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After 8 years of van life, they were ready to settle down. They bought an abandoned watermill in Portugal to turn into a family home.
The couple says helping out with Hurricane Ian clean-up efforts prepared them for the scale of the …
Amanda Goh
3 mins read
I used to explore abandoned places as a kid. When I started exploring them again as an adult, I made a career out of it.
The writer explored abandoned places as a kid, but he turned it into his career in adulthood. Aband…
Blake Pfeil
6 mins read
A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.
"Before, we were moving every few years, so our walls were never painted and we never hung up pictu…
Amanda Goh
5 mins read
Life after Intel: After rounds of layoffs and buyouts, some Intel insiders are abandoning the corporate grind altogether
Intel's buyouts are motivating some employees to pursue entrepreneurial paths totally different fro…
Emma Cosgrove
2 mins read
The typical first-time homebuyer in America is older than ever before
They have a median age of 38, up from 35 in 2023. By comparison, first-time homebuyers in the 1980s…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Airbus' new plane is the answer to an aging, inefficient Boeing jet that airlines are scrambling to replace
Boeing ended 757 production in 2004, not seeing a market need for a replacement. That allowed Airbu…
Taylor Rains
5 mins read
Boeing's turnaround plan is something any business can relate to: focus on the culture and the work
Boeing's four-part turnaround plan includes a more intense focus on the work being done and rethink…
Dan DeFrancesco
3 mins read
I'm a photographer who shoots weddings around the world. Couples want one kind of photo — but they don't actually use them.
Joshua Huggett, a wedding photographer, says that while candid shots are popular, couples ultimatel…
Lian Kit Wee
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An Italian town wants to sell its abandoned homes for $1 but the owners won't let it
Despite the success of $1 home initiatives in other Italian towns, the mayor of Patrica is struggli…
Joshua Zitser
3 mins read
A Hollywood producer's vandalized mansions recall a landmark case when graffiti artists won $6.75 million after their work was destroyed
Tags similar to those on Los Angeles' iconic graffiti towers have appeared in another unlikely plac…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Smartphone maker Xiaomi warns of EV delays amid apparent demand, just over a month after Apple abandoned its EV dream
The Chinese company advised potential buyers that wait times for its electric sedan could range fro…
Beatrice Nolan
3 mins read
I took my son traveling without my partner. I was surprised by how easy parenting was on vacation, and it helped us bond.
I've always loved traveling, and now, I enjoy taking trips with my son. We travel without my partne…
Jennifer Sizeland
3 mins read
People are buying cheap, abandoned homes in Japan and living their dreams free of financial burden
Foreigners see Japan's empty houses as a way to be homeowners for as little as $23,000. Moving ther…
Jordan Pandy
6 mins read
He moved from Vancouver to Japan to teach English. 20 years later, he's built a life there — and a family home in the countryside.
He may be living in the rural countryside, but thanks to Japan's well-connected public transport sy…
Amanda Goh
2 mins read
Houthi operatives placed explosives on a tanker and detonated them, risking a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea
The Houthis attacked the Greek-flagged MV Sounion multiple times last week and have threatened to c…
Jake Epstein
5 mins read
Hosts have ruined Airbnb with excessive fees, high demands, and bad customer service, travel experts say
Airbnb has had a fall from grace. It revolutionized the vacation industry, but is now plagued with …
Lindsay Dodgson
3 mins read
I quit my high-paying legal career and moved into my car. It was the best decision I ever made.
After a trip, a lawyer decided to quit her job, which paid well but left her feeling empty. She mov…
Allison Snyder
2 mins read
You can buy an abandoned Colorado ski resort for $7 million
A former ski resort in Idaho Springs, Colorado, hasn't been open since the 1980s, but for the right…
Jordan Pandy
2 mins read
This electric plane promises to fly 90 passengers 500 miles on a single charge
Startup Elysian has unveiled plans for a new battery-powered jet concept that it says could carry 9…
Tom Carter
5 mins read
Millennials transformed a rundown $115,000 church into a modern Airbnb that makes $40,000 a year. See inside.
A millennial couple bought a rundown church in a popular Minnesota vacation spot. They spent $400,0…