Step beyond the pages of International Living… into your own oceanfront escape… your own vineyard hideaway… your own mountainside retreat… Today, I’d like to offer you a lifetime of early-alert opportunities for profit, VIP access, private events, vast savings, and the support of our expert staff and resources – worth more than $1,800 a year…   Dear International Living Reader, “…I couldn't have done it without you.” That’s what John D. told me. Because with our hand-holding, he’d bought the overseas escape he always longed for. Today, it’s easily worth twice what he paid for it… and he's living his dream. Thousands of IL readers like John have found success overseas -- that oceanfront escape, that vineyard, that farmhouse in an olive grove. And it turns out a majority of them have something in common. They’re members of our Lifetime Society. It stands to reason. They hear about opportunities first. And then they get exactly the tools and support they need to take advantage of those opportunities quickly and easily. Plus we save them thousands while they’re at it.   I'd like to invite you to join them today. It’s a way for you to save money. Make money. And gain early access to the world’s best opportunities. Here’s how… For starters, members of our Lifetime Society receive International Living every month, free. For life. Hence the name. No more renewal notices. And you're guaranteed to get every issue, without fail. Forever. Your subscription savings alone would more than justify the small, one-time investment Lifetime Society Membership requires. But that's just the beginning. Members also gain access to limited-circulation opportunities that others among our readership will never hear about. Like special reports from our contacts around the world that share new and timely opportunities -- safe havens, rewarding investments, unusual travel ideas, and more… Members are invited to exclusive receptions (with our compliments) and to private meetings. They also receive deep discounts on all our products and services. Plus, they gain personal access to our global staff of international experts If you're a Lifetime Society Member, our staff around the world is always willing and ready to take your call, answer your email, and meet with you in person. Put them to work for you. Ask any question you like. They're guaranteed to save you time and money (and untold frustration) so you can transform your overseas dreams into reality faster and more efficiently than you ever imagined possible. If you're ready to take the next step -- to go from reading International Living to actually living it -- our Lifetime Society is for you. Maybe you'd like your own apartment in London or Paris or Panama. Or maybe you've always dreamed of a thatched cottage on Ireland's wild West Coast. Perhaps it's a bungalow on an island in the South Pacific that you dream of. Or maybe, instead, it's a villa in a vineyard, tucked amid graceful rolling hills. Whatever your dream, as a Lifetime Society Member, you can make it happen sooner than you ever dared imagine. And more efficiently and affordably, too. Put Yourself in Good Company Today: Start Saving Money… Making Money… and Living Your Dream My name is Martina Dunphy, Executive Director of International Living. And I can tell you, without hesitation, that membership in our Lifetime Society puts you in good company. It puts you in the company of readers who are really seeking out the best the world has to offer and taking advantage of it. Our Lifetime Society Members have great stories to share… and they often credit their successes to their membership in this special VIP group… “…Thanks to IL, I have access to the resources I need to make decisions about where to live, invest, or visit.”   That’s what one Lifetime Society Member had to say.  She put to good use all the Lifetime Society resources and local experts available to her and made a full-time move to Ajijic, Mexico.  That was two years ago, and her investment has appreciated very nicely -- enough that she is now considering buying another home in Panama.  The Lifetime Society team will be there to support her every step of the way. “…Sure there are a few other sources for information, however they don't report on the locations until everybody knows about it, AND they don't provide any support on in-country people to speak with about legal issues, local prices, etc.”  That's true. As a Lifetime Society member, you will hear about the best places to buy and invest first -- before the masses step in and drive up prices.  