by Ann Cochran | Apr 28, 2023 | Lifestyle, Travel
Originally posted on The Beacon, April 3, 2023 Our lovely two-bedroom apartment in a Tuscan villa is all warm yellows and muted shades of rose. Vineyards and olive groves surround the villa, stretching far into the hills. Through the large windows, we can see...
by Ann Cochran | Jan 2, 2020 | Lifestyle, Travel
Originally posted on The Beacon, December 12, 2019 The sprawling 300-year-old Nispero tree — in the outdoor courtyard of the former Carmelite convent that dates back to 1651 — stretches up 50 feet, beyond the fifth floor of what is now the El Convento hotel in...
by Ann Cochran | May 29, 2019 | Lifestyle, Travel
Rain? Check. It rained a lot last summer. If it does that this year while you’re at the beach, you’ll be ready. Here are 27 great things to do at the shore, rain or shine. Into each life a little rain must fall, but oh, please, not during a precious weekend or week at...
by Ann Cochran | May 13, 2019 | Lifestyle, Travel
Ireland’s storied capital offers fresh pleasures along with its historic charm by Ann Cochran, AARP, May 13, 2019 A blast of energy has blown into Dublin in recent years, along with many of the millions of American tourists who have flocked to Ireland — 1.2...
by Ann Cochran | Feb 28, 2018 | Lifestyle
Retirement: So you’ve lived in your house for decades — collecting a whole lot of stuff along the way — and now you’re moving to a place without a basement or an attic or even another level? Consider hiring an expert to ease the burden. Published in Washingtonian,...
by Ann Cochran | Dec 28, 2017 | Lifestyle, Travel
Unstructured outdoor play is key to developing minds Where can children in New York City find a little taste of the great outdoors? It’s not that easy when you live in a giant maze of concrete and steel, where gridlocked drivers riding their horns are often the...
