The same Catholic Church that closed the doors on the Faithful and spoke of “Spiritual Communion” also claimed $1.4 Billion in hoax-out funds – much of it to pay for the sodomy hobbies of the fake priests.
The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge settlements or sought bankruptcy protection because of clergy sexual abuse cover-ups.
The church’s haul may have reached — or even exceeded — $3.5 billion, making a global religious institution with more than a billion followers among the biggest winners in the U.S. government’s pandemic relief efforts, an Associated Press analysis of federal data released this week found.
1.4. 3.5. With hoax accounting, who nows? This actually fits rather well with my rebuttal idea of spiritual tithing. No word, as of yet, from Pope Benedict.
In the PRIVATE schools. I’ve made scant mention of this problem before – as bad as the public schools are, many (most?) privates are not necessarily the answer. A billionaire calls out an agenda:
Billionaire hedge funder John Paulson protested against ultra-elite Manhattan school Spence for what he claims was an “alarming pattern” of “anti-white indoctrination” in its curriculum.
Paulson, 64, who famously made millions betting against the American housing market prior to the 2008 financial crisis and was an economic adviser to President Trump, wrote a 2017 letter to prestigious all-girls school Spence, attended by his two daughters. Famous Spence alums include Gwyneth Paltrow, Kerry Washington, Emmy Rossum, Bee Shaffer and Jade Jagger.
It reads, “In recent years we have reached out on several occasions to discuss a disturbing trend in one area of the curriculum that we believe is having a negative impact on our daughters’ education. As we’ve noted before, there appears to be an anti-white indoctrination that permeates many parts of the Spence curriculum.”
I would imagine that whatever he’s noticed is only the tip of the iceberg. There’s a narrative that has infected Amerika, all parts, including public and many (most?) private schools. It’s not just anti-white, though that is, for now, the main visible conduit. It’s also anti-American, anti-Western, anti-family, anti-traditional, anti-learning, anti-normal, anti-sane, anti-Christian, and anti-God. By their works, we know them.
This example is in NYC, where one might expect to find it and, in fact, be surprised had the opposite been alleged. In North Carolina, an “elite” classical private school openly, if crookedly, avows a “Judeo-Christian worldview.” Classical learning and reason, under a worldview of inherent contradiction and falsehood, is impossible. In Georgia, an “elite” prep school openly, and unashamedly, pushes the globohomo agenda, especially regarding the superiority of secular Islam – surely sanitized to any reverence for Allah. Both of these Southern schools cater predominantly to White Christian families.
Why? Why is it that the alternative to the pagan idiot factories of the state offers the same debasement, if at a slower rate (and higher price)? It’s because of the fallen nature of the entire society and because the concept of schools is unnatural. There are, here, and there, good private academies run by decent people, where learning happens without resort to the satanic. They’re getting hard to find, diamonds in the dung heaps. The sure-fire solution: Homeschool, or better yet, unschool.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed a plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to give employers broad religious and moral exemptions from a federal mandate that health insurance they provide to employees includes coverage for women’s birth control.
The court ruled 7-2 against the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, which challenged the legality of the administration’s 2018 rule weakening the so-called contraceptive mandate of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare, that has drawn the ire of Christian conservatives.
This is the legal equivalent of being hit by a car but finding a Dime on the street while you’re bleeding. In a civilized, Christian nation – which Amerika is not – like bladed baby murder, preemptive medical baby murder should be illegal. ACA? Baby murder? Anything? No, you’re voting you’re way out.
For months this year, Amerika’s youth have had a needed reprieve from the hell that is their government-dulled “education.” Sadly, many (most) parents tire of pseudo-homeschooling and are so happy about the idea of shipping off the kids they don’t enjoy raising. And, what do the skoolz have to offer now? 2 + 2 = Racist!
A Black Lives Matter-supporting teacher took to Twitter to assert that 2+2 only = 4 because of “western imperialism.”
Yes, really.
Brittany Marshall’s tweet went viral after she claimed during the course of a discussion about racism, “Nope the idea of 2 + 2 equaling 4 is cultural and because of western imperialism/colonization, we think of it as the only way of knowing.”
Marshall, who includes her pronouns in her bio, lists her occupation as “teacher, scholar, social justice change agent” and apparently is studying for a PhD at Rutgers.