And once you’re ready to take the plunge, you’ll have an entire team of folks there to support you. The Next-Best Thing to a Genie Inside a Lamp You know, it would be great if you could just rub a lamp and make your dreams come true. I wish I could tell you that's how it works. (I'd be passing out those lamps, I promise!) But I can't get you a genie. What I can offer you is the next-best thing: membership in our Lifetime Society. I say that because it’s these “inner circle” members who aren’t just dreaming… they’re taking advantage of the “hand-holding we provide… and they’re “doing”… They're spending all or part of the year in another country… profiting from currency trades… cashing in on real estate deals… opening B&Bs and other tourist-related businesses… importing and exporting goods… exploring new places… and enjoying amazing adventures… I'd like to help you do that, too. In fact, let me take a couple of minutes here and tell you, specifically, what the benefits of Lifetime Society membership are… so you can see for yourself what an incredible value it really is. Our First Promise to Members: You'll Save Money Lifetime Society members get discounts and savings on every product, service, publication and event we produce.  You'll never pay the retail price for any International Living product again! As a member, you will receive: 1) …our flagship publication – International Living magazine – absolutely free -- forever.  International Living is the most unique travel publication in the world. It's not for tourists. It's for the uncommon traveler. Someone like you.  Someone who isn't looking for a seven-day, packaged getaway -- but for a passport to a whole new life. Your search for the ideal vacation retreat or retirement lifestyle is more than just a house hunt -- it is a lifelong journey.  And by ensuring your access to International Living for life, you broaden your horizons and expand your world. You open yourself up to uncommon opportunities... and you greatly increase the likelihood of realizing your dreams of a truly international lifestyle... and all the freedom and pleasures that come with that. The value to you: $49 per year -- for the rest of your life! (Over five years, that's $245. Over ten years, that's $490. As a Lifetime member, it's yours free. Always. Forever.) 2) …a $150 discount off of each and every live event we hold – no matter where in the world, and no matter what the price. As a Lifetime Society Member, you can deduct $200 off the price of every International Living tour, conference, workshop, or seminar held anywhere in the world.  These events are specifically designed to provide you real-world, in-person expertise and support. To really jump-start your overseas dreams. You’ll always come away with answers to your questions and the on-the-ground, real-world know-how you need to take hold of the best opportunities in the world and make them your own. These events save you time, trouble, and money. The value to you:  You’ll save $150 each and every time you join us at a live event. And there is no limit to the number of times you can use this discount.  3) …20% off our entire catalog of Insider publications International Living’s country- and region-specific publications plug you in directly to the people on the ground in the places that interest you most.  Panama Insider, Mexico Insider, the Latin American Insider, and our brand-new Emerging Europe Property Insider -- provide you with invaluable intelligence about a local economy, culture, lifestyle, investment climate, and more. They hand you specific, timely recommendations you can act on -- advice designed to give you a distinct advantage in the market. If you're serious about investing in one of those places, these publications will provide you the kind of realistic, on-the-ground intelligence it's impossible to find otherwise. As a Lifetime Society Member, they're all yours at a 20% discount. The value to you:  An annual savings of $19- $30 for each publication you purchase – with no limit on the number of discounts you take. 4) …20% discounts off of all books and products in our International Living bookstore The International Living Bookstore is overflowing with books, courses, special reports, and recordings -- all developed by our world-wide team of experts.  The bookstore serves as your one-stop solution to all questions you may have about investing profitably and retiring well.  Topics covered include real estate investment, Owners Manuals on specific countries, travel, asset protection, wealth building, feature publications, and much, much more.  Your Lifetime Society Membership ensures you will always get the insider discount – 20% off the retail price.  The bookstore contains over $8,000 worth of books and products for you to choose from. The value to you:  Up to $1,600 in savings across our entire catalog. 