The 234 Apartment

In Long Island City , Queens , at the cross of Broadway and 33rd Street , on the third and last floor of the building, you will find a charming three bedroom fully furnished apartment . The living room features a cozy sofa in front of the television to help you unwind after a long day hard at work. There is a coffee table, a desk and a library. There is also an air conditioning unit . The open kitchen has dark wood cabinets . There are bar stools to sit at while still being a part of the conversation happening in the living room or eating dinner while watching your favorite tv show . All three bedrooms feature a double sized bed , a dresser as well as a closet for maximum storage space . On those hot summer days you will be able to take advantage of the air conditioning unit . The bathroom has a bathtub, a sink and a toilet.  Welcome to the vibrant and friendly of the Queens neighborhood, Astoria ! You will never be bored as there will always be something fun happening! You will...

On a Friday night in late June, the air along the Sava River pulsed with a panoply of music and competing bass beats . Belgrade’s city lights danced on the water like molten gold, with ripples from passing boats creating a trance-like effect. Across the way, the centuries-old Belgrade Fortress snaked along a hill, marking the Sava and Danube confluence. Anchored on the banks of Belgrade’s rivers, around 300 rafts (called  splavs  or  splavovi ) lined the waterways – a mix of restaurants, bars and clubs. The river is our seaside On the other side of the river from the trendy Beton Hala district , a cluster of floating nightclubs draws visitors from around the globe. The nightlife in Serbia’s capital has been touted as the best in the Balkans and these rafts make every night feel like a Friday. “The river is our seaside,” said long- time Belgrade resident Ilija Duni . He explained that locals, whether they are club-goers or not, come to the rivers to escape the summer heat. The day...

Denver's housing market has been red hot for the past few years, with buyers of more modest means often finding themselves priced out of properties thanks to bidding wars that routinely generate over-list offers. But as indicated by the presence of a "Price Reduced" sign on a home in a sought-after part of Centennial, as seen in the photo above, this situation may finally be about to change. Janene Russeau of Madison & Company, who's handling the South Madison Way and East Phillips Avenue house — it was originally priced at $639,000, but is currently going for $599,000 — feels that "it's turning a little bit more into a buyer's market, as opposed to a seller's market." If so, that's a big change. As recently as April, real estate agents such as Karen Mistrot, the woman behind Karen & Company Realty, were reacting to the incredible demand for new houses by way of "Coming Soon" signage for homes about to be put on the marke...

What do you wish you'd known before you moved to London? What have you discovered since moving here that you'd never expected? Here are some of our favourite quotes — the good, the bad, and the ugly. You're ALWAYS in a hurry. Source Emlii If you're not originally from England, invariably you will adopt fancy Englishisms — words like “proper” or “lift” Source Thoughtcatalog Once you’ve seen all the landmarks once, it stops being as exciting. Source Buzzfeed There is a McDonald’s on every street corner. Source Buzzfeed You constantly feel the need to own an umbrella but you never really own one. Source Emlii Tutting is a form of communication. Source Buzzfeed You will talk about public transport a lot. Source Secretldn No matter how hectic, crazy or unaffordable London can get, you will fall in love and fiercely protect it when any non-Londoners try to slag it off. By this point, you’ve entered the equivalent stage of a committed relationship with London and in the wise ...

Kwame Onwuachi (Rey Lopez) Ever since the Shaw Bijou closed in January after three turbulent months, chef Kwame Onwuachi has lived with a constant visual reminder of one of the fastest crash-and-burns in recent restaurant history . “It’s right there on the corner,” said the former “Top Chef” contestant, as he gestured to the window from his Shaw high-rise apartment at his maiden venture, once one of the most expensive restaurants in the city and slammed by critics before its demise. “I still have to wake up and make eggs and see this building.” And he did, every day for a month after it closed, when he was in what he refers to as his “ Netflix rabbit hole ” period. Seemingly everyone saw the closing of the Shaw Bijou coming except for the 27-year-old chef, who was blindsided. He got plenty of job offers in the aftermath, but he spent those days contemplating whether he should quit forever. [Another restaurant closes. That doesn’t mean the industry is headed for a crash.] Onwu...