Is there enough of the good life to go around?

According to the Telegraph article "Beachfront property: All year in the sun, all day on the beach – all yours for £55,000," apparently "a villa by the sea, where you step out from your garden straight on to the sand, is how nearly half of us visualise our perfect holiday [vacation] home."  This information comes [...]

Donald Trump’s multi-billion-dollar golf course resort rejected

If you were wondering the fate of the Donald Trump seaside golf course after the post on one man who was holding out, well, wait no longer.  The plans for the $2 billion resort have been nixed by the planning agency according to the Telegraph.  It’s strange, too, since Scotland is culturally one place where [...]

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie buy Ethiopia

Brad and Angelina have apparently purchased the Dubai World island of Ethiopia, which they plan on using "to showcase environmental issues and encourage people to live a greener life" according to an AFP/Breitbart article.  If you pay at least six million dollars for this island that is already environmentally unsound, thus contributing to the profits [...]

Russian oil spill a tragedy in the Black Sea ~ hope you didn’t already put down your island deposit

In case you were still considering buying one of the expensive little islands that are slated to be built in the Dubai-like "Russian Federation" development in the Black Sea, you may want to investigate your risks for oil spills from at-risk tankers and government expropriation.  Reuters is reporting a huge spill near Crimea: "The damage [...]

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