5) …Save 10% on lodging whenever you visit Paris. Next time you travel to Paris, you can skip the impersonal hotels and enjoy all the comforts of home by staying in International Living’s private apartment. And, as a Lifetime Society member, you will receive an automatic 10% discount off the rental price (three-day minimum stay). Best of all, there is no limit to the number of times you use it – this can be your secret Paris hideaway for years to come. Located on rue Mazarine, near the Metro station Odéon, it is ideally located in one of the oldest areas of central Paris, just across the Seine from the Louvre. This completely renovated 17th-century apartment offers you a warm and charming home base in the City of Light. The value to you:  A savings of over $150 on a week’s stay. 6) …Classified Advertising is yours FREE. Are you looking for a travel partner? Need a business connection? Want a tour guide in Berlin? Have a product to sell? A house or apartment that you want to rent, sell, or swap? Advertise FREE in IL's classified section once each year (a $50 value). The classified section of the monthly print edition of International Living is one of the most proven ways to communicate with an audience that is highly qualified for the kinds of offers and opportunities you have to advertise. Now you can have access to thousands of affluent, educated buyers… free. The value to you:  $50 per year. Our Second Promise to Members: We'll Show You How to Make Money The key to making money – no matter what the market is, no matter where on the planet it sits – is good information. Any investor can tell you that.   But the key to making serious money – to really getting in on the ground floor – is to have good information before everyone else does.  You need to know what the next big thing is first – before others have had a chance to gobble up the big profits. And as a Lifetime Society Member, we'll make sure you do. And we'll deliver to you that cutting-edge, ear-to-the-ground intelligence through a series of exclusive publications that only our Lifetime Members receive. It's immediate. It's time-sensitive. And it's what we pride ourselves on delivering. (You see, the truth is, sometimes we uncover extraordinary profit plays, amazing good-value buys. But they're opportunities that are out of date by the time the monthly print edition of International Living wends its way from editors, to design, to the printer, and into the mail.) So what do we do with these hot, limited-time, potentially great money-making, opportunities? We deliver them -- immediately -- to our Lifetime Society Members. As a Lifetime Society Member, you will receive: 7) …A lifetime subscription to the International Living Lifetime Society Communiqué is yours FREE. The Communiqué is an exclusive membership publication developed specifically for our Lifetime Society members.  Unlike any other travel magazine on the market today, this unique publication shows you how to travel in style -- because it treats it as an art, not a commodity. In the pages of the Communiqué, you’ll discover luxurious, exotic – and often offbeat – destinations other travelers rarely visit (and often don’t even know exist). The Lifetime Communiqué is written by William Chamberlayne, now retired as a full-time IL staffer and globetrotting even more these days than ever. Those of us he left behind at IL first began benefiting from his new-found freedom when he’d send us short emails now and then with bon-vivant tales of champagne sipping at the foot of the Eiffel Tower… or tantalizing side trips to the Vaux-le-Vicomte… We’d pass his email missives around the office, vicariously savoring his varied adventures, knowing that our readers would love to luxuriate in them, too. Finally, the old curmudgeon agreed to let us share the wealth. And now, as a Lifetime Society member, you too can sit back and enjoy some first-class travel, culture, experiences, and insights we guarantee you will find nowhere else. The value to you:  The Communiqué isn’t for sale – it is an exclusive publication for Lifetime Society Members only. But similar products from other publishers sell for a minimum of $49 a year, often much more. 8) …Receive International Living's Real Estate Alerts... absolutely FREE! Over the past 27 years, IL has developed an extensive network of real estate experts and local contacts around the globe.   As a result, deals come to us that others never have the opportunity to see – and this monthly report lets you in on the ground floor. These invaluable Property Alerts provide you the opportunity to review and act on real estate bargains overseas... first. For example, about six years ago, International Living Properties S.A., made up of International Living's founders and a handful of other successful real estate investors, bought a stunning 1,700-acre reserve, with 3.2 kilometers of coastline and three distinct beaches, on Nicaragua's Pacific coast. Because of IL's Property Alerts, many of our members now own gorgeous beachfront, ocean-view lots, and even small ranchettes with spectacular vistas overlooking the Pacific. Many of these folks probably couldn't afford the properties at the prices they are going for now. The earliest purchasers got in on this opportunity BEFORE all the amenities were built... and, as a result, they enjoyed incredible bargains. If you missed out on this opportunity, don't worry. As a Lifetime Society Member, many more real estate opportunities will be coming your way. Right now, this network is keeping us connected on an almost daily basis to beachfront property opportunities in Panama, Mexico, Honduras, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, Nicaragua, France, Italy, and Croatia. We are also looking at some screaming bargains in Thailand, Brazil, Romania, and, believe it or not, even on the sunny southern coasts of Albania. As a Lifetime Society Member, you'll hear about the best of these offerings long before the rest of the IL readership... who may never hear about them at all. The value to you:  getting in on the ground floor of a new real estate deal could net you gains of $10,000… $50,000…? It’s impossible to say.  