When you think ‚Äúeye patch plus wooden leg plus shoulder parrot,‚Äù what comes to mind? You are correct; we‚Äôre talkin‚Äô pirate. And this, as you have so cleverly surmised, is the story of a band of pirates ‚Äî pirates who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Although the whole eye patch… Continue reading From Jules‚Äô unpublished kid‚Äôs book The Last Pirates of San Francisco
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ON THE HOLINESS OF SKIING
From 1972 to 1986 I lived in New Zealand. In the winter of 1981, this normally peaceful country was torn asunder by, of all things, a rugby match. The government of the day had allowed the Springboks, South Africa’s national rugby team, to tour New Zealand. Never have I seen a nation so divided by… Continue reading ON THE HOLINESS OF SKIING
Buy your house the San Francisco Way
Dear Aunt Tilly, It‚Äôs wonderful that you’re actually doing it ‚Äî moving from a small town in Vermont to San Francisco. Selling up and starting over. Adventure is you. But before you sell your Vermont house, I must warn you ‚Äî buying a home is very different here.¬†Very¬†different. As your official San Francisco nephew, I… Continue reading Buy your house the San Francisco Way
TAKE ME HOME – How to Rent or Buy in a Hot Home Market
Desperately Seeking Shelter? Help is just an ebook away Everyone searching for a house or an apartment in a competitive market knows how vicious that jungle can be. Jules and Effin Older have hacked through the housing wilderness in New York, New Zealand, and most recently, in hyper-hot San Francisco. What they discovered will… Continue reading TAKE ME HOME – How to Rent or Buy in a Hot Home Market
DEATH BY TARTAR SAUCE
A Travel Writer Encounters Gargantuan Gators, Irksome Offspring, Murderous Mayonnaise & True Love DEATH BY TARTAR SAUCE¬†is Jules Older’s strangest, wildest, and¬†funniest¬†experiences as a travel writer. They take place in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont; Australia, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Virgin Islands and New Zealand. The tales… Continue reading DEATH BY TARTAR SAUCE