Forest City: Luxury utopia or ecological disaster? Environmentalists protest the “eco-city,” which ironically entails ambitious land reclamation and may destroy marine ecosystems Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex in Johor Bahru. Image credit: Stefan Fussan (Flickr)…
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With banking expats leaving, who will rent Hong Kong luxury apartments? Wealthy professionals and entrepreneurs are seeping from mainland China into Hong Kong’s high-end residences Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Image credit: akwan.architect (Flickr) Now that expatriates are…
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Secret history Mumbai bungalow touted for luxury development potential A rare development opportunity with a side of heritage A house with history: Nehru (right) pictured with Gandhi in 1946, was a regular visitor to the bungalow. Image…
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Cities With the Best Weather—for Sun Worship, Puddle Jumping, Kite Flying, and More Imgorthand/iStock; ILYA AKINSHIN/iStock;Gansovsky Vladislav/iStock; loops7/iStock In many ways, weather is nature’s Rorschach test. After all, the conditions you crave speak volumes about your inner…
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Alaska’s Most Expensive House Is a Real Gold Mine realtor.com When we last checked, about a year and a half ago, a 45-acre waterfront property with a German-style chalet was Alaska’s priciest property, with a $4,750,000 price tag.…
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My Pool Is Ruining My Social Life gilaxia/iStock.com When Smiljana Peros moved into a building with an outdoor pool 16 years ago, she imagined weekends full of swimming parties, poolside gossip and sunning with her friends. “It…
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