Plan ahead to be your own boss
Kate Ashford Features correspondent Thinkstock (Credit Thinkstock) When Lisa Hennessy’s pet collie was diagnosed with a degenerative disease, she prepared a special, home-made diet for him, and discovered all her dogs loved it. So when she lost her job as a manager for an automotive parts distributor a few years later, she saw an opportunity […]
Then and now. More has changed than the parties
Lucy Marcus Features correspondent Knitted caps on fruit smoothies at the 2013 meeting in Davos. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty) What is Davos? The World Economic Forum holds its annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, in January. This year, about 2,500 political, humanitarian, business and media elites will gather in this small town for seminars, panels and closed-door discussions […]
A ‘weird’ place for business, but not cowboy boots
Ramsey Qubein Features correspondent Michael Buckner/Getty SXSW helps “keep Austin weird” and cutting edge. (Credit: Michael Buckner/Getty) Business travellers will find they’ll work hard during the day — but shouldn’t plan to go to bed early. There is something odd about rush hour in the heart of Austin’s business district. Corporate workers are hustling to […]
York’s chocolate revival
David Whitley Features correspondent The York Cocoa House Already the UK’s chocolate-making capital for more than a century, a new breed of small, upmarket chocolatiers are taking the baton from the big name manufacturers of years past. At the tiny, deli counter-style Monk Bar Chocolatiers, a diet-threatening array of treats is on display. The caramel […]
The high-low split of gambling cities
Suemedha Sood Features correspondent Macau casinos The net impact of legalised gambling on a community is difficult to assess, and its economic costs and benefits vary around the globe. Propositions to legalise or expand commercial gambling are never without controversy, yet they never stop surfacing. The argument for commercial gambling says that it stimulates the […]
A bit of history in every sweet bite
Lonely Planet Features correspondent Pastel de nata are the ultimate accompaniment to a tiny but mighty cup of Portuguese coffee. (Paul Bernhardt/LPI) From cheesecake in New York to waffles in Ghent, these six cities have at least one signature dessert to try. Travel is often about culinary indulgences, especially when it comes to something sweet. […]
Southwest France’s best for wine: St-Émilion
Oliver Berry Features correspondent Château Cardinal-Villemaurine in St.-Ãmilion. (Matt Munro) The region has a viticultural heritage going back to Roman times and produces some of the world’s most sought after Bordeaux wine. “Wine is the most civilised thing in the world,” wrote Ernest Hemingway, and it does not get any more civilised than in St-Émilion, […]
The epic quest to build a permanent Moon base
Richard Hollingham Features correspondent R_Type/Getty Images Artists’ impression of Moon base (Credit: R_Type/Getty Images) The handful of astronauts who have set foot on the Moon spent as little as a day on the surface. How do you build a settlement that will last for years? If my 1980s-era Usborne Book of The Future was to […]
Why cellular agriculture could be the future of farming
Jessica Brown Features correspondent BBC Bioengineers Ryan Pandya and Perumal Gandhi have used genetically engineered fungi to produce milk proteins found in dairy (Credit: BBC) The food that is good for the planet Raising livestock contributes a significant proportion of the food industry’s climate emissions, but scientists and a growing number of companies are hoping […]
How to make fruit and vegetables last longer
Marta Zaraska Features correspondent Alamy Novel treatments for fresh fruit such as strawberries could keep them fresh for many days longer (Credit: Alamy) From hi-tech coatings to improving the state of the roads, there is a plethora of ways we can reduce the amount of fruit and veg that goes bad before it reaches our […]