The New Year brings a new vaccine and renewed hope. There is a bright light at the end of the dark Covid tunnel we have all been living in for the last nine months. Global travel is once again becoming a possibility. Now’s the perfect time to give your mental and...
Marlene Eisner
She started out as a reporter for a community newspaper and ended up as its editor-in-chief. Since leaving the newspaper, she has written for numerous print and online publications about health and wellness, nutrition, lifestyle, fashion, real estate, home decor and design, and entertainment.
Most recently, she was a Toronto-based editor for New Home + Condo Guide’s Ottawa and Vancouver editions.
When not walking along trails and beaches, Marlene can be found lounging in a hammock reading, surrounded by books.

HAWAIIAN PUNCH: BEAT THE COVID QUARANTINE AND TAKE A WINTER-TIME TRIP TO HAWAII
Thankfully, 2020 is almost out the door, and there's a ray of hope shimmering for 2021. Vaccines are on the horizon. Still, Canadians are now heading into the teeth of winter. So why not consider a holiday in Hawaii to escape the drudgery of lockdown and winter’s cold...
INSPIRED LUXURY: TERRE BLANCHE, A CALGARY-AREA ARTHUR FISHMAN-DESIGNED FRENCH CHATEAU ON THE MARKET FOR $9.83M
Space – it’s not just the final frontier, it’s a much coveted commodity in a world guided by a pandemic that has us staying home and social distancing from friends and family. So imagine this game-changer – a home on the Calgary real estate scene that is spectacularly...
PIERCE BROSNAN EYES $100 MILLION FOR 007-WORTHY MALIBU BEACH HOUSE
Long before he was demanding his martinis ‘shaken, not stirred’ in his role as James Bond, Pierce Brosnan was winning on the small screen. People might remember the 1980s, when he starred as the mysterious thief turned PI, in Remington Steele. But his star power...
POST-PANDEMIC TRAVEL DREAMSCAPE NO. 3 (VIDEO): WHAT ABOUT HELI-SKIING IN B.C.’S COASTAL MOUNTAINS?
We’ve just come out of the strangest summer in recent memory and have slipped into fall. That means winter is not far away and with it, the lure of snow-capped mountains and ski adventures. How does a heli-skiing holiday sound? Related: Post-pandemic travel dreamscape...
KIM BASINGER’S L.A. CONFIDENTIAL MOVIE HOME LISTED FOR $7.495 MILLION
Do you crave the intrigue and suspense of a classic 1950’s film noir crime flick? Then imagine owning the house where the critically acclaimed movie L.A. Confidential was filmed. That 1990's movie starred Academy-award-winning actress Kim Basinger and then-unknown...
LUXE LIVING MEETS RUSTIC BEAUTY: THIS B.C. LAKESIDE RETREAT WILL GO TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER
There’s luxury, and then there’s LUXURY - $11.5 million worth that is, available via real estate auction. This a property offering up a standard of living that is transformative. Imagine a place to truly escape the rigours of daily life, a retreat from the rest of the...
PROPERTY FOR SALE: NORTH YORK LUXURY HOME MAKES A BOLD STATEMENT
Those monitoring the Toronto real estate scene should prepare to be impressed. This new listing at 192 Hounslow Ave. will surpass all your expectations of modern luxury living. Nestled in one of the best pockets of Willowdale just west of Yonge Street, no expense has...
PROPERTY FOR SALE: FORMER TORONTO RAPTOR DANNY GREEN’S LUXURY RENTAL HOME, FOR JUST OVER $2.5 MILLION
This just may be the home you’ve been dreaming of. It certainly was good enough for Danny Green, formerly of the Toronto Raptors. Not a single detail has been spared to make this beautiful modern home, nestled in a quiet family-friendly Etobicoke neighbourhood, the...
DESPITE THE PANDEMIC, THE UPWARD TRAJECTORY OF REAL ESTATE VALUES IN PRIME AREAS OF LONDON ROLLS ON
It’s been a roller coaster year so far for luxury real estate since the global pandemic pretty much shut down the industry. However, in spite of COVID uncertainty, home prices in some prime areas of London, England saw a median price increase of six per cent in Q1...