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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 ...
Following an initial development programme of simulated aerodynamic testing in Italy, Automobili Pininfarina has revealed its stunning Blu Iconica Battista with new design details at the Turin Outdoor Auto Show. The evolution of the Battista’s design as it heads into its development programme resulted in design detail upgrades that have redefined the front of the ...
Automobili Lamborghini unveiled its first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) technology demonstrator, the Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4, making its world debut at the 2014 Paris Mondial de l’Automobile. Clearly a Lamborghini, Asterion is a conceptual car housing a plug-in hybrid powertrain designed to Lamborghini objectives: The Asterion defines a solution to significantly reducing CO2 emissions through technologies ...
A contributor to International eXcellence and freelance journalist has been honoured at the 2015 State Street Institutional Press Awards, which recognise “outstanding performance” in institutional financial services reporting. Roger Aitken, a former FT journalist who has written for International eXcellence on topics including luxury brands, classic cars in Turin’s Parco Valentino and Czech medical tourism, ...
One of the great benefits of Lavenham is that it is not really on the way to anywhere for most people. This village has grown to be a small town but the centre still has the feeling of a village community. This is possibly because so many of the houses in the centre are of ...
Made In Holland, Adored In Africa For an African woman wearing ‘Dutch Wax’ or ‘Wax Hollandais’ , printed by Vlisco, is the ultimate luxury like Chanel, Hermes and Dior for women in the Western world. During important ceremonies and occasions, celebrations and parties wearing Vlisco is a dream come true. But it might come as ...
These days London living comes with the convenience of a plethora of on-demand businesses that offer a dizzying array of services. Aside from the usual Amazon delivery or regular weekly shop, anything from dog sitters to dry cleaning services to kick boxing lessons can be on your doorstep with the click of a mouse, press ...
London-based handbag designer Esin Akan launched her Eponymous label in 2012 and hasn’t looked back since. An award-winning graduate of London Business School and Central St Martins, Esin designs ‘smart bags for smart women’, which cleverly adapt to different situations throughout the day. Loved by celebrities including Olivia Cox, Jasmine Hemsley and Lorna Luxe the ...
Ducati’s Monster has been credited as the genesis of the naked bike niche. The bike that started the street bike revolution. Ducati introduced the Monster in 1993, designed by Miguel Angel Galluzzi. Famed motorcycle designer, Glynn Kerr, described the Monster design as having “all it needs and no more.” With Monster sales eventually accounting for ...
Aston Martin teamed up with engineering group Prodrive in 2004 to get Aston Martin back into racing with the DBR9 and they have been very very successful promoting some of the best driving talent around such as Darren Turner. They also have Bruno Senna, David Hannson, Pedro Lamy and Alex MacDowall on the team! Darren ...