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THOUGHTS ON THE WORLD OF LUXURY AT LARGE

what you need to know about brexit right now

Published by Jillian Tangen

Feeling a little lost on Brexit right now? Or did you never actually get your head around it in the first place?  News about the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union is all over the press these days. With the exit deadline drawing closer, we thought it would be a good idea to walk through the key facts and summarize what you need to know about Brexit right now. Whether you’ve got an upcoming job interview, or an important dinner party where you need to shine, or you just want to stay up to date on the topic, our correspondent Jillian Tangen shares the latest updates.

living electric: life on the road with my affordable EV

Published by Gordon Graham

In our series Living Electric, our roving correspondent and firefly Gordon J. T. Graham shares his tales of life on the road as a college student with his affordable EV, a 2017 previously-owned Nissan LEAF. Can’t afford a Tesla? Don’t want a hybrid, like a Prius? Here’s the truth about driving a budget all-electric vehicle. In this edition, Graham recounts a nail-biting trip south filled with rangxiety.

how did darkness become a luxury good?

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Dark skies are a luxury experience. And dark sky astro-tourism is booming. It’s hard to remember it now, but the very idea of being able to go outdoors safely at night was once a luxury reserved for only the wealthiest people. Without the proper transportation and protection, the night was treacherous, even lethal. In such circumstances, light itself was a luxury item: expensive, rare, and granting freedom of movement for the elite, while others traveled in fear, if at all. Fast forward, and the situation is reversed. Darkness is now the scarce resource – truly dark skies are a experience. So how did darkness become a luxury good?

winter vacation beach or skiing

Is The Best Luxury Winter Vacation the Beach or Skiing?

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Which luxury tribe do you belong to: Team Sand? Or Team Snow? Almost everyone has a dream luxury winter vacation that sustains them on the days when work or family (or both) are causing excessive stress, and fantasies of escaping to a better place start to dominate. If we’re lucky, sometimes we even get to take those dream trips. But unless we’re traveling alone, or have unlimited time and money and no need to make tough choices, we are sometimes faced with a pressing issue: Is the best luxury winter vacation the beach or skiing – sand or snow?