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Ljubljana, Slovenia
What is your home city/country? How long is the trip to post from there, with what connections? How easy/difficult is it to travel to this city/country?
To fly home to Washington State, you go from here to Frankfurt or Amsterdam, then to Detroit or some place like that, then to the west coast. If you're paying for tickets on your own,...
Is high-speed home Internet access available? How long does it typically take to install it after arrival?
We have cable, internet and phone for 40€ a month, including all of the channels I listed above. We also have Vonage for our long distance calls to the US.

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