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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…
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…
Cannes today may NOT seem to be the magical jewel by the sea it once was. Walk along its narrow sun-baked streets today and you’ll be shocked at the plethora of bizarre-looking Eurotrash that counts as the indigenous population. Ectomorphic spindly old ladies, their skin like a creosoted fence, wearing a flannel that barely covers…
Six Senses have opened their first Six Senses Spa in Paris. Six Senses rue de Castiglione is a stunning sanctuary showcasing beautiful design, luxurious treatments and new organic product lines. Rue de Castiglione has been designed to echo the natural world with elements balancing sky, earth and wood. Upon entering the reception area, a stunning…
The race went ahead without any assistance, through countries where there were no roads or road maps, camels carrying fuel set up at stations along the route, which followed a telegraph wire so that the newspapers could cover it; each car having a journalist as a passenger, wiring in copy along the way. Now, from,…