Today, we continue our “capitals of culture” list—places in the world with a strong history… where you’ll be surrounded by a rich culture… and have options for fine dining and modern shopping… all adding up to a superior quality of life… though at an affordable cost (from little as US$1,500 a square meter).
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When I covered the Paris property market a couple of months ago, I promised you I’d follow up with some “Paris alternatives”… I’m not claiming that any of these places can compete with every single thing that the City of Light has to offer. But all of my picks have a colorful history and plenty
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One of my all-time favorite Christmas movies is “Home Alone.” To me, hearing the first few notes of John Williams’ “Somewhere In My Memory” is an instant double-shot of Christmas. I was 13 years old when I first watched Kevin McCallister take on “Wet Bandits” Harry and Marv. And, even then, the star of the
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Today, we reach the final part of our three-week series. So far, we’ve covered seven of our top 10 markets to watch over the next year. The places we’ve already checked off our list are: Brazil Panama Belize Portugal Colombia Malaysia Greece Now to the final three of our hot spots for 2020…
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I made two mistakes in last week’s issue. You’ll read about one of my blunders in today’s Letter To The Editor below. The other is that I told you about my plan to split this list over two issues. Turns out the five destinations I planned to tell you all about this week are commanding
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Over the next two weeks, we’re going to take a look at some of the top markets you should be paying attention to in 2020. Today, we’ll kick things off with five places you should already be familiar with… On this half of the list are the places we’ve been talking about for some time…
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The Aztecs called it xitomatl—or “plump thing with a navel”… A humble beginning for the tomato in its homeland of Peru. Little did the Aztecs know that this juicy red fruit (or vegetable) would one day—no thanks to their marketing skills—become the most popular fruit in the world.
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Where I grew up in the southeast of Ireland, we were a 20-minute drive from the beach. Still, that car journey on a hot summer day (pre the arrival of air-conditioned vehicles to Irish shores) seemed to take forever. My husband, raised in the Irish midlands, had it even tougher… During spells when the sun
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Money may not grow on trees… But it can grow under them… In the form of one of the most in-demand luxury foods in the world… The truffle. You may never have tasted one… You may have no interest in ever sniffing one (no, it’s not that kind of mushroom… it’s its fragrance that marks
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In an episode of This American Life recorded back in 2000, writer David Sedaris takes host Ira Glass on a tour of Paris—his adopted home. Here’s how Glass introduces Sedaris… “Two years ago, at the age of 41, barely speaking French, David Sedaris moved to Paris. He had no special feelings about France, no particular
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