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William Shakespeare called England “this other Eden…this precious stone set in the silver sea”. It is certainly a country in which travelling can be every bit as enjoyable as arriving. One of the most luxurious ways to travel is aboard the Orient-Express British Pullman, sister train to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, which operates five-star day-trips ...
Luxury Caribbean Destination Guide: Where to stay in Barbados With charter flights arriving from the UK several times a day during peak season, and a summer that offers incredible value for money (there is a threat of hurricanes, although as any resident will tell you one hasn’t hit the island in several decades), Barbados ...
Former World Touring Car champion Rob Huff is the latest star name to confirm his attendance at the Goodwood 72nd Members’ Meeting on 29-30 March, 2014. The 34-year-old Englishman, who claimed his WTCC title in 2012, will race in the Gerry Marshall Trophy for Group 1 touring cars and also take part in the weekend’s ...
Exploring Antarctica’s White Desert In 2005, record breaking polar explorer, Patrick Woodhead, was stuck in a tent, waiting out a storm. He and three teammates were in the midst of a 1,850km traverse of Antarctica and none of them had left the tent for four whole days. They were getting low on supplies and, even ...
How bioelectronics will make humans more robotic than ever In 2013, President Obama launched the BRAIN Initiative as a large-scale effort to equip researchers with insights necessary for treating a wide variety of brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury. The World Health Organization estimates that devastating brain disorders affect more ...
McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury sportscars and supercars, has recorded another record year of growth, selling a total of 3,340 cars in 2017. Around two-thirds of sales are attributed to the Sports Series family, the vast majority of which are new buyers to the brand, with the rest coming from the Super Series. ...
A few years ago, we reviewed the historic Bear Hotel at Woodstock near Oxford; a characterful, pretty, ivy-clad historic coaching inn with a super-abundance of beams, open fireplaces, squeaky floorboards and a rich helping of atmosphere… Just perfect to explore the Cotswolds for both the active and the just downright lazy! You don’t even have ...
jewellery buyers have become increasingly discerning in the last few years and with that knowledge comes a desire for stones of the highest quality. We have seen this in the price surge for important coloured gemstones, with several stones smashing world records at auction last year; we are seeing this now with diamonds mined from ...
We love the electric Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e, whilst only a concept right now, the sales for Tesla are going through the roof, they are actually having trouble fulfilling orders, so we may see this electric Bentley sooner than first thought! Plus it is convertible, a huge gap in the market that has not ...
If bling is more your thing than driving then this is the perfect car for you. It’ll never be roadworthy, but this Ford Escort is worth a fortune. Why? It’s a one-off 1:25 scale model made from silver, gold and diamonds. The project has been a slow-burning labour of love for professional jeweller – and ...
Yves de Contades hopped over to Denmark to take a look at the bespoke luxury designer bikes by Lauge Jensen. A quick flight from London City Airport took me to Billund, Denmark, the home of Lego. Legoland was shut that day, however I was here to look at some beautifully engineered, chrome and gold motorbikes ...
Majestic Rolls Royce Black Badge Dawn Drophead Review It was the first sunny day in Spring and I had just taken delivery of the new rolls Royce Black Badge Dawn Drophead to my front door. The faster, gothic version of the Rolls Royce Dawn, for those that want to arrive in style, albeit with a ...