Yes, really. Amerika’s skoolz are ruined from kindergarten to grad skool. Though this woman(??) lists her “pronouns,” she probably doesn’t know what pronouns are – aside from being vestiges of colonialism or something.
Yet and still, like the dim-witted parents, the dim-witted Orange Man says it’s time for skoolz again!
President Donald Trump ramped up his pressure campaign to get public schools to fully reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, tweeting Wednesday that he may withhold federal funding from schools that do not resume in-person classes this fall.
The tweet was the latest step in an administration-wide effort to convince schools nationwide that the risks of not reopening for in-person classes outweigh those posed by the coronavirus pandemic, which has reached new record levels across the country in recent weeks.
Wait a minute! Tweety Bird has a point, there. Cut all of the funding to all of the schools. Then, make it a felony to operate them. Make Let Kids Learn Again!
The usual stupid suspects are anxious to re-start the child abuse.
The emergency order acknowledged differing scenarios in different parts of the state. It also recognized that not all parents intend to send their children back to school buildings come August. Chancellor Jacob Oliva said flexibility in education options and funding will be key — along with plenty of progress monitoring — to keeping students moving ahead with their lessons. • Some district officials said the state order upends their reopening plans, the Herald-Tribune reports. • Others contended the order doesn’t undermine their local authority, the Palm Beach Post reports.
With uncertainty still looming, it’s no wonder some families are balking at stating their preferences right now. The Hillsborough County school district gave everyone an extra week to think about their first semester choices. Some parents are demanding mandatory masks. Many are giving full-time virtual education a closer look.
The three options are regular school, limited days/capacity regular school, or online school. Keeping the kids as far away from the madness should be the only option, but these are Amerikan parents we’re talking about.
A side story from the Times highlighted (or lowlighted) the increasing suspension of student speech and freedom in Pasco County. That’s the same county where the titular highs school boasts a 39% student test score average and a, what? 90% graduation rate? Priorities.
In other news, I made the mistake of recently visiting a Georgia business where the HOAXID rules are enforced with zeal. In the state where the savages attack and burn the state police headquarters and get away with it, the normies are afraid of offending the local CDC commissars, stepping and fetching like slaves. On that note, a little later in the week, I’ll have more on my civilization escape options, a series limping towards completion.
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Here follows part six in our series on European escape countries for young Americans fond of civilization. One might notice that I am now consolidating the nations a bit.
We’re going to pick up speed, now, by going quickly through three nations and an honorable mention.
AUSTRIA
Set in the Alps, this is that second Switzerland and I mentioned in the column about third Switzerland, Slovakia. (For what it’s worth, I’m probably not going to cover the first CH, but do know it is also an option).
Austria is a member of the EU monetary union; the Euro is the currency. Now, unlike some of the first places I directed your attention towards, the Euro doesn’t necessarily stretch that far in places like Vienna. Austria is a wealthier nation, a descendant of imperial order, and comes with the prices associated with high-first-world living. And, a few of the modern problems…
Again, again, again, I started with Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary for a reason. Several, of course, but they (of the countries I know better) best fit my triple matrix of harmonious compatibility. Lest anyone still is riding the fence of uncertainty, I’m looking at high to ultra-high levels of homogeneity in the areas of race, religion, and intelligence – or the best amalgams I can find. For our intrepid Americans seeking a better life, that means: White, Christian, and an average IQ at least in the “average” range, the higher the better. Not that I have to defend these criteria, but these are the three best predictive measures of how well a community of humans get along – or not. An example, if there might be a lingering doubt or two: 99% White, 95% Catholic, 100-IQ Poland is stable, pleasant, and cohesive; 60% White, 60% Christian, 92-IQ Amerika is … turn on the news. (I previously gifted some advice to others of goodwill, and likely will do so again ere long).
So, Austria is vast majority Euro-ethnic, with the great majority of the population being Austrians, and most (but not all) of the rest being from other European nations. Modernity is inserting her hideous head by bringing a variety of outsiders, similar to the migratory situation in Germany and France, though it is of much lower statistical and absolute numeric magnitude. The bad part of the equation is that, though the process of diversification is in its infancy, it has commenced. The good part is that the Austrians are awake to the issue. Politically, the traditionally-defensive hard right is rising. They recently elected – and then canned – the Wunderkind, What’s-his-name; canned after delivering performance one might expect from someone just out of high school or whatever (yeah, I’m talking about your g-g-generation – you’re ready to move, but not lead … not yet). But, they’re on the job and can (will) fix any issues before they become martial in nature (one really hopes).
