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Medieval Fortress in Italian Countryside is No Second Shelter, But a Life Differently Lived

By Jon Anderson | February 24, 2017 | Comments Off on Medieval Fortress in Italian Countryside is No Second Shelter, But a Life Differently Lived

Often we feature homes and apartments intended as getaways, but what about a destination that challenges how we live our lives?  Sure, some fabulously wealthy person could purchase a property like this and simply add it to their portfolio, but the real tug for the rest of us comes from utilizing a property like this…

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Win a Fairytale Vacation From HomeAway to Celebrate Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

By heatherhunter | February 10, 2017 | Comments Off on Win a Fairytale Vacation From HomeAway to Celebrate Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

If the trailer for Disney’s new live action “Beauty and the Beast” gave you the fairytale goosebumps, you’re going to love this. Between now and March 31, you can enter to win a magical stay at castle in Scotland, courtesy of HomeAway.

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Obama’s Final Presidential Christmas And The Winter (Sand) White House

By Jon Anderson | January 4, 2017 | Comments Off on Obama’s Final Presidential Christmas And The Winter (Sand) White House

For each year of his presidency, President Obama spent the holidays on the same stretch of Kailua beach, near the Marine base at Kaneohe.  Rumors continue to swirl on which home exactly the president is in.  Partly for security reasons and partly because several of the homes in the area have changed hands during his…

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Golf with a View: Pebble Beach Homes

By valeriejarvie | June 23, 2016 | Comments Off on Golf with a View: Pebble Beach Homes

Trade representatives from Monterey County, Calif., hosted a media dinner I attended recently, making an excellent case for the coastal area two hours or so south of San Francisco, plying us with agricultural products from the region.  It was a knockout meal, not surprisingly, as the area is home to the renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium,…

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How Doris Jacobs, Juli Harrison, Kyle Crews and I Ditched the Dallas Rain for the Greenbrier Sporting Club: Our Vacation Home Story

By Candy Evans | May 26, 2015 | Comments Off on How Doris Jacobs, Juli Harrison, Kyle Crews and I Ditched the Dallas Rain for the Greenbrier Sporting Club: Our Vacation Home Story

It was about this time last year that Kyle Crews, Juli Harrison, and Doris Jacobs all of Allie Beth Allman, and I hopped a plane to Charlestown, West Virginia to visit the one of the most beautiful, breath-taking and affordable vacation home spots in the nation: the Greenbrier Sporting Club. Why I am telling you…

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Ranch of the Week: Gentleman’s Ranch Just Minutes from Dallas in Reno, TX

By Kathryn Roan | July 7, 2014 | Comments Off on Ranch of the Week: Gentleman’s Ranch Just Minutes from Dallas in Reno, TX

Secluded, quiet, and peaceful, this darling ranch on 26 acres in Parker County is just what the doctor ordered for a weekend getaway from Dallas. Looking more like a Hill Country castle than a West DFW ranch, the stone encased custom home features raw repurposed wood, wraparound porches, a wide open modern floorplan, and plenty…

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