Excellence Luxury Villas
It is always the way, to find the best you have to seek it out. That is quite a job when you are looking for a ski chalet in the world’s largest ski area which comprises so many villages and resorts. The resorts include Courchevel 1850 with 15 five star hotels, a Milky Way of ...
Part One: South Eastern; Soft Adventure Southern Africa offers so much and we wanted an extended journey of indulgence experiencing the best hotels with fining dining and fine wines, but we also wanted some soft adventure. This feature covers the soft adventure aspects but there was no compromise necessary on the comfort aspects. After arriving ...
There is five star service by the book with lots of boxes to tick and there are the real five star experiences that can be very different delivering pleasure in so many more ways. Quietly, hotel barges are cruising the most attractive waterways of Europe which offer supreme experiences for small parties, either by whole ...
I attended an illuminating book event hosted at RAF Museum Hendon this past weekend (17 September), which saw the relaunch of ‘One of The Few’, containing the memoirs of Group Captain ‘Johnny’ Kent who joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1930. This fascinating event was graced by the attendance of Alexandra Kent, daughter of ...
The briolette is one of the oldest cuts used in gem faceting, reaching its height of popularity in the 17th century. A briolette cut is a pear shaped stone whose surface is entirely cut with small, triangular facets. It was developed in India and before the full refractive properties of diamonds were fully understood, in ...
A Very Marané Christmas Picking the perfect present for the man in your life is never easy and it seems to get harder each Christmas. Do you give the must have gadget, the trusty reliable gift card or do you try and think out of the box? A very different type of present is swimwear, ...
Andy Murray is one of the great British sporting heroes and a brilliant example of grit, determination and skill. Like most sporting heroes he receives a huge amount of praise when things go well and, unfortunately, a large amount of flack when they don’t. He represents excellence in a sport that many see as the ...
Miranda Holder styled our recent fashion shoot at Ashberg House. She specialises in Fashion, Celebrity and Luxury Personal styling and is also a fashion writer and make up artist. We asked her about her passions and favourite tips. Why styling? I have always been crazy about dressing up ever since I can remember. I love ...
Set in the province of Salzburgerland are a number of wonderful tranquil lakes so pure that the water is drinkable. I came to Fuschl and her lake called Fuschlsee. From its different angles I sensed the lake’s different character and characters. At night the very few lights emphasised just how underpopulated the shoreline is. A ...
International eXCellence Magazine interviews Lee Robertson of Investment Quorum, Award Winning Wealth Management Firm. -What is your background and education? I grew up in Brechin, a small Scottish town in Angus. If I am honest I was a disinterested school student and ended up joining the Royal Navy straight from school. I did eight ...
How many people get to rescue a manta ray whilst working at the office? Ludwig, Assistant Dive Center Manager at Kuredu Prodivers, did an amazing job: he successfully cut a manta ray free from a fishing line! On 19th March, Ludwig took divers on a 2-tank dive trip to Fushivaru Thila, which is one of ...
Like Rowan Atkinson on his moped I drove the Subaru WRX STI “damn hard”, testing this much loved, iconic rally car on the Hill Track at Millbrook Proving Ground, around country lanes and cobbled streets in old English towns. At first I confess I was not a fan. It was a saloon with a spoiler ...