Christianity-wise, the up-to-date stats are a little fuzzy, but it appears that Austria is still at least 80% Faithful, with most being some form of Catholicism. Interestingly enough, the government imposes a 1% Ecclesiastical tax (a tithe of a tithe) on Christians for the support of their Churches.
Brain power-wise, the nation stands just over the WAIS/SB normative average of 100 and shows no signs of dropping. (In the great defense, many or most of the non-EU newcomers are from places with higher than average IQs (ie, China)).
You know the drill: they have culture, schools, jobs, immigration rules, real estate, firearms, supermarkets, etc. Duck and SP. And, of course, they write and vocalize words. German is the majority language – find it at Babs or Duo. Here, I’ll let the immortal Falco (and friends) help you with that:
SLOVENIA
How do you know this little nation already? That’s right! It’s the homeland of First Lady, Melania Trump, indicative of how the average woman appears and carries herself. Good, God! Get off the Orbitz! I have just a little more…
Slovenia is 83% Slovenes and at least 93% Euro (probably more like 98% Euro). Again, the country is around 80% Christian, with the great majority being Roman Catholic. A sign of the times: the RC contingent was over 97% decades ago. You can help with a revival, certainly. They are smart people, averaging close to Austria, far ahead of flagging Amerika, and showing no signs of coming down.
And, they all live it what appears to be a living fairy tale. Yes, yes, they speak and use money. They have laws, customs, and such. THE DUCK! But, while you do your research, make sure you look at some pictures – just SP “Slovenia” for starters. I got mountains (they’re Alpine, largely), castles, and … the water. You’ll notice waterfalls in rocky dells. In caves. Bluewater with white foam. It’s almost as pretty as Melania. Accelerate your Travelocity if you must, but I’m moving on to,
CROATIA
Here, we back up into, once again, the Balkans and what some might consider “frontier” “eastern” Europe. Consider it what you will – just take a look. A hard look. They have all the pluses and some of the minuses of any modern nation. But, like Poland and Slovakia, they have uniformity. Virtually all of the people – 99.5% – are European in origin. Over 90% are Christian. Again, I found IQ stats that made me ask questions. Suffice to say, these utterly homogeneous people are at least on par with Amerikans. And, as with a few other “developing” Easterns, I suspect the rise as Amerika falls. I leave this nation to your imagination and your astute research. The same goes for many of the surrounding Balkan nations. Another neighboring entry was suggested to me by a reader, though I have chosen to ignore it as it does not quite fit within the parameters of my test – which is not to say it isn’t a great place.
CZECH REPUBLIC (Honorable Mention)
I’m including this nation, which was also suggested to me by another reader, on a thin margin. Ethno-demographic, they’re as pure as Slovakia or Poland, and, like Poland and Hungary, they are fighting with the EU over they’re steadfast refusal to admit the third world. That’s fantastic, as is much else (almost everything else) in the land, to include the half-a-standard deviation higher than the US IQ. It’s the lack of Christianity that holds them back or down. Bluntly speaking, there are just too many atheists who register as such, along with too many “unaffiliated” or “undeclared” persons. This could be a statistical error or a lingering effect of Nazism and communism, but by the numbers, followers of Christ are a minority. I’m looking for the trifecta. You, upon greater delving that I performed – not necessarily a difficult undertaking – may find positives to outweigh my concerns. If so, then great. She was added for a reason. If you and the reason meet amicably, remember my postcard, please.
It’s funny, in a horribly sad way. Yesterday, I was wrapping up yet another in my series of alternative escape nations – which is growing into something resembling a book and which I am told is a needed informational commodity. More on that later. But yesterday, for comparative purposes, I needed the approximate percentage of White People in the overall US population. I know it’s been falling year after year and so, based on an educated guess, I went with 60%. Then, last night, I found out that my guesses are as accurate as other people’s hard numbers; I read this.
Even this relatively small white population decline represents a significant demographic marker. First, if the data is confirmed in the full 2020 census, the 2010 to 2020 decade would be the first decade since the first census was taken in 1790 when the white population did not grow. White population gains in recent decades have grown smaller over time, from 11.2 million between 1970 and 1980 down to 2.8 million between 2000 and 2010. But a white population loss between 2010 and 2020 would be unprecedented.
