Category Archives: Personal Experience

The Vacation Economist

I’m excited to announce a new web effort aimed at a similar mission to SecondHomeNews.com, we call it The Vacation Economist and it will help to educate consumers on all aspects of vacation ownership - from Fractional to Timeshare to Travel Club to Destination Clubs and more.
The Vacation Economist, www.TheVacationEconomist.com, will have several magazine columns […]

Second Homes, Second Chances - It’s American

Once a week I steer of the course a bit…
Ok, this is a little of subject, but I heard an Economist podcast that suggested that the strength of American Capitalism is rooted in our ability to bounce back from failure. The interviewers made some great points, no country forgives and forgets mistakes/failures faster than the […]

Around the World in 8 Days

15.25 years ago I turned 25 years old in Rome and celebrated alone at the Vatican. Spur of the moment 3 days before my Birthday I grabbed a cheap one way airfare and took off for what turned out to be 15 days of travel Amsterdam-Rome-Nice-Barcelona-Morocco-Madrid. I came home with 2 goals, meet a nice […]

Have A Good Weekend?

I thought I had a pretty good weekend, then I talked to my friend Barry the other day. He had taken my advice and visited a new fractional ownership/private residence club resort in Key Largo, Florida: Fisherman’s Cove .
“What did you do on your weekend?” his answer: “We went back water fishing on Saturday morning, […]

Besting Comments

Here’s a shameless plug for my book: Besting: Better Nesting.
Recently, I ran into a friend at the park who is a baby boomer, seeking a better lifestyle as his retirement years approach. An auto company employee, his job is endanger, and his future looked bleak. He wondered if he would be able to chase his […]