The 2013 Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
The origins of celebrating February 14 as a day for romance actually date back to the Middle Ages.
In fact, a manuscript still exists of a valentine poem that Charles, Duke of Orleans wrote for his wife ...
2013 Luxury Timepiece Collection: A Collection of Some of the Year’s Most Magnificent Timepieces
Year after year, the brilliant minds in the field of haute horlogerie continue to astonish us with their innovations in design and precision timekeeping.
This year is certainly no different. In the follo...
Is Lifelogging Filling Pandora’s (In)box? Digitally Capturing Your Life — One Frame at a Time
It was not the breakfast meeting I'd expected. Living in the same Northern California community for many years, Dr. Jim Gemmell and I had become nearly-good friends.
Every so often we'd grab a coffee to ...
Predicting the Future: Start by Studying the Present
Demographic changes in the United States and elsewhere have major implications for all investment risks and returns.
This is certainly no secret. The more information about demographics such as populatio...
Land Investments | Renewing Your Love Affair with Land
The desire to own land has captivated many, and is insatiable in some.
I’m a land lover, and along with my family proudly call 1,296 acres of Vermont’s Green Mountains my home. I have a profound love for...
America’s Finest Luxury Estates
This gorgeous formal Mediterranean home is nestled in the upper canyon of the beautiful and exclusive community of Silverleaf.
Feature - Mediterranean Home
Community of Silverleaf in Scottsdale, AZ
A p...
North America’s Finest Estates
Having a private elevator to a penthouse is one thing, but having a private gondola to your mountaintop home takes exclusivity to a whole new level.
Yet this is a privilege that a few fortunate homeowner...
The Mandarin Oriental in New York
The five-star Mandarin Oriental, New York redefines the hotel experience in Manhattan.
Its design and unique location in the Time Warner Center, coupled with Mandarin Oriental's legendary hospitality, ma...
Eden Rock Hotel – St. Barths | Paradise Found in the French West Indies
In 1945, the first plane to touch down on the island of Saint Barthélemy was piloted by the eccentric and celebrated adventurer, Remy de Haenen.
He later would create the infamous runway in Saba, which r...
New Zealand | A Wonderland Down Under
In a way, it hardly seems fair that a country that measures only about 1,000 miles long and 250 miles wide should be able to keep so much spectacular scenery to itself. But then again, it's all the more rea...