Second, the Census Bureau was not projecting white population losses to occur until after 2024. This makes any national population growth even more reliant on other race and ethnic groups.
The white demographic decline is largely attributable to its older age structure when compared to other race and ethnic groups. This leads to fewer births and more deaths relative to its population size. In 2019, the white median age was 43.7, compared to 29.8 for Latinos or Hispanics, 34.6 for Black residents, 37.5 for Asian Americans, and 20.9 for persons identifying as two or more races. The new census estimates show that, in contrast to other groups, white Americans sustained a natural decrease (an excess of deaths over births) of 1,073,206 over the 2010 to 2019 period. The loss was partially attenuated by the net gain of 1,056,594 white immigrants.
While a white growth decline could be anticipated, it was accentuated in the past few years by a reduction of births among young adult white women (likely a delayed reaction to the Great Recession) and an uptick in deaths, perhaps associated with drug-related “deaths of despair.” Also, as with other race-ethnic groups, white immigration to the U.S. recently slowed. Thus, the projected decline in the white population occurred eight years earlier than census projections predicted, contributing to the lower growth in the total U.S. population.
Sixty percent and falling. Not only a statistical loss, but probably a total numeric loss as well. We’re making history, kids! And we’re doing so by not having kids. Convenient, eh? The wonders of the multi-cult: everyone else soars, we die “deaths of despair.” White privilege, some would label it. I’m not so sure. Therefore, I have redoubled my efforts to get any young literal Americans, who want to go, going towards a nation with a future. Look for another set of alternate countries as earlier as tomorrow. And, sooner or later – hey, I’d better do it sooner, I guess – I’ll get to what may happen to those of us left in the new Tower of Babel.
Until then, feel free to sort through the Census estimates. Next year’s release should be an eye-opener for those who can still see (and read). For those who can’t, well, there’s the despair thing.
In closing, I think we should dig up Emanuel Celler’s rotting corpse, stake it, decapitate it, burn it to ashes, mix the ashes with Holy Water, and dump the sludge in the deepest sea. I hereby declare the alien meddler the evilest man who ever set foot in North America. The Words of John 8:44 were directly squarely to him.
Happy Fourth of July to you. Feel free to celebrate the independence of the American Colonies from Great Britain. In fact, celebrate any ancient history you like. That’s what it is, a long-gone, distant memory. In a historical sense, for some of us, the Posterity of the Founding Generation, it is the day of independence – of our long-dead ancestors from a long-dead king. You should not, in any honesty, celebrate modern independence or freedom unless you live outside the US Empire.
Last year, I wrote, Only A Dictator Can Save America. That, as I mentioned, was and is a long-shot. But, there is something that can save the spirit and the People of the past Nation. It has nothing to do with continuing this ridiculous experiment in failure. Change is upon us. Two years ago, in a post-script, I wrote, “They say a house divided against itself cannot stand. We may soon find out.” We’re beginning to find out now, not in ten or more years, and it does not look good. How we manage the change and adapt will determine our outcomes. I’ve lately been pushing the idea of sending the young and innocent abroad to alternative civilizations. Soon, I’ll offer a few ideas for the Remnant. Redemption and improvement are only possible after acknowledging where we currently stand.
A few facts about your “free” country:
Fear = Freedom! So say your idiot Surgeon General and the idiot Governor of Georgia. It’s not a mask, it’s an “instrument of freedom.” It’s always been this way. We’ve always been at war with Eastasia.
On August 8th, 1945, Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan was the largest Christian Church in the Orient. On August 9th, it was the smallest. Your evil Empire is the only band of destroyers in history to ever drop an atomic bomb on a church.
Your Empire is the leading sponsor of terrorism and war in the world today. No other country even comes close.
Everything your Empire has told you, all of your life, has been a calculated and sinister lie. You live in a giant, malicious hoax
The “leader” of your Empire currently has an international warrant out for his arrest for murder and terrorism, charges justified.
Your vote doesn’t count. In November, elect anyone you choose. The results will be the same. You have, at long last, reached the fatal point where there are no legal or political solutions to your many, and generally self-imposed problems.
