There are plenty of ways to stay fit in your Bahamas home that require no equipment – and bring lots of other positive benefits. Exercising is excellent for your health and helps lift your spirits and feel more positive, thanks to the extra endorphins produced as you work out at home. Here are five simple suggestions, from Engel & Völkers Bahamas Advisors, of ways you can stay fit – and keep on...
Until a few years ago, the following rules applied for saving energy in your own home: switch off the lights when leaving the room. Turn down the heating when ventilating. When cooking, use the residual heat by switching off the stove a few minutes before the end of the cooking time. In today’s smart home, automated home technology takes over the energy management. This significantly reduces energy...
Now is the perfect time for Spring Cleaning! Now many of us are spending more time at home due to Coronavirus restrictions, Spring Cleaning your luxury Bahamas home can make you happier, healthier and can also help you be more productive if you are working from home. Here are just some of the benefits that Spring Cleaning brings: A Spring Clean can improve heart health. Vacuuming, mopping, and cleaning...
The corona pandemic is forcing many industries, such as gastronomy, retail, or service providers, to develop new distribution channels. This necessity can also be felt in the real estate industry. Especially in the field of virtual tours, increased interest of sellers and buyers can, therefore, be observed at present. The advantages in times of COVID-19 are obvious: Instead of viewing a property on-site,...
COVID-19 has many of us now at home for extended amounts of time and trying to find new ways to entertain ourselves and our families. Lucky for us, companies are continuing to launch new platforms, technologies, and services to keep us informed and entertained while staying safe and healthy inside our homes. From streaming services offering extended free trials to Broadway and Opera shows online, there’s...
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching on Friday 14 February, luxury real estate specialist Engel & Völkers Bahamas has drawn up five reasons to love The Bahamas real estate. If you are looking for romantic real estate for you and your loved one in your dream destination of The Bahamas, you have come to the right place – and the right people! Helpful Engel & Völkers Bahamas advisors, who know...
Speaking to any Nassuvian (the local term for a resident of Nassau, Bahamas) and before long you’ll hear them refer to someplace or happening that occurred “Out East” or “Out West” as if they’re a cowboy on the frontier. Nassau is generally divided into these two distinct sections in the minds of most locals and long-term visitors: the East, once the place where the wealthy landed families...
When in the Bahamas, identifying your absolute favorite oceanfront or marina experience may pose an outright challenge as our shores are all significantly overwhelmed with a Bahamian perfect that seems to sit with dominion within them all but there are critics and lovers of aquatic living that have found the challenge of selecting the best alluring and have been able to separate the best from the...
Each of the Bahamian Islands comes with their own unique histories, character, and storylines all of which pale in comparison to the potent historical stomping ground of Cat Island, The Bahamas. Cat Island is the birthplace of “Rake and Scrape” a common genre of music indigenous to Bahamian culture and is the childhood home town of Academy Award winner, Sir Sidney Poitier bearing the highest peak in...
There are many indicators that make it all too obvious that you are in fact in the Bahamas, from our natural palms and coconut trees that overwhelm every pocket of our islands to the remarkable blue skies and seas we enjoy here that are sure to make you reach for your camera. All this, alongside a people that are genuinely full of glee and of a helpful and welcoming disposition. It’s a...