Published in Globetrotters·1 day agoMember-onlyThis Is the Single Biggest Issue with Long-Term Travel — It Might Not Be What You’re Expecting“Home” feels a long way away right now — In the middle of the night a few weeks ago my husband threw up and then passed out. Multiple times. As I sat with him wondering how bad it has to get before I call for an ambulance, (fainting is super scary when they keep passing out halfway through a…Travel5 min readTravel5 min read
Published in City Life·1 day agoMember-onlyOne Big, Glaring Advantage to Apartment Living That Is Rarely Talked About (And Will Let You Sleep like a Baby)I just want to sleep well at night — I will defend apartment living until I die. Even if I choose to live in a house again, I would never look down upon, belittle or tell people they’re ridiculous for their single-story-living choices. In fact, I think they’re really rather clever, but perhaps not for the reason you might…Apartments4 min readApartments4 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·3 days agoMember-onlyAs a Sommelier This Is the One Thing I Wish Everyone Knew About Alcohol and Health (That Is Seldom Talked About)Not all alcohol is made equal — Whether you like this fact or not, a lot of people in the Western world choose to drink alcohol. It’s been like that for 9000 years. If you’re someone who chooses to imbibe, I have some really important news for you. Something I have never seen talked about — especially…Health6 min readHealth6 min read
Published in Making of a Millionaire·Mar 16Member-only6 Real-Life Human Beings Who Live Phenomenal Lives by Rejecting Lifestyle InflationThese people prioritize living over stuff and are reaping the rewards for it — Lifestyle inflation —increasing your spending as you make more money — is phenomenally dull. It sucks the life out of you and your spare time. It is a very effective distraction from undertaking interesting, fun stuff. The best, most interesting people I know don’t care about lifestyle creep. It’s exactly…Money5 min readMoney5 min read
Mar 15Member-onlyAirbnb Hosts Almost Never Get It Right. Here’s Everything Your Customers Really Want (An In-Depth, Practical Guide)Born from equal amounts of experience and frustration — Despite my very public (and viral) breakup with Airbnb, I still want to write this guide. A guide to exactly what people want from their short to medium-term accommodation. Partly because I’ve spent 10 years on the platform — the last 3 of which have been full-time — and thus…Airbnb7 min readAirbnb7 min read
Published in Better Marketing·Mar 13Member-onlyThis Is What It’s like to Be Singled out as a “Featured Publication” on Substack’s HomepageAn honest account of the good and the bad — It took some digging to find out why I woke up to hundreds of new Substack subscribers. I had no idea. Then the email came through. …Marketing5 min readMarketing5 min read
Published in Making of a Millionaire·Mar 8Member-onlyYou Spend Money Because You’re BoredStem the boredom, stem the spending — Humans spend roughly 30% of their time bored out of their brains — and companies know exactly how to capitalize on that. We are very, very good at stemming boredom with spending money. …Money5 min readMoney5 min read
Published in Simple + Straightforward·Mar 6Member-onlyLiquor-Making French Monks Are Sticking Two Fingers up to Capitalist Growth and I Love Them for ItThey’re restricting the production of Chartreuse to devote more time to solitude and prayer — If you like spirits and have never tasted Chartreuse, you’re missing out. It’s one of those fabled liqueurs whose story has reached almost mythical status. For nearly 300 years, Carthusian monks living deep in the French Alps make a spirit from a secret recipe of 130 herbs, plants, and flowers…Capitalism5 min readCapitalism5 min read
Published in Simple + Straightforward·Mar 2Member-onlyShe Was Eight Months Pregnant When They Bundled Her into a Loudspeaker Cabinet and Loaded Her onto the Back of a TruckA true story that shows how perspective is everything — This was Romania in the 1970s. She was a local woman who was terrified of giving birth in her local hospital. She’d heard stories about what they were like under — what was then — dictatorial Communist rule. Instead, she took the place of a musician in a rebellious Romanian…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Mar 1Member-onlyThe Quiet Power of Rejecting “Comfort Creep”The more comfortable you are, the more uncomfortable life can be — There’s a viral Instagram reel doing the rounds of a girl sleeping under a pile of coats at a party in her twenties. …Life4 min readLife4 min read
