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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 ...
‘Masterpiece’ is a very apt title for arguably the most impressive exhibition following on in late June in the Royal Hospital Gardens from the Chelsea Flower Show; it now has its place in the ‘English Summer season’ as it has assumed the status of the former Grosvenor Fair. The exhibition is a real eye-opener ...
Colour, Carat, Clarity and Cut… these are the four important characteristics by which gemstones (especially diamonds) are judged. Of the four, cut is the most important one, the one that brings the other three qualities together. Sacrifice cut for carat weight and you have a stone with poor colour diffusion and bad light reflecting properties. ...
We’ve picked the very best looks from our favourite designers and catwalk trends for spring summer 2017. Geek chic is still big, except the geeks are now partying with rock stars. A return to the bad old days of power dressing, with a louche street edge, multi layering and soft textures, and luxury materials that ...
Carly Paoli held her launch concert on Wednesday at BAFTA in London with a lovely introduction by Helen Mirren. Classical singer Carly Paoli is set to release her debut album ‘Singing My Dreams’ on June 30th 2017. The album is the personal story of a little girl from Mansfield who fell in love with the ...
In a recent case, the Supreme Court in London (which is the highest court in the UK) was asked to decide on a matter in which a reference, given by a bank to its customer, was entirely incorrect. It is common for a party to ask a bank to give their opinion on the financial ...
A quick glance at my Formex watch confirms it’s 8.15 in the morning as I approach the Beaumont Hotel in Mayfair, London. Six new Bentley Continental GT’s shimmer in the morning sun lined up in a perfect row on the pavement. It’s going to be a pretty cool two days driving these over the Cotswolds ...
One of Formula 1’s forgotten machines, the Lec CRP1, will turn a wheel in anger for the first time in over 35 years at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on June 26-29. The CRP1, which last appeared at the Thruxton round of the Aurora AFX Formula 1 Series in 1979, and previously put the cat ...
I remember my first visit to the Loire Valley like it was yesterday. Understandably given my left hand still carries the scars of a weekend that didn’t go quite as planned. Still in the infancy of my career as a freelance scribe, a cheap weekend in a quaint Tours townhouse beckoned, but three days quickly ...
‘Masterpiece’ is a very apt title for arguably the most impressive exhibition from the 25th of June to the 1st July in the Royal Hospital Gardens. The event now has its place firmly established in the ‘English Summer Season’ as it has assumed the status of the former Grosvenor Fair. The exhibition is a ...
Kitzbuhel is one of the great classic resorts; interesting and beautiful mountains, varied standards of skiing all well covered and complemented by a resort centre that sets the standard for the travel industry. However, its reputation faded as they failed to invest in new skiing infrastructure resulting in slow and inadequate lift capacity for ‘eco’ ...