Planning England, Ireland, and Scotland sounds grand. It also sounds like three trips. That is the trick. From a European point of view, we treat these islands like close neighbours. We hop across them the way people elsewhere hop between states. We do it because it is easy. It is also easy to do badly.… Read More »How to Plan a Trip to England, Ireland, and Scotland Without Losing the Plot

Watching British TV from the United States can feel like trying to order a proper cup of tea in a diner at 2 a.m. It is possible. It just takes a plan. The main snag is licensing. Most big UK catch-up apps are built for viewers inside the UK. They check your location and block… Read More »How to Watch UK TV in the USA Without Losing Your Mind

If you have ever typed your address into a flood map and seen “Zone AE” pop up, you know the feeling. It is part confusion. Part dread. Part “surely this is a typo.” It is not a typo. Zone AE is one of FEMA’s high-risk flood zones. It means your property sits in an area… Read More »Zone AE Flood Insurance: The Map Code That Can Change Your Mortgage, Your Build, and Your Peace of Mind

Progressive AE sounds like a car trim package. It is not. It is the kind of name you see on a project plaque and walk past without thinking. Then you step inside the building. You sit down. You breathe easier. You find the entrance without wandering in circles. The room works. That is the real… Read More »Progressive AE: The Quiet Superpower Behind the Places We Actually Use

There was a brief, slightly absurd period when you could stand in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and watch world-class electric race cars thread a street circuit with the Manhattan skyline doing its best “movie poster” impression in the background. That was the New York City E-Prix at the Brooklyn Street Circuit. It was loud in a… Read More »Formula E NYC: The Race We Miss, The Harbor That Said “Not Today”