Travel and Transportation

More on Living With the Microsoft Millionaires

By Candy Evans | February 16, 2011 | Comments Off on More on Living With the Microsoft Millionaires

Grilling Geordie Romer about his properties in Leavenworth, Washington. You did n’t think I’d let him get off that easily! Second Shelters: Geordie – here’s what we Texans want to know. How dang hot is it up there come August? Geordie: It certainly can get over 100 degrees here in August, but the average maximum…

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Buy a House in Mexico? Now Even Cruise Ships are Avoiding Some Ports

By Candy Evans | January 27, 2011 | Comments Off on Buy a House in Mexico? Now Even Cruise Ships are Avoiding Some Ports

I feel so sorry for our neighbor to the south. I am signed up for several Google alerts — guess which one sends me the most stories? Crime in Mexico, Mexico crime. It’s enough to make you want to never cross the border, which is not fair, of course. The entire country of Mexico is…

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Second Home Real Estate: Ten Top Trends of Second Home Buyers

By Candy Evans | December 2, 2010 |

1. Second home trends: Affluent Baby Boomers will retire later and downsize from their large McMansions for which utilities and taxes have become prohibitive, to smaller homes, maybe condos,  in the city and a second home — in the cheaper boonies, or in another city. Just last night a reader emailed me that his biggest…

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Radiated or Raped En Route to Your Second Home?

By Candy Evans | November 24, 2010 |

Trying to get out of Dodge to get to your second home for Turkey Day? There is all this controversy over the TSA’s new enhanced security measures, including the chance to get “patted-down” if you set off the metal detectors at the airport. The hardest part about having a second home is getting there, which,…

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