Julia BaldetinDataDrivenInvestor·11 hours agoAs economic outlook looks bleak, the luxury market is still going strongDespite negative macro environment, the global luxury market is forecasted to grow up to 8% in 2023 says a recent study from Bain and Altagamma. After experiencing the chaotic experience of Christmas shopping in the (over)crowded New Bond Street in London, and being announced a 3 hour waitlist to be…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Charlie BrowninRooted·13 hours agoMember-onlyI Worked in a Winery at Harvest Time for 2 Years in a Row. This Is What It’s Really like to Pick Grapes for a (Temporary) Living2 weeks was all it took to break me — How was your holiday? Did you enjoy grape picking? Reader, I nearly pole-vaulted the counter to strangle the customer who asked me this. At least, I would have if I wasn’t still so broken. To so many — including my day-job clients — grape harvesting sounds so romantic. An honest…Travel7 min readTravel7 min read
Joe Duncan·7 hours agoMember-onlyI Learned Firsthand How Insane the American Healthcare System IsThe way we pay for healthcare in this country is thoroughly absurd — Two weeks ago, I left America for the first time. After living almost my entire life in sunny Los Angeles and palm-tree-laden Orlando, I wanted to see something different. I see my friends take vacations all the time. They go to Mexico or Panama. While Cancun and Panama are beautiful…Travel7 min readTravel7 min read
Zachary Ferretti·1 day agoDeer Leap Overlook — Photo EssayDecember 28th, 2021 — In Vermont, I did a lot of hiking when my family visited around Christmas 2021. Normally most of my hiking is solo, but this time my Dad decided to tag along. We arrived in the early morning to make sure we got a spot for the hike, and were quickly…Travel2 min readTravel2 min read
Steffany RitchieinGlobetrotters·7 hours agoMember-onlyCity Sidewalks: A Christmas Writing Challenge PromptI love the buzz of a city at Christmas — Some of my favorite city memories of the festive season at Christmas! Boston: Boston does Christmas exceptionally well. My Mom is from Massachusetts, I remember the first time we went to the Christmas wonderland in Filene’s Basement, I think I was in the third grade. We also went to Faneuil…Travel5 min readTravel5 min read
B.R. ShenoyinGlobetrotters·6 hours agoMember-onlyA Tour of Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAEMerely strolling around the lobby is a a feast for your eyes — “Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” — Benjamin Disraeli, former British Prime Minister My family recently returned from a nine-day trip to the Middle East. Our final day of travel was spent in Abu Dhabi. We took a full-day…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Jillian Amatt - Artistic VoyagesinArtistic Voyages News·5 hours agoMember-onlyIzmir To Antalya — Turkey Is BeautifulMy Weeks In Photos — Week 39— December 8–December 14, 2022 — After our debacle with the ATMs upon arriving back in Turkey, it took a few days to finally feel like we were actually back in Turkey again. Until this trip, Turkey for us had always equated with Istanbul and it took us a bit to realize that the rest of…Travel11 min readTravel11 min read
Irene·1 day agoAlone for Christmas?There’s a cliche thing about endings. They are terribly nostalgic. Like all mornings, I had a conversation with myself in the shower. This morning however was quite nostalgic. I thought about how I should have waited for 2022 to watch all those Christmas movies I burned my eyes with when…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Astha Gupta·9 hours agoA full lifeThe old man was adjusting the bag on the top rack of the bus and I decided to wait in the aisle. A woman accompanied him who I thought has probably come to drop him to the bus. He in his 80s and the woman in her 50s, seemed to…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Charlie Brown·1 day agoMember-onlyI Lived in 14 Different Places During 2022. My Perspective on the World Has Changed ForeverThey say travel broadens the mind — they’re right — If you’re open to it, travel can do weird things to you. It slaps you with epiphanies, not just applicable to life on the road but life in general. It flips you upside down, turns you inside out and makes you a different human to the one first thought seeing…Travel11 min readTravel11 min read