But the value of the reports detailing these new trends and opportunities could easily and conservatively be valued at over $500 a year. 9) …The Quarterly Opportunity Alert from International Living is exclusive to Lifetime Society Members – and is yours FREE. The focus of this publication is simple:  How do you build wealth in an international setting? The International Living network is filled with folks who have successfully developed revenue-generating ventures across the world. Whether it’s launching a new business, a part-time enterprise, or simply a passive income investment, this publication will show you how they did it, and how you can too. You'll receive a Quarterly Opportunity Alert that will reveal to you wealth-building strategies from international entrepreneurs... people just like you who have taken their dreams offshore. Now they're running their own B&Bs, operating apartment rental services, or starting tourist businesses -- charter fishing operations, bike rental shops, bars, or maybe they've gotten into import/export, or a host of other enterprises to finance their escape from the rat race. This advisory will also show you specific ways to save money on your travels, make smarter investments, slash your taxes, start a business overseas, and keep your financial affairs private. The value to you:  conservatively estimated market value of $400 per year. 10) …members-only advanced notice for all IL conferences and events As a Lifetime Society member, you are always in-the-know – and your priority status ensures that you have a guaranteed spot at our events, which frequently sell out. You’ll be invited to join us at a special, discounted price of course – and grab your seat before registration opens to the general public. The value to you:  A guaranteed spot at each and every conference we hold around the globe – for the rest of your life.  Value: priceless. Our Third Promise to Members: You'll Always Get White-Glove Treatment and Insider Access As a Lifetime Society Member, you are our top priority.  We’ll make sure you’re first to find out about new deals. We'll personally answer your specific questions. You deserve white-glove treatment. And that's exactly what you can expect: 11) …FREE Invitations to exclusive meetings and events hosted especially for Lifetime Society Members and other IL VIPs. These private events are designed to allow you to meet and learn from our wide-ranging crew of experts in international real estate, tax law, banking, and overseas living.  They are there to share with you their expertise and to respond to your specific questions as you explore your best options. Plus, too, these private gatherings offer a forum where you can meet and mingle with like-minded fellow members. They're fun. They're interesting. They're inspiring. And you'll learn things from them, too. The value to you:  It’s difficult to place a monetary value on the invaluable networking that occurs at these events, but access to our experts alone could easily cost you $150 per event. But as a member, this is simply a standard-issue perk. 12) … Private access and support of International Living staff located all over the world.  You'll have private access to International Living's offices and staff located in Ireland and Panama.  We’ll be there to help you with whatever you might need. Going to Spain and looking for a hotel recommendation? Just send us an e-mail. Need a lawyer in Nicaragua? Give us a call.  Our staff is available for private one-on-one consultations: in person, by phone, or by e-mail. You'll find our team of expert staff and global contacts more than willing to do whatever they can for our Lifetime Society Members. This service is guaranteed to save you time, money, and untold frustration as you travel and invest overseas. The value to you:  It’s like your own private concierge service – and it’s free, no tipping required.   Valued at $150 per year.  13) …Unlimited and permanent access to the Lifetime Society Members-Only Website.  The members-only website is your portal to all of the benefits and services that we provide to our Lifetime Society Members.  It’s a private connection to all the resources created specifically for folks like you. Here you can access all the publications, reports, contact information, and past research materials that we offer.  And it’s your direct connection to the head corporate and editorial offices in Waterford, Ireland.  We are here to serve you! The value to you:  Access to this private network is easily worth $49 per year -- but we won’t sell it to anyone -- it’s exclusively for our Lifetime Society Members. 