I saw a funny Facebook status update today: “SeaWorld yesterday, Animal Kingdom today, breakfast with Chef Mickey and a whole lot more tomorrow! The kids (both big and small…) are having a blast!” It struck me as odd that this … Continue reading
You’ve heard the expression, “When everyone else abandons you, at the end of the day, at least you have your family?” The saying comes to mind after seeing a story in The Ledger, a newspaper in Lakeland, Fla., about how … Continue reading
So it isn’t exactly family vacation season, but you’re a parent, you think months, even a year, in advance. When three school schedules are involved–not to mention the money it will take to squirrel away for bathing suits, amusement park … Continue reading
Is a Facebook friend’s association enough to convince you to rent a vacation home? A company in Oregon hopes so. Second Porch launched a new application on the popular social networking sight that connects potential renters with properties. Whether it’s … Continue reading
New England and fall go together like a fuzzy sweater and a cup of warm apple cider. And for this picturesque season rich in auburn, golds and browns, wouldn’t it a blast to pack up the SUV for a long … Continue reading
If the American dream is a two-story Georgian with a white-picket fence, then the Hawaiian dream is a beachside bungalow with a thatched roof. Don Ho and Hollywood did a damn good job of selling the Polynesian paradise–who wouldn’t want … Continue reading
When someone else is paying, do you go for the steak dinner or the salad? The latter? Me, too, but the greedy part of me wants the rib-eye, the appetizer and the Baked Alaska. However, in this age of cutting … Continue reading
A Dallas woman got creative while hunting for a New York vacation home. She bought a $25,501 lighthouse at auction instead, according to The Dallas Morning News. Pretty friggin’ cool. So what if the six-story home sits on a cement … Continue reading
Some of us are still in the iffy weather period, with summer lingering just a little bit longer with gorgeous 70-degree temps. For kids, it’s a cruel joke, Mother Nature’s way of taunting, “Haha, you have to be in school.” … Continue reading
For $8.75 million, you can bid on the home that Ponzi built: Bernie Madoff’s former private beach residence on Long Island. The David Webb-designed house is surprisingly unflashy–fitted with Formica counters and on the smaller side compared with other properties, … Continue reading