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The development of the internet has had a profound effect on almost all of us, with search engines such as Google and Yahoo allowing us instantly to access information on any topic that captures our imagination, however obscure.

While this has undoubtedly helped to make the lives of individuals more interesting, the changes wrought by constant connection to the World Wide Web have had an even more profound effect on companies’ marketing strategies.

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Whoever said America has no history or culture has obviously not been around enough. Admittedly Rhode Island is both one of the most historical and sophisticated parts of the US, but the elegant Belcourt Castle is an estate that would not be out of place among the finer chateaux of France.

Located in one of the most prestigious parts of Newport, within grounds that straddle the water, this 19^th century masterpiece is clearly inspired by the styles of la belle France. Constructed under the supervision of Richard Morris Hunt, Belcourt is indeed styled on the original hunting lodge of Louis XIII at Versailles, and the three hundred skilled workmen who laboured on it have left architectural and decorative detailing to rival that of the original palace in France.

Continue reading…Belcourt Castle – chateau status in Rhode Island…

There are holiday cottages and there are holiday cottages; obviously Fairman Rogers had something rather more grand than traditional low ceilings and tiny rooms in mind when he instigated the creation of Fairholme in the 1870s.

Continue reading…Remarkable Newport property invites new owner with a sense of history…

Reigning world and European champions Spain recently visited New England to play hosts USA in a friendly football match at the impressive Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The Spanish football stars travelled to America on the back of a huge reputation and big expectations, with Spain having won the 2008 European Championships and the 2010 World Cup before Spanish champions Barcelona won the 2011 Champions Cup in style this season. The likes of Iniesta, Xavi Alonso, David Villa and Piqué, famously the boyfriend of Shakira, didn’t disappoint the assembled crowd of over 64,000 – the largest ever to watch a ‘soccer’ game in New England.

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While Britain and other countries still feel the pinch of the economic crisis the US economy is showing itself to be pretty robust. In fact, growth towards the end of 2009 reached an annualised rate of six per cent, quite a reversal on a year ago. However, this is certainly not to say that the US is out of the woods just yet, and in a country as vast as America regional prospects can range from poor to excellent.

Continue reading…Rhode Island on the up…

Rhode Island, long established as the home of some of the finest real estate in the world, seems to be in the vanguard of the revival of the luxury property market. Its otherwise buoyant market dropped off in the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis of late 2008, but the early signs point to 2010 as the year in which this region regained its dynamism.

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Rhode Island has been inextricably linked with the music industry since 1959, when Theodore Bikel, Oscar Brand, Pete Seeger, George Wein and Albert Grossman organised the first Newport Folk Festival.

This iconic musical gathering has been instrumental in launching the careers of a number of artists, most notably the legendary Joan Baez, who appeared at the very first festival as an unannounced guest of Bob Gibson and went on to shape the future of American folk music as much as her erstwhile lover, Bob Dylan.Continue reading…Folk is the word at the Newport Folk Festival…