Lifestyle Tips

  • How I Got Headhunted for a Jaunt to Japan

    Last month, in among the hundreds of emails I get each day, this one stood out: "Dear Annabel, Your blog bio says you have traveled to Southeast Asia and India, but have you been to...Read More

  • Live Your Dream in a Material World

    One of my most popular articles. In 2007 my husband and I sold our lovely home on beautiful Waiheke Island, New Zealand, in order to finance a trip to ...Read More

  • 10 Poorest Countries in the World

    Sub-Saharan Africa is home to the poorest countries in the world according to a new measure developed by Oxford University with support from the United Nations (UN). For 13 years...Read More

  • 10 Richest Countries in the World

    According to the 2011 Credit Suisse Global Wealth report published in October, Australia has a median wealth of US$222,000 (AU$217,559), the highest...Read More

  • Secrets of a Poker Star: Video Interview with Joe Hachem, WSOP 2005 Winner

    Liz Hurley can keep Shane Warne with his perma-tan, gleaming teeth and dodgy sexual history. I'm...Read More

  • Halloween, Holidays and Happiness

    When I was a kid we didn't go out trick or treating because my dad banned it saying Halloween was an evil American invention. He didn't...Read More