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Our friends over at Sotherby’s International Realty have just brought this absolute gem of a property to our attention. Dreamily located on Cap Martin, Les Rochers is a stunning luxury villa with a whole lot of charm and a price tag available on request. Built in 1905, the vast Belle Epoque abode covers 850m2 and…
Named after a legendary beast that gorged a matador to death in 1914, prepare to meet the enfant terrible of supercars. For a 50th-anniversary bull-inspired hypercar, the Veneno doesn’t disappoint. With killer aerodynamics that are even more radical than its predecessor; the scissor doors and Y-shaped headlights and taillights are unmistakably Lamborghini; the arrow-shaped front and shark-like fin…
Was there ever a more oxymoronic nominative concept than the ‘Bentley Continental’? Sure, it’s a GT. At some point over the previous century, the idea that a touring vehicle could and should be ‘grand’ became accepted orthodoxy. And, if you wanted to tour away from British shores, short of emigrating to the New World, you…
A friend once said to me: “Don’t you find it peculiar that we’re most in love with someone when we know them the least?” Long-term relationships are not our forte. We share an addiction to the frisson of falling in love but tend to avoid the ensuing technicalities. However, he did get me thinking. The…
Not everything that hits 50 is full of regrets… Not ones for getting involved in nonsense like gnawing on celery and sweating needlessly in a Lycra tracksuit all in the name of a post-Christmas belly shed, we’d rather continue the start of this year as we left off 2012 – with a rapidly decreasing collection…
The brainchild of design legend Jorg Hysek seems to be shaking up the luxury watchmaking industry. Through the changing face of horological design, The SLYDE has evolved as a digital interpretation of traditional Swiss watch values. Its futuristic exterior attempts to make a mark in a virtual age, while retaining the mechanical intricacies of traditional…
So what have you been doing for the last 15 years? Time certainly does fly, especially when you’re a very successful wine trader and bon viveur, like wot I am. So what have you been doing for the last 15 years? Time certainly does fly, especially when you’re a very successful wine trader and bon…
Perched by one of the gingham-clad wooden tables at the new Bodo’s Schloss, one of the not-quite-as-young-as-he-thinks-he-is vultures circling the room slid into the pine booth next to me. “So,” he drawled, “where do you ski?” “Banff” I replied. “Oh,” he says with evident disdain. “We ski in Méribel”. It was just too tempting. “Ergh.…
Here I am, a cynical Brit in Silicon Valley, surrounded by optimistic Americans who are seemingly pushing the boundaries of software and hardware engineering. All in the service of making the world a better place. Or at least, a better connected place. Meanwhile, over six thousand miles away in Italy, Ferrari are focussing on the…
Ok so it’s a heavily marketed car promo, an automotive mini-cinema production to entertain you whilst checking out the world-class style and driving performance of the new F-TYPE Jaguar. But with Homeland star and Emmy award-winning actor Damian Lewis playing the lead in Jaguar’s film ‘Desire’ and Ridley Scott Associates behind the filming, you can expect to see…