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…
As a serious and roughly speaking heterosexual member of the male race, I’m more than happy to buy jewellery for my wives and mistresses but, for some reason, I have never been tempted by jewellery for myself, which explains why my hands are ring-free zones and my ear lobes, navel and tongue are all un-pierced.…
As discussed elsewhere in this issue – and in several others if memory serves – The Indian Ocean is a) an area of quite incredible natural beauty; and b) an area that faces a continued threat in ecological terms. Happily, as our intrepid reporter Vanessa Threapleton-Horrocks discovers on page 96, there are many efforts under way…
This new complex may not be the poshest on the block but with big, comfy rooms and a solid location it should make a mint. So long as the owners keep the grouting clean. Unless they suddenly get greedy, the owners of New York’s Cassa Residences should make pretty good money for the next 15…
What is it about bars being incapable of serving their signature cocktail (or the one they were key in popularising) to an acceptable standard? Mojitos at Hemingway haunt, La Bodeguita? Old measly mint and mean rum portions. Daiquiris at Florodita ‘Cradle of the Daiquiri’, in Havana? Blended slush. Old Fashioned’s at the Pendennis Club in…
To Boldly Go To Market: Dave Unwin Reports from the World’s First Purpose-built Commercial Spaceport
Mankind has always wanted to go further, faster and higher. Although surprisingly few commentators picked up on it at the time, the retirement of Concorde was actually a pivotal moment in the history of humanity. It was the first time ever that a transport system had been retired without being replaced by something faster. In…
You don’t just want a house that will increase in value, you want to beat the market. Phil Spencer tells you how your home is your most valuable asset and should be regarded as a business investment whether you intend to live there for five, 10 or 15 years. The secret to making money is…
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…
I arrive at City Airport. The check-in lady squints at my passport. Maybe she knows something. A few drawn-out minutes pass and she hands it back. Perhaps she’s just short-sighted. Or half-witted. “This will be no normal mission, it’s a literary affair”, the memo from HQ said. “Tolstoy and KGB will be involved. He has…
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…