Dr. Deepak Vidmar built his reputation as a nomad astrologer and psychologist, who would out on his motorcycle, computer in saddlebag, to do readings, from Ibiza, Spain to Pune, India.

Deepak, a native of Louisiana and Texas, decided to settle down in Bali a year ago. "I didn't want to leave and go traveling. I'm getting kind of old for that. I'm almost 66 now," he said in an interview.

But he noted the ex-pat community in Bali was too small to keep his astrology business humming. So he decided to change his business model and do astrology sessions on Skype with clients around the world.

He said: "Skype is basically the only way I can survive here. You move to a tropical paradise in a garden, that's great. But how are you going to make money and support yourself?"

Clients go to his Website to make appointments. They use their credit cards to pay via PayPal.

He encourages his clients to set up their own Skype accounts. He uses Skype Out to reach landlines of those who prefer old-fashioned calls.

His clients so far have come from Germany, United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Malta, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, India, Scandinavia, South America.

Deepak is also a teacher and hopes to use Skype Video to teach classes. He also is planning a hypnosis session over Skype with a client in South Korea.

When I interviewed Deepak, the sound quality between Bali and Chicago was as a clear as a day on Bali. I could hear roosters crowing and a fountain bubbling. I could almost feel the humidity.

Deepak even gave me some personal advice during our Skype conversation.

I have been thinking about visiting Spain or Israel in 2009.

Deepak said: "You will be too restless to settle in one place so plan on doing both. You have a Uranus transit over your Moon (once in a lifetime) April 2010-April 2011. You feel it now and in the summer of 2009 the feeling will get stonger and stronger."

Good to know.