As noted in a recent post in the Journal, homeowners undertake gut renovations or whole home remodels after natural disasters like winter storms, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, and wild… Read More

Switzerland has many incredibly beautiful cities and towns in mountainous and alpine surroundings. Many of these Swiss cities and towns also benefit from being on the shores of idyllic lakes… Read More

Capturing nature's beauty is a task that will live on forever. Numerous breathtaking landscapes, animals, plants, and unique moments are what photographers seek when looking for the perfect… Read More

With much of the world reopened, 2023 is shaping up to be the year travel officially bounces back. We made our list of the 50 best destinations for 2023 a little differently this year: We… Read More

Bag the best deals Snow-risky early December, the cold depths of January and the sunny end of April are almost always the cheapest times to go. Get a heads-up on deals by signing up to ne… Read More

Best Super Automatic Espresso Machines Of 2022 You want to wake up every morning to the impeccably brewed, silky–smooth, flavor-bursting&n… Read More

Private office available at Venator House in Bournemouth, just a stone’s throw from Bournemouth Gardens! Refurbished in 2021, this bright and airy office is ideal for start-ups or smal… Read More

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Kim Lawson The princess is having a birthday. She went to the mall with her friends and took her birthday money with her. How excited she was to tell me she’d finally bought a beard… Read More

Uproxx Even with a recent tariff freeze, good scotch is always going to be more expensive than a good bourbon. We’re closing in on the $100 mark in our quest to find the best Scotc… Read More

So how’s that glass of Seyval Blanc I just poured you? What d’ya think of that Baco Noir? Care to purchase another bottle of Norton?  You’ve probably never heard these… Read More

Choosing the best American cheese could overawe even the most seasoned chef when tossing up mouthwatering delicacies. The varieties, taste, difficult-to-pronounce names, ingredients, and tex… Read More

Winter Island Getaways – Things to do on MullI spent my first days of 2019 doing something of a first. I must be getting on but Hogmanay just wasn’t for me this year and the pola… Read More

So many of you have sent me requests and reservations for the little restaurant we are opening in August. It’s all coming together now and in a few days I will set up a special email w… Read More

Westchester CAKnown for having an air of reclusiveness about it, Westchester is a neighborhood in the South Bay area of the County of Los Angeles. Westchester is a part of the Los Angeles Ci… Read More

 Recognizing the Timber Wall and Ditch, predating the more familiar Hadrian’s Wall, highlighted central importance of timber engineering to the Roman army in the field and took th… Read More