14) …Dedicated red-carpet treatment -- for life.  Want to change your address... or reserve a spot at our next conference… or order a new publication from IL? Feel free to contact us on this special line reserved just for you. You’ll receive a members-only telephone number and email address to solve any customer-service issue that may arise.  You won’t be hassled with a cumbersome automated phone answering system or one of those error-filled voice-recognition systems.  You'll get, instead, a good, old-fashioned live human being asking you how they can help.  Any problem, any question, for any reason -- just ask. The value to you:  In this computer-driven age, the personalized service that we provide doesn’t really exist anymore.  To be rid of the frustration of poor customer service is priceless… but we conservatively value this at $49 per year. Save Money. Make Money. Travel Farther. Live Better. And Realize Your Dreams! These are big promises. And we stand behind them. Having covered this beat for more than 25 years, and today being proud to count readers in more than 50 countries, we've proven that we help people get where they want to go. We're so certain that what we have to share will prove beneficial to you... that we're offering you membership in the Lifetime Society... with No Limits. As a Lifetime Society Member, you will, of course, continue to receive your current International Living benefits... for life -- including: International Living's daily e-letter and special e-mail reports; the monthly IL print publication (including our annual Quality of Life and Global Retirement indices); and VIP invitations to all of our seminars and conferences. You can use all these benefits with no limits. Exercise your discounts as often as you like. Participate in as many IL events as you want. Use all of the services that we offer you... and pay less than you do right now! "We're very pleased to be part of your "family". I've been a happy IL subscriber for over 7 years now, and I joined the Lifetime Society when it first started . My wife and I snuggle down in our comfy old armchair and read the monthly print edition cover to cover, and we enjoy the daily emails. Our experience with IL has been more than just "enjoyment"; we have grown to trust your counsel! Thank you very much for your enthusiasm and hard work in bringing this great venture forward. We've only been to one of your conferences, but in that one conference we learned so much that within 2 weeks we had become proud landowners in Nicaragua (promptly ignoring all your good advice about impulse purchases!). Our Nicaragua venture has been a success, and we were able to hook into the local economy pretty quickly. We've since sold our Granada property, and purchased an acreage along the rim of Laguna de Apoyo where we plan to build our retirement villa. We've met your Nicaraguan representatives, and though we haven't yet engaged the services of your recommended lawyers, architects, or building contractors, we plan to do so in the very near future. All of which is a long way of saying that we're very pleased to be part of your "family". -- Mike W. It's About Getting More, for Less Money. It's About Good Value. Add up all of the extra privileges, discounts, gifts, and exclusive products and services, and you can see why the Lifetime Society makes so much sense for loyal IL readers. What are all these benefits and this VIP access worth to you? Taking advantage of a recent alert on a new development on the Pacific allowed one Member to double his investment of $25,000 in a matter of months... when he sold his property for a big profit. Having access to private consultations by phone, e-mail, or in person with our local office representatives could easily save you hundreds of dollars or make you thousands. Meeting and networking with other IL insiders could be exactly the motivation you need get you started on the path to your dreams. There are so many ways to save money and make money as a member of the Lifetime Society that it is hard to exactly quantify the value.  The potential savings are of course huge, but we know that you won’t attend every one of the 20-plus conferences we hold every year, and you won’t buy every publication every year. So let’s take a very conservative look at the savings you can expect to realize as a typical Lifetime Society Member.  Assume you attend one conference, subscribe to one publication, buy one book, and enjoys the personalized first class service all Lifetime Society Members are provided. Let’s look at the savings the first year – but remember these savings go on year-after-year -- with no limit.  