example by banning mixers, or anonymous cryptocurrencies.
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