Houseplant sells for $26,000 on Palmstreet app, breaking recent record

The sale of an Anthurium luxurians broke Palmstreet’s August $10,000 record, highlighting the rise of rare plants as high-value collectibles. A houseplant sold for $26,000 on the Palmstreet app in late September, breaking a previous record set a month earlier for a single-plant sale on the platform. Palmstreet specializes in collectibles. The three-leaf plant, Anthurium luxurians variegated “albo marble,” […]

Ranked: The top 10 golf courses in the world

From Ireland to New Zealand, many of these top courses are surprisingly easy to book a tee time. I grew up with a father who was heavily invested in golf. My childhood was spent living in a home on the 14th hole of a popular golf course in Northern California. I would spend hours practicing […]

Why Australia’s wealthy are turning their compass toward Manly

From its noir origins to its newfound elegance, Manly Pacific’s transformation mirrors a broader renaissance sweeping through Sydney’s northern beaches. Brisbane property developer Adam Flaskas looks out across Sydney Harbour from his new Felons bar, like he kinda just can’t believe it. “I sound like a broken record with my kids, always saying that old […]

The La Marzocco Linea Mini, priced at $8,499, has become a status symbol for coffee lovers.

Why more Australians are spending big to bring café coffee home

As flat whites push past the $7 mark, a new status symbol has emerged: the $7,000 home coffee machine. From suburban kitchens to sports stars’ hotel rooms, Australians are redefining value in a $1.6 billion caffeine economy. When Marnus Labuschagne set out for a tour of Pakistan, his kit bag wasn’t the only thing that […]