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“I realise that, Shorty, but where are we going?” “Dinner.” “I know what the evening meal’s called, Shorty, I sometimes have three. But where are we going?” I’ll spare y’all the rest of the conversation, just believe me when I say it went on for quite some time with Shorty chuckling like a hick who’s…
The brochure for Castiglion del Bosco is printed on paper so thick, you could make a sturdy bench out of it. The owners feature themselves, with a sepia photograph of 15 of the Ferragamo family in chinos and white shirts, a study of stylish insouciance, flanked by their coterie of horses and dogs. Other images…
It’s not often we get boat envy but, like many at the Monaco Yacht Show, we felt those green-eyed pangs over the details of Dream Symphony. The privately owned yacht will be the biggest ever built and a mould-breaker in a class of its own– assuming that Dykstra & Partners can build the mould to…
Ever watched Mel Gibson in the Mad Max movies and thought to yourself, ‘I’d love the chance to drive through a post-Apocalyptic Aussie landscape in a big truck or on a bike and experience those kind of adventures’? Well, here’s your opportunity to do just that – without the pesky nuclear war. Jingers Jaunts expertly…
Sure, most people who buy tunas like this break them down and sell off their parts to sushi restaurants around the world, but that seems like such a waste. Why buy something this expensive if you can’t show it off? That’s why I’ve been displaying my giant tuna in the entrance hall all spring, in…
While we like elaborate pleasures – we’d hardly put this magazine out if we didn’t – sometimes we have to step back and appreciate a simple joy. Using a fountain pen, for example, particularly one as well-crafted as these. The Breguet pens are particularly desirable, with their satisfying weight and the sort of craftsmanship you’d…
If he doesn’t, he ought to. Known as the “gentleman’s street”, it has managed to remain quintessentially genteel since its creation in 1664. The epicentre of the classic bespoke English shirt – Turnball & Asser and Harvie & Hudson call it home – one can find other fine things in life: tailored suits, handmade shoes,…
What do you get when you cross two of the most renowned design houses? It’s not a joke: the punchline is a highly desirable, iconic boat for the 21st century. The Riva has long been a symbol of La Dolce Vita, and this modern interpretation maintains the pure Italian elegance and allure you’d expect from…
Swiss efficiency is hard to beat. Within minutes of landing at Geneva airport, I’m speeding down the motorway at 140kmph, only to arrive three minutes later at the gates of La Réserve. It must be the shortest transfer ever, and I like it. But the good first impressions don’t stop there. La Réserve’s lobby is…
I can’t say that I’ve ever put the words ‘five-star’, ‘Eastern block’ and ‘music festival’ in the same sentence before, or had even dreamt I’d need to. Except maybe for an absurd drunken word game at an awkward social gathering. But such was the beauty of my most recent assignment, an eclectic collection of both…