There was a time when a property described as “sustainable” or “eco-friendly” conjured up images of a basic hut in the middle of nowhere with cold showers (if any) and a life of general discomfort… How far we have all come. Today, we’re seeing eco-friendly systems installed in the most luxurious of properties (Leonardo DiCaprio, […]
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“How are your tenants?” I asked my uncle, Jerry, over Sunday dinner. “Great,” he replied. “They’ll be leaving soon, and the house will be cleaner than I left it.” Jerry is the luckiest landlord I know. Though, in fact, he never aspired to be a landlord in the first place…
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Two years ago, we moved our four kids to school in Tramore, a coastal town in Ireland’s “sunny southeast” (which I introduced you to last week). Now that they’ve established friendships (and hear talk of melted chocolate donuts in the holiday shops), they’ve been asking, at least once a week, when we can move there.
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A day-trip to Barcelona or Cambrils? The biggest decision my family had to make over our two weeks spent on the Costa Dorada (Gold Coast) in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, came down to this. Our 12-year-old architecture fan rooted for Barcelona. His two younger brothers sided with him—in the hopes of a visit to Camp Nou
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I’m watching the latest season of “Tiny House Nation” on Netflix. If you’ve never seen the show, each episode follows the story of a “tiny home” construction—and, for the benefit of us on the couch, the many emotions behind it. Some of the buyers are young, constructing their first home on a restricted budget. Older
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In the summer of 2005, I took a day trip with friends and work colleagues to Isla Contadora—one of the Pearl Islands in the Gulf of Panama. (The setting here is important as it justifies my later actions.) While most of the party were on the sand, sipping beers or trying to break through coconuts
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Theresa May battles on in the U.K., getting little sleep, I imagine, as she racks up frequent flier miles jetting among EU capital cities trying to save her Brexit deal. Whatever happens—soft Brexit deal, hard Brexit deal, or no deal but an unceremonious divorce between the U.K. and the EU—the consequences will be many. And
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My advice for you this week is… dream big! Picture yourself swinging in a hammock, sipping an icy beverage, and listening to the waves lapping the soft, sandy shore just steps away. Many people share this dream, especially during cold, blustery winters when warm temperatures seem so far away. Most dreamers limit their tropical-getaway scenario
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Investing In Europe’s Economic Powerhouse Germany doesn’t get nearly enough credit. Its efficient economy is the powerhouse of the Continent, and its standard of living one of the highest in the entire world. Universal health care, free college, respect for individual rights, plenty of jobs, affordable housing—Germany seems to have it figured out. The city
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If Europe is on your list of places to explore, but you are worried you won’t be able to afford it, a visit to Crete just might make you change your mind. Though not quite as inexpensive as parts of Southeast Asia and Latin America, Crete’s cost of living is not that far off those
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