At its peak in the early 1900s, Holland Island was a thriving community. It had nearly 70 structures including homes and shops, a school, post office, several general stores, and a church. The island also had it’s own doctor, a community center, and even a baseball team that would travel by boat for away games.

Fast forward to today, and all we had left is a SINGLE Victorian home remaining from this era. It has braved the elements and tried to fight erosion on Holland Island in Chesapeake Bay for over a century. Despite owners best efforts to save the house and protect the island [Read more…]

This story originally appeared on GoodHousekeeping.com, written by Amy Roberts.

This year is different. You’ve decided to stick to your work out plan, and you got a gym membership to stay motivated. What you may not have bargained for: The risk of respiratory, gastrointestinal, and skin infection-causing germs. No, that’s not an excuse to be a couch potato. Thankfully, most people have healthy immune protections and do fine. But you should take some precautions. Here are the most common places those germs lurk – and how you can stay healthy. [Read more…]

If there’s one thing the Walking Dead show has taught me, it’s the importance of location, location, location! Wide open areas, elevated ground, and quiet countrysides would give you the best fighting chance of survival against those brain-hungry walkers.

We’ve rounded up some of the best homes from around the world that offer all these things. They’re private, secluded and…unfortunately cost an arm and a leg (sorry, couldn’t resist the pun). [Read more…]