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...embassy will help you find out the type of visa that might suit you. Be prepared to offer proof of good conduct and health as well as medical insurance. Some countries also demand a certain level of income. "There will be some bureaucracy to go through," warns Rosanne Knorr, author of The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home, "but it's all manageable...
...this may seem like a lot of work, even to make such an appealing dream come true. Those who have done it, though, say it's worth the trouble. "Retiring abroad is a way of revitalizing yourself," says Knorr. "You are reborn, seeing the world with fresh eyes." ACA's executive director Dorothy van Schooneveld has even experienced an unexpected bonus: "You appreciate your own country much more when you come back to it." For when you retire abroad, you're not giving up your homeland--you're gaining another...
...photographed the sunken liner Titanic. They were only a few of the 12,000 photos shot at the bottom of the Atlantic by the unmanned submersibles Argo and Angus after they had been lowered 13,000 ft. beneath the waves from their mother ship, the U.S. Navy research vessel Knorr...
During the 90-minute conference, Ballard took his captivated audience on a kind of guided tour of the Titanic, running videotapes shot by the Argo as it was dragged by the Knorr back and forth in a series of passes over the site. The dramatic tapes clearly show the great ship sitting upright, pointing toward the north and covered with a fine layer of silt. The port and starboard anchor chains are wrapped around their capstans, still holding the anchors in place, and in the top deck there is a gaping hole that was once a skylight. Through it, Ballard...
Over the next several days, the Knorr crew repeatedly lowered the Argo, only to raise it again when the waves got rough. Another unmanned vessel, named Angus, was dispatched to the depths to take high-quality still photographs that would complement Argo's videotapes. Acoustic transponders delineated the ship's massive profile. Each image proved more remarkable than the previous one. A small flagpole stretched forlornly from the tip of the bow. Lifeboat bays yawned, empty. Much of the Titanic was in "pristine" condition, but portions of the hull seemed to show the lethal gash inflicted by the iceberg...