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Caroline Phillips
The Fattoria Corleonese is heaven on earth in the heart of a bustling working estate. (Think parfaito homemade cheese, olive oil and luscious tomatoes which the owners leave you as a welcome.) It’s in the middle of the Sicilian countryside – near Corleone – with views of hills, meadows and avenues of pines and eucalyptus…
You know that people will Google you before you meet them. Everyone does it. So what should you do when your online personal brand is letting you down? Contact Top Left Design, the ultimate service for high net worths, that’s what. You’ll soon want Keren Lerner, aka the social media guru, on speed dial. She…
There’s something extra fab about Sicily. Everything is just that bit hotter (or cooler), more beautiful, and more intense. As Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman has written, ‘Oranges are more orange in Sicily.’ Whichever way you look at it, this once-prosperous island, the biggest in the Med and the meeting point between East and West, Africa and Europe, is magical. Go…
If you want a laid-back week, search no further. Alternatively if you’re keen to go with a group of friends to party and chill somewhere rural, simple and charming, this is it. Or if you simply hanker after a beach-and-countryside holiday, book this now. Welcome to Il Vignale, a traditional 1860s villa near S. Stefano…
The west coast of the USA is hot, hot, hot. Always. Caroline Phillips picks the best of the best – a dozen tips on how to travel there, where to stay and places to eat. From the most exciting new suite openings to the sexiest hotel in America. And the country’s leading helicopter operator. Want to…
Who wouldn’t want to sit where David Beckham does? So to Air New Zealand’s Star Alliance Lounge at Terminal One, Heathrow. The brown leather corner seat near the washrooms was where the demi-god was sitting last time I was there. I guess he was headed to Los Angeles with Air New Zealand – but its…
Did you know that sex appeal starts with the teeth? It’s just been statistically proven. There are numerous cutting-edge treatments on offer at The London Smile Clinic to give you that high net worth smile. Plus there’s a 20% discount for LUSSO readers on teeth whitening during December. So if you’re dreaming of a white Christmas… When it…
Packing light ain’t easy. Particularly if you’re going somewhere with an unreliable climate – i.e. everywhere now. Or you have to do beach to black tie in one trip. Ensuring that your gear arrives un-creased is difficult too. With this in mind, I’ve searched the universe for perfect luggage. First prize goes to Tumi. (Please see Secret…
British Airways is the first UK airline to take delivery of an Airbus A380 Superjumbo. And, says Caroline Phillips, they’re rolling a red carpet across the sky. Super-jumbo aviation arrived this summer in the UK with the delivery to Heathrow of British Airways’ first A380. The arrival of an all-new, swings and bells airliner is…
What to do when you don’t want to have Christmas Day. Ever again. Caroline Phillips puts on her party shoes to live it up in festive style….before or after Xmas. Christmas? Pah! It’s hard to forget the childhood memories of my mother getting up in the night to baste the eight-hour-shrivelled turkey. And those moments…