Your Empire has turned over all financial value to a small, Luciferian crowd of alien banksters and looters, who have completely destroyed your economy and the future of your children. Your continent-spanning hoax is built on a thin web of fake paper debts.
The same class of alien grifters has also ruined your churches, schools, businesses, entertainments, media, peace, prosperity, and world standing and has greatly assisted “your” government in eviscerating your rights.
Since 1973, your wicked women, their debased male partners, and a satanic society have murdered over sixty-two million children. This is not the mark of a civilized or sane nation, nor of one that deserves to exist.
The American Nation is dead and has been for generations, buried under a tsunami of mass migration like the world has never seen before. Hearing this makes you uncomfortable as you have likely fully embraced the lie.
The Faith in God is removed from everything in the dead nation. Our churches have been blasted to oblivion much like that of Urakami. They abandoned the People as the People abandoned them; all abandoned Reason and Grace. For this reason especially, and in conjunction with all the foregoing reasons, the end of your country, Empire and all, rapidly speeds towards fruition. It isn’t coming. It’s in progress.
Celebrations – which you surely looked forward to, with the loud noises, flashing lights, and unhealthy foods – in your neck of the woods have probably been canceled this year in keeping with another stupid and transparent hoax, the irrational fear of a common chest cold, dangerous only to those already in poor health. Cancelations could be due also to the ongoing foolishness associated with the color revolution being waged, while you sit and do nothing, by a band of illiterate savages and communist agitators. You, happily if indirectly, support their efforts to erase Western Civilization.
So, what do you have today? Fireworks and hotdogs? Antifa will probably handle the fireworks – aimed at the police, maybe you. Keeping that anti-social distance while mouthing the rhetoric of dead men who wouldn’t recognize the country you now live in? Are you prepping to sing along with the national anthem of another nation, the National BLM League, a little later this year? Posted your copy of the mooted Declaration or Muh Constitution yet? Getting good and drunk? Popping the dope like the lately-canonized Geo. Floyd? I’m just asking these things. Go ahead and have a swell time. Just realize that much of the festivity of today – if any is allowed this year – is hollow.
However, if you happen to be a genuine American, one of the proud, the Faithful, and the honest, then you do have reason to celebrate today. And, every day. But, it has nothing to do with failed efforts, misplaced trust, and yellowed parchments. It has to do with hope for a better tomorrow. The days after this one are coming whether we would have them or not. It’s our task to make the most of them so that someday, perhaps after we are gone, our Posterity may rightly celebrate their independence and freedom. We do have our work cut out for us. Let’s do it.
First, some series-related good news: Our second and third nations, Slovakia and Hungary, have entered into (another) cooperative agreement to ensure growth and prosperity in both nations into this decade. Among pooled resources to combat the likely CIA/DOD-based pandemic, the two coherent nations will further expand border crossing and a gas pipeline, among other items. A strange note for Americans to grasp: neither country will be robbing the other or off-shoring native jobs. Things are different when things are better.
And now, Romania.
Much like Poland and Hungary, this free, Christian country wedged between Hungary and the Black Sea has the unadulterated desire to see its families and children prosper. As such, the legislature has just passed reforms that will kill globo-pedo perverted sex education in the schools and which ban gender “studies” in colleges. They did their time under communism and have, apparently, had more than enough of it. Of course, some of us realized that (or should have) back around Christmas of 1989 when, during the short, happy Revolution, the good people dispatched Secretary-General Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife via firing squad. (Always shoot the communist dictators!)
Since then, it’s been throttle-down for freedom, wealth, and general happiness in Romania. The Faith of the People plays a huge role in that as does the nature of the people themselves. They are almost entirely ethnic Romanians, with a handful of other, related peoples (and some Gypsies) sprinkled in for seasoning. The overwhelming majority are Christians, 80+ percent of them belonging to the Orthodox Church.
Again, I wasn’t that happy with the average intelligence estimates I found. However, as-is, they are essentially tied with the dying US Empire in terms of raw IQ. The differences, I believe, are several. I don’t think they have had the necessary spread of testing in order to accurately gauge the measure. They are, while now a “first” world nation, still technically developing; they are – in terms of roads, schools, opportunities, agriculture, etc. – roughly where the USE is. However, as we decline precipitously, they, still recovering from Stalin’s boot, are rising. I suspect that at the end of this decade when the USE is … ailing … they will be closing on par with their neighbors regarding academic ability, opportunity, and ingenuity.
The fact that I have lumped these fantastic people and their rich heritage into this series should tell you something. I need not, nor will not, continue to repeat myself with all facets of the various societies. They’re members of the EU, they have money, you can learn Romanian, etc. Duck and Start Page all of that.
Instead, I’ll cover that matter that’s been eating at your brain since you first read “Romania,” above. Yes, this is the home of Vlad Dracula – the very real Impaler and the vampiric notion of Bram Stoker’s keen mind. When you go for your exploratory visit – and, again, you need to look before you leap – you can be part of the zany history of these interrelated characters!
There are much speculation and debate as to which castle or fortress was the exact home of whom or inspiration for what. They have castles like we have Waffle Houses. Start with this one, which may have had less to do with the historical Prince than some would— Just start there, okay? And, should you get tired of the keep-hopping, then make plans to retire for the evening at the favorite lodging of the fictional Count … Hotel Castle Dracula! Yeah, I must admit that it looks more than half like a tourist trap, but hey – the rooms and eats look inviting and the scenery is amazing. Note: I do not know whether this has to do with the Hoax of 20 or something else, but various sources are reporting booking difficulty and/or possible closure. ?? You got me. Whatever. Just remember to enter freely and of your own free will and leave something of the happiness you bring! Ha, I crack myself up…
Okay! The bonus. Next door, to the east of Romania and in between Ukraine and the Black Sea, one finds the lovely, little, overlooked country of,
MOLDOVA. (No, I’m not making any of these places up)
This gem of a nation and a people is rather related, in terms of people, culture, and history, with Romania, Hungary, and Poland – it fits with our exploration. And, it is remarkably homogeneous and unmolested by the Twenty-first Century! It’s essentially 100% one People, and 95% of them are Christians (93% Orthodox). The language – Duck or SP it! – is similar to Romanian while the IQ is closer in line with Poland.
Moldova is another “developing” Euro nation, perhaps a little behind, economically, Romania. Climate-wise, it is much the same – a “cool” kind of place. And, there, one can find that a “Saiga” isn’t just a Russian tactical shotgun! (You’ll see…) And, like just about anywhere I’d steer you, it’s a beautiful land full of beautiful people. Again, this is a traditional place that is rising while maintaining the ways that made it what it is.
Take a closer look and see if you might be a good fit for their great future. If so, whether it’s from Romania or Moldova, kindly remember my postcard. Thanks.
GENERAL NOTES:
This occurred to me sometime during my processing of viable civilizations: if you go, try to make yourself indispensable. As I mentioned a few posts ago, do not be that girl, who tries to Yankee-ize your new home; fully blend in. In doing so, find some way you can contribute to the community. It will help you learn more about them and how to mirror their culture and it will cause them to love and want you. Be a stand-in [Pole, Slovak, Hungarian, or Moldovian] that they wouldn’t ever dream of wanting to lose … or get rid of. I think the magnitude and importance of this sentiment will become more manifestly obvious as the decade drags on.
Also, I must admit that, as noted briefly above, this entry might lack a little of the steam that powered its predecessors. Maybe it’s just me and the fact that this is part five. But, if it’s so, then remember that it is difficult to keep up the intensity, repeating great things in and about various categories, over and over for a wide field of nations, each excellent. All of the countries I’m covering are here for a reason. They all at least pass my three-part test for high homogeneity, Christianity, and an average intelligence that meets or exceeds that of the US (an increasingly easy feat). In many ways, depending on the definition, the places I’m covering are more Western than the West (or, are just parts of it).
Travel Tip #1234: I’ve hinted at this before, but there is an added word of caution or concern if one rents an automobile in the Eastern nations of Europe. They’re all EU and Schengen, but the insurance companies have some funny restrictions. You can still go, but they have extra charges (imagine that) based on travel into what they (the insurance cabal) describes as the northern and southern zones of the Eastern Schengen area. Undoubtedly, your rental company will explain this and assist you in lightening the wallet accordingly. Just make sure you’re up-front about the itinerary. These being modern cars, one can safely assume they’ll know where you’ve been – and rat you out at your expense. There’s also the matter of toll passes and a few more small things. Consult Auto Europe for cursory information.
