The No. 1 solo travel destination 2025

Solo travel continues to trend. A new report from Kensington, a private guided luxury travel service, ranked the top countries to for a solo trip in 2025. For this ranking, Kensington took into account findings from “affluent” travelers based on 2024 data and two external surveys conducted with Opinium Research and Dig Insight. “Solo travelers … Read more

This is the No. 1 reason the wealthy splurge on private jet travel

Few things say “luxury” like private jet travel.  Whether you have your own plane or pay thousands of dollars per hour for access to a private aircraft through a service like Flexjet, the price of avoiding traveling with the masses is steep. Kenn Ricci has turned the luxury of flying private into a successful entrepreneurial … Read more

Cameron Diaz says she’d be ‘a fool’ for staying retired from acting

For 20 straight years, Cameron Diaz was a Hollywood staple. From her debut in 1994’s “The Mask” until her final appearance in 2014’s “Annie,” Diaz appeared in at least one film per year. But despite the success of her multi-decade run, the 52-year-old said recently that the best years of her life came after she … Read more

We left the U.S. for Switzerland and our apartment costs $2,883/month

When Mary Braun met her husband Sébastien, they were both living in Chicago. But on their second date, Sébastien, a native of France, told Braun he wasn’t planning on staying in the United States for much longer — he had been in America for 15 years and wanted to move back to Europe soon. “He … Read more

This abandoned train car turned Airbnb brings in up to $110,000/year

In 2020, Isaac French, 27, and his family purchased a train car that had been sitting abandoned on a neighbor’s farm in Deary, Idaho. They paid just $3,000. Train car number 306 was built in the 1900s and originally ran on the Washington Idaho & Montana Railway from 1909 until the 1950s. When the family got … Read more

50 years in, Dungeons & Dragons is still popular—and profitable

Dungeons and Dragons has come a long way since making its debut 50 years ago. After decades spent as the pinnacle of nerd culture, the popular tabletop game has broken into the mainstream thanks in part to the success of Netflix’s mega-hit show “Stranger Things” and the best-selling videogame “Baldur’s Gate 3.” Indeed, D&D publisher … Read more

Cruise line offers unlimited pass for $120,000—you can pay in bitcoin

The demand for cruises continues to rise, and Virgin Voyages has found a unique way to get travelers to choose them. In December, the adults-only cruise line launched an unlimited cruise pass for 2025 sailings with a base fare of $120,000. With this pass, travelers can hop onto any ship, at anytime, from anywhere — … Read more

Nicole Kidman says this is the No. 1 reason she works so hard

Nicole Kidman is everywhere these days. In 2024 alone, the Academy Award-winning actress will appear in three films and three TV series. The 57-year-old hasn’t gone a year without a film or series releasing since 2000, a span over which she has accumulated nearly 60 IMDb credits. For Kidman, working steadily is about much more … Read more