Once you become a Lifetime Society Member, you can expect and rely on these benefits and savings forever. The potential savings to you in just the first year include: Free subscription to International Living for life:  value $49/year. $150 conference discount – assuming one a year:  value $150/year. 20% discount of publications – assume one a year:  value $30/year. 20% discount on entire bookstore – assume a savings of $25/year. 10% discount on IL’s Paris apartment – save over $150 on a week’s stay Free classified advertising in IL: value $50/year. Free subscription to the Lifetime Society Communiqué:  value $49/year. Free International Living Real Estate Alerts:  value $500/year. Free Quarterly Opportunity Alerts:  value $400/year. Members-only advanced notice for all IL conferences and events:  priceless. Attendance at the exclusive VIP meetings presented especially for Lifetime Society Members and other IL VIPs:  value $150/event. Dedicated support of International Living experts and staff located throughout the world:  value $150/year. Unlimited access to the Lifetime Society Members-Only Website: value $49/year. Dedicated red-carpet treatment and first-class customer service – for life: value $49/year. As you can see, these benefits -- not to mention your regular International Living subscription -- could easily total $1,801 in the first year alone! But they're yours FREE... year after year, for as long as you want to take advantage of them. You'll Enjoy Benefits Worth Up to $1,801 or More in the First Year Alone – and at Least that in Every Year to Come! And – most importantly – the savings continue to accrue with each additional year… After 1 year:  savings of $1,801 After 10 years: savings $18,010 And After 20 years, a savings of $36,020! But those are only your "out-of-pocket" savings. If you take a moment to think about the deals that you will now have access to as a Lifetime Society Member on amazing real estate… the business and investment opportunities that you could get in on... and the other opportunities that will come your way... …plus the savings you could experience and the contacts that you could make... the life that you could start enjoying... there's no limit to it... no way whatsoever to put a value on it. It's simply up to you. If you take advantage of even one of the opportunities we uncover every month... and that leads you to a new life in your beachfront dream home... or the chance to spend several months each year in a Tuscan farmhouse, for example, you'll find this Membership to be priceless! All it takes to become a Member is to fill in your Lifetime Society Enrollment Form, with a one-time initiation fee of US$595. (Other than this one-time fee, the only other cost you'll ever pay is a US$18 annual maintenance fee, to cover the ever-increasing costs of postage, printing, and travel.) Certainly, this offer is not for everyone. Not all our readers, we realize, are ready to make this level of commitment... or to step up and enjoy this level of access, privilege, and service. However, if you see yourself as the kind of person who could take advantage of even a fraction of the benefits I've outlined for you here, I urge you to make this small commitment to your personal and financial future today. If you make use of one-tenth of the benefits, you'll save thousands. Your benefits, opportunities, and special privileges of membership in International Living's Lifetime Society will more than pay for themselves... in your first year of membership alone! Exclusive Offer:  Become a Lifetime Society Member Now – and You’ll Also Receive A Valuable Special Gift, with Our Compliments… Twenty-five years is a long time. We recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of International Living – 25 years of traversing the globe, searching out the best places to invest, retire, visit and explore.  And even though our Anniversary year is officially over, I'd like to offer you one more special benefit for joining the Lifetime Society today. We've created an idea-packed report: The Best of International Living's First 25 Years. Inside you'll find all the jewels that we've uncovered ever since we first started publishing. These secrets picked up over 25 years have all been checked out again, and the prices have been adjusted to reflect current situations. (You can't expect to find many of these things at the same prices as when we first wrote about them in the '70s, '80s, or '90s.) But you will find every one of them fascinating, I assure you. The bottom line is this: You'll pay a pittance... and reap the world of International Living in reward. This is your chance to join me in our exclusive International Living VIP circle. It's not only a great bargain. It's the most sensible, efficient, and easy way to enjoy fulfilling your dreams. I look forward to welcoming you today as a new Lifetime Society Member. Simply click below now to join now. Sincerely, Martina Dunphy Executive Director, International Living P.S. Membership in the Lifetime Society pays for itself as soon as you join... and it keeps offering you VIP benefits for a lifetime. Over the next several years, your small investment in the Lifetime Society could pay for itself thousands of times over. You'll be able to take advantage of far greater benefits... for less money. All the while you'll be putting yourself on the fast track to make your international dreams come true. That's what it's all about, after all.