“I think that’s Oprah’s boat.” I rubbernecked on my paddleboard. The Liquid Paper–glossy yacht with blacked-out windows certainly looked like it could be owned by the most famous billionaire in Santa Barbara — or, more precisely, in neighboring Montecito, where …

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Ross, 65, says that though she was very interested in photography in her 20s, she has pretty much just used her cellphone camera lately. For the trip, she borrowed her daughter’s Canon EOS Rebel with a 100-300 mm zoom lens. …

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That means something like a flowing ball gown for women and a tux, suit, or kilt with jacket for men. Bow ties, regular ties, or cravats are all acceptable. But even Cunard has nonformal settings where the dressed-down can go, …

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Sure, weddings are about love, romance, and a commitment to the person you cherish most in the world, but they’re also an industry subsisting the same thing that every business is built on: Making people believe that they need something. …

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As we get that much closer to the end of the year, we here at Coconuts Bali think it’s high time to revisit some of the year’s most popular stories.  Bali in 2019 has been interesting, to say the least. …

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