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Keeping Up With The Joneses Part 3 and a Half

Astute readers will point out that we've already had part four of the famous series "Keeping up with the Joneses", but I'm going back to trampolines for the missing part - get ready for the stupidly…

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Tuesday, 24th April 2007

Keeping Up With The Joneses Part 4

Welcome to the fourth in our irregular series "Keeping Up With The Joneses", where we feature communities around the globe who are trying to to get one-up on their neighbours. The requirement for social acceptance in…

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Tuesday, 27th March 2007

Keeping Up With The Joneses Part 3

Welcome to the third in a series that has seen competitive homeowners across the globe vying to emulate the affluence of their immediate neighbours - Keeping up with the Joneses Part 3! (Also see part 1…

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Monday, 22nd January 2007

Keeping up with the Joneses Pt 2

You might remember the communities where to be part of the "in" crowd is to have your own tennis court. That's all very well but in Cielo Dorado Estates you need your own plane! There's a…

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Friday, 2nd December 2005

Jumbolair

Jumbolair Aviation Estates near Ocala in Florida is probably the most famous of the U.S.'s near 500 fly-in communities, a few of which we've previously featured. It first gained media attention thanks to the efforts of…

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Tuesday, 17th October 2006

Well if they’ve got one…

It's tough keeping up with the Joneses... In this Californian community the latest trend is apprently having a tennis court in your back garden. It doesn't seem that this is an isolated case either, tennis court…

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Friday, 18th November 2005

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