Go With the Flo: The grandest of Florence’s country piles

A report published earlier this year spells it out – the luxury experiences market is now worth an eye watering $980bn (luxury experiences being defined as cars, art, home, tech, dining, hotels, travel, spas, yachting, etc). Compare that to the personal luxury goods market, worth only $390bn. There are many demographic reasons for this, but we…
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The Right Stuff: BA’s 787 Dreamliner

Brain hemispheres, if they even exist, are funny things. They force us to be cognisant of the world in two formats – sensual and rational. Rarely are both equally stimulated. Luckily, British Airways have invested in ways to keep Left and Right equally busy. Any pedant who regularly flies long distance can spout the usual…
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Oprah Goggles: LUSSO in St Lucia

“God did it.” The opening line of the Jalousie Plantation’s brochure walks the fine line between theological absolutism and categorical exceptionalism. Which is quite a feat in a brochure. However, when your resort sits in 100 acres of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is considered the Number One location to see before you die…
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Sun Never Sets on BA Terminal 5

I bumped into Colonel Sir Timothy Trimley (Retd.-9th Kings Own Lancers) at the Club the other day and he opened by asking me, Do you like cuddles? Curious question, but then, curious chap, the Colonel. He suggested I get my answer straight, now that BA have finally ironed out all the wrinkles and its safe to…
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