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A wealth of cultural gems just waiting to be discovered.. “Nowhere else in the world will you find the strength, depth and breadth in the arts and culture that you do in England.” England is the birthplace of some of the finest playwrights, artists, poets, composers and actors the world has ever ...
Introduction: the prestige of change in the modern world It is only very recently – on the scale of human history – that change has been the focus of much enthusiasm. The ancient Greeks and Romans often took the view that the whole world was in decline, each generation of people successively worse than those ...
Perhaps it’s the proximity to Britain, and the longitudinal position it occupies on the globe. Maybe it’s simply because the southern shores of France tend to shout so much louder when it comes to elegance, luxury and ideal destinations for beach holidays. Either way, there’s a good chance that Brittany is low on the list ...
High powered, highly evolved, and ferociously fast, the Lotus Exige Sport 380 is the most aggressive iteration yet for the Exige model line up. Taking the fight straight to six-figure supercars, this new, top-of-the-range model carries over the lessons learnt in the development of the acclaimed Exige Sport 350, launched last year, but with significant ...
In the Oxford dictionary luxury is defined as ‘A state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense’. It is a fascinating topic as throughout history it always characterised specific levels of societies all around the world. It manifested itself with very different degrees of expressions depending on territory and accessibility to materials ...
Whistler sets a standard that many other ski resorts have to match; right up there with Aspen and some European resorts but for very different reasons. The main concern for many is the flight; eleven hours but you do not lose skiing time as it is overnight and you are chasing the sun outbound. Passing ...
Commanding a magnificent position between the Blackdown and Quantock hills in the countryside a couple of miles from Taunton is the Mount Somerset Hotel and Spa. The Regency building has a sophisticated elegance and the surroundings afford superb views from virtually all the public rooms and bedrooms. It is set off beautifully by four acres ...
Never wanting to miss out on a chance to dabble in a spot of SW3 people-watching, I decided to brave the tennis-match style booking procedure and eventually convinced the third reservationist in as many weeks to hand me a weekend dinner slot in London’s trendiest new garden. As most of you will already know, the ...
We all have that one pair of shoes or boots or that special handbag we absolutely adore, maybe they were a present, perhaps a well-earned treat to ourselves or an investment piece. These are the accessories that give us a boost and make us feel wonderful when we use them, but what do we do ...
Villa Monticello, Ghana’s premier luxury boutique hotel was crowned Ghana’s Leading Hotel at the World Travel Awards (WTA) red carpet African Gala ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda on 10th October, 2017. Villa Monticello was also recognized at the ceremony as Ghana’s Leading Boutique Hotel and Ghana’s Leading Hotel Suite for its Kwame Nkrumah Presidential Suite. Since ...
“The beautiful things of the earth become more dear as they elude pursuit.” Thomas Hardy. Chris Baglin, the builder of the gorgeous Ducati Beval, can remember exactly what it was that ignited the flame inside him that eventually led to this exquisite, elegant creation you see before you. He was 15 or 16 years old ...
Yves de Contades jetted off to Morocco to luxuriate in the finest hotels, spas and restaurants in Casablanca and Rabat. The flight from London to Casablanca is a breeze, just three hours and you are in the most exotic land of adventure and luxury. There is nowhere else as close to the